Sonatas Opus 2, Volume IV
$28.00Loeillet is known chiefly for his four sets of twelve sonatas for recorder and continuo. The opus 2 sonatas were arranged by Ron Napier with continuo realization by Udo Kasemets. Volume IV...
View ArticleSonatas Opus 2, Volume III
$28.00Loeillet is known chiefly for his four sets of twelve sonatas for recorder and continuo. The opus 2 sonatas were arranged by Ron Napier with continuo realization by Udo Kasemets. Volume III...
View ArticleSonatas Opus 2, Volume II
$28.00Loeillet is known chiefly for his four sets of twelve sonatas for recorder and continuo. The opus 2 sonatas were arranged by Ron Napier with continuo realization by Udo Kasemets. Volume II...
View ArticleSonatas Opus 2, Volume I
$28.00Loeillet is known chiefly for his four sets of twelve sonatas for recorder and continuo. The opus 2 sonatas were arranged by Ron Napier with continuo realization by Udo Kasemets. Volume I...
View ArticleSonata K.292
from $8.00An arrangement by Ron Napier of Mozart's extensive duet in three movements, originally <em>Sonata for bassoon and cello</em>, K.292.
View ArticleSlumber Now
from $6.50This aria is the third movement of Bach's Cantata 82 (<em>Ich habe genug</em>). It is certainly one of Bach's most profound movements. The unusual combination of an alto, two...
View ArticleShawton Suite
$10.00A short suite intended for two players of similar ability by British composer David Thompson. Three movements: Minuet, Gigue and Hornpipe. A useful addition to the two-part repertoire.
View ArticleSelection from “Stabat Mater”
from $10.00Five movements of Pergolesi's choral masterpiece, arranged by R.D. Tennent for four recorders. Transitional between baroque and galant styles.
View ArticleSe Tu Non Lasci Amore
from $6.50Arranged by R. D. Tennent. One of a set of 14 Italian duet cantatas published in London in 1711. The first movement was later reworked by Handel as <em>O Death, where is thy...
View ArticleScio Enim
from $4.00Arranged by Eiji Miki. Orlandus Lassus was a major figure from the sixteenth-century. <em>Scio Enim</em> is a funeral motet. The text in English is "I know that my Redeemer...
View ArticleQuartet in E minor
from $9.00Arranged by David Thompson. William Boyce is credited with writing the earliest surviving symphonies. This substantial piece of music is arranged from the <em>Concerto Grosso in E...
View ArticlePatricia’s Grounde
$7.00Arthur Ward is an organist, choir director and composer from Calgary, Alberta. <em>Patricia's Grounde</em> is a modern working of the baroque ground bass idea. Short and fairly easy.
View ArticlePartita II
$13.00Charles Nagel is well-known to American recorder players as the publisher of Cheap Trills. <em>Partita II</em> is made up of four movements.
View ArticlePartita (Soprano or Tenor)
from $3.50Bach's <em>Partita in A minor for Flute alone </em>BWV 1013, also known as <em>Solo pour la flûte traversière</em> and <em>Sonata in A minor for Flute...
View ArticlePartita (Alto)
from $3.50Bach's <em>Partita in A minor for Flute alone</em> BWV 1013, also known as <em>Solo pour la flûte traversière</em> and <em>Sonata in A minor for Flute...
View ArticleOverture and Sinfonia from Solomon
from $8.00Arranged by R.D. Tennent. The overture of the oratorio <em>Solomon</em> is in the familiar French style: a stately dotted-rhythm introduction leads into a robust fugue. The lively...
View ArticleO Quam Gloriosum
from $4.00<p>Arranged by Eiji Miki. Flemish composer Jacob Vaet was Kapellmeister to the Emperor Maximilian. This four-part motet is a good introduction to his works.</p>
View ArticleO Magnum Mysterium
from $3.50Arranged by Eiji Miki. Willaert was an influential composer. Born in Flanders, he worked for most of his life in Italy, as maestro di cappella at St. Mark's, Venice. This is a very beautiful...
View ArticleNon Vos Relinquam
from $5.00William Byrd's writing is both rhythmically exciting and beautifully lyrical. This short motet for Pentecost arranged for recorders by <a...
View ArticleLord, How Long?
$10.00Arranged by Eiji Miki. A satisfying verse anthem from the Restoration period by Henry Purcell, one of England's great composers.
View ArticleKyrie
$13.00Michael Murray is a well-known Vancouver musician. Kyrie is an arrangement of his short and simple choral piece Kyrie Eleison (AvP# 74). It is provided in two versions, AATB or TTTB.
View ArticleIntrada and Canzona
$15.00<a href="http://www.musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=composer.FA_dsp_biography&authpeopleid=1016&by=P">Barbara Pentland</a> was especially noted for her piano and...
View ArticleImages of a Northland Stream
$8.00Jeannie Corsi is a Vancouver pianist and a prolific composer. <em>Images of a Northland Stream</em> is an evocative piece for treble recorder and piano.
View ArticleFour Three-Part Canzonettas
$13.00Arranged by Ron Napier. Thomas Morley was a contemporary of Byrd. These pieces can be used as an introduction to consort playing or played as rewarding music in their own right.
View ArticleFour Dances
from $6.00Arranged by Paul Palmer. Paul Peuerl (fl. 1611) was a German composer who may have been the creator of the variation suite form of which these four dances are an example.
View ArticleFour Chorales
from $4.50Arranged by Ron Napier. Bach's beautiful music is easy enough for the inexperienced consort yet substantial enough to be a satisfying challenge.
View ArticleFive Duos
$9.00Arranged by Ron Napier from Gioacchino Rossini's <em>Five Duos for Two Horns</em>. An interesting addition to the recorder duet repertoire.
View ArticleFitzwilliam Overture
from $7.50Arranged by R.D. Tennent from Handel's original for two clarinets and horn (HWV 424). Five movements.
View ArticleFantasie in A minor
from $5.50<p>Arranged by John R. Burgess from Bach's <em>Fantasie and Fugue in A minor</em>, BWV 904, for organ.</p>
View ArticleEtude
$7.00<a href="http://www.music.ubc.ca/faculty-and-staff/sessional-faculty-biographies/michael-murray.html">Michael Murray</a> is a well-known musician in Vancouver. Etude is more difficult...
View ArticleDuo Sonatas, Volume 2
from $9.50Numbers 7 and 11 and 5 of the twelve Opus 5 sonatas originally written for violin and cello. These arrangements by R.D. Tennent respect Corelli’s conception of the sonatas as duets for two...
View ArticleDuo Sonatas, Volume 1
from $9.50Numbers 8, 9 and 10 of the twelve Opus 5 sonatas originally written for violin and cello. These arrangements by R.D. Tennent respect Corelli’s conception of the sonatas as duets for two...
View ArticleDeux Chansons
$15.00<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Arranged by William Weldon. Nicolas Gombert was...
View ArticleContrapunctus 5 from The Art of the Fugue
from $6.50Another selection from Bach's work carefully arranged by Eiji Miki to be playable on four recorders. Fairly challenging, but well worth the effort.
View ArticleContrapunctus 10 from The Art of the Fugue
from $5.50Arranged by Eiji Miki. Another selection from Bach's wonderful work made available to recorder quartets. Like <em>Contrapunctus 5</em> (AvP# 43) this is not easy, but rewarding.
View ArticleConcerto in G minor (recorder trio)
from $9.00Arranged by <a href="http://www.cernauskas.ca" target="_blank">Kathryn Cernauskas</a>. This Vivaldi concerto is a delightful, challenging piece and a useful addition to the...
View ArticleCanzona in D minor
from $6.00Arranged by Paul Palmer. This wonderful piece should be within the grasp of a moderately experienced group. Bach wrote it originally for organ.
View ArticleCanzona
from $4.50<a href="http://www.musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=composer.FA_dsp_biography&authpeopleid=951&by=B" target="_blank">Keith Bissell</a> was known for his choral...
View ArticleCantata No.4 “Christ lag in Todes Banden”
from $7.50Five movements of one of Bach's earliest and most famous cantatas, arranged by R.D. Tennent for 3, 4 or 5 recorders. Each movement is based on a 16th century chorale melody.
View ArticleCanonic Aria
from $4.00An arrangement by R. D. Tennent of the aria <em>Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke</em> from J.S. Bach's cantata no. 9. A1 and T1 are in canon, as are A2 and T2. The bass ties it...
View ArticleBosley Blues
$9.00Christine Le Poidevin is a resident of the Channel Isles, where she is noted for her graphic work as well as for her compositions. This is a lively quartet.
View ArticleAria from Cantata 164
from $6.50This arrangement by R. D.Tennent of the aria <em>Nur durch Lieb und durch Erbarmen</em> for alto voice, 2 flutes and continuo from J.S. Bach's Cantata 164 works well for four...
View ArticleAria & Variations from “Goldberg” Variations
from $9.00Arranged by R.D. Tennent. The introductory (and concluding) aria and 8 of Bach's 30 "Goldberg" variations on its bass line, arranged for 2, 3, or 4 recorders.
View ArticleAllemande & Fanfarinette
from $4.00Arranged by R. D. Tennent. Rameau was an enterprising operatic composer, famed for exceedingly dramatic stage effects. These two pieces, originally from <em>Pièces de...
View ArticleAdagio (Albinoni-Giazotto)
from $6.00<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Arrangements for recorder consort by R. D....
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Chaconne in F
from $6.00The chaconne is a stately triple-time dance form, usually based on a ground bass; i.e., variations over a repeated bass line. Henry Purcell was a master of the ground-bass form. Originally...
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Christmas Concerto
from $8.00Giuseppe Torelli’s <em>Christmas Concerto</em>, Op. 8, No. 6, begins with a somber <em>grave</em>, followed by a lively <em>pastorale</em>. A rather quirky...
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Blue Flag
from $8.00Glenn Sutherland's recorder quintet is a celebration of life’s renewal in springtime. The title refers to the common name of a graceful iris of shorelines and marshes. This piece arose from...
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Quartet in A minor
from $10.00Originally scored for recorder, two violins and continuo, Scarlatti's concerto has been adapted by R.D. Tennent for recorder quartet. After an introductory <em>allegro</em> and...
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