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Inspired by the mountain setting, Martha Bishop composed these five fantasias for 2 treble, 2 tenor and bass viols. In 17th Century style with Martha's characteristically spicy touches. Upper intermediate-advanced: CC074; Score and parts: $25.00Published in 1601, Robert Jones' Second Book of Songs and Airs, for Soprano and Bass voices with lute and lyra viol is edited by Ted Conner. Available early 2012: VC080; price to be announced.
A new set of madrigals by Sigismondo d'India transcribed for 5 viols by Suzanne Court: with text underlay in each part. VC079; score and 5 parts: $35.00. See catalog for other choices. Barbara Logen makes her composing debut with these five dances for intermediate level viol quartet (treble, 2 tenors, bass). Each dance is dedicated to a member of her viol group. CC075, Score and parts: $10.00
Weelkes' madrigals of six parts 'Apt for the Viols and Voices,' edited by Elizabeth Phillips (VC076) is now available. Score only: $20.00; Score + 6 parts (vocal or viol clefs): $40.00; Score + 9 parts (both clefs): $52Belinda Reynolds second edition in her series "Custom Made Music" is a set of ten short piano solos ranging from intermediate to early advanced level. They are edited, with fingerings, by pianist Teresa McCollough, who also performs them on a demo CD, included with the music book: ED009, Score and CD: $16.00 Cover picture is a watercolor by Susan Black (SusanBlackOnline.com)
Weelkes' madrigals of five and six parts 'Apt for the Viols and Voices' are among the greatest of English madrigals. Here are the 5-part madrigals, edited by Elizabeth Phillips: VC075; Score & parts in alto and treble clefs: $35.00. See under "Weelkes" for details (the 6-part madrigals will appear shortly)Lidl, one of the last composers to write for the viol (before the 20th century revival) shared a generous amount of virtuosity between the bass viola da gamba and the viola in these Divertimentos with keyboard and B.C. Volume 1 has 4 of the 8 trios, edited by David Rhodes: CL011A, Score and parts: $35.00
Dan Becker created the cover as well as the music in this new piece for baroque flute, oboe, violin, bass viol and harpsichord. The title refers to his contention that the manipulation of an existing piece by Telemann to give a minimalist image of itself can create an effective "generational discourse" between past and present: CI030; Score & parts: $20.00. Please order this and all of our editions by e-mail or phone (click on "How to Order")Many of August Klengel's 2 books of 24 Canons and Fugues (1854) are effective and enjoyable as viol consorts. "...a great deal of fun" (The Viol, Summer 2011): here are 2 canons and 7 fugues for viol quartets: CL017, Score and parts: $30.00
Belinda Reynolds adds to her editions we have published with this collection of twelve duets for piano, four hands. Originally composed for 12 individual piano students, each duet is graded from Late Elementary to Intermediate: ED007; Score, including CD of each part and the complete duets: $19.00. Please order this and all of our editions by e-mail or phone (click on "How to Order")Announcing the publication of Janine's Suite in F-sharp Minor for Harpsichord. In the Baroque style, but in her piquant melodic and harmonic manner: CK018, Prelude and five dance movements: Score; $12.00
Michael Edward Edgerton's "Balkan Dances" was commissioned as a "light and jazzy" piece by The Küng Recorder company. Scored for SATB recorders, based on three East European melodies. Listen to excerpts at www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhm-Ri0DQ0k CC073; Score and parts: $14.00Lee Inman's "Three Latin Pieces" for viol quintet (treble, 2 tenors, 2 basses) includes a slow movement recalling the music of Galicia, placed between two dance movements, Tango, and Gamba Rumba Rondo: Party Time Series No. 4; Score & parts: $16.00
San Francisco composer Belinda Reynolds' "CIRCA" (1996), for Baroque flute, Baroque violin, bass viola da gamba and harpsichord, may be heard on Santa Fe New Music CD000513. Score and parts, CI027: $16.00. Cover painting by Sean Friloux Originally composed for violin, bass viola da gamba, and harpsichord (a version we shall also publish), Zachary Wadsworth's "The Muses", for treble, tenor and 2 bass viols was premiered in Berkeley in 2010 by the ensemble Quaver. Each of the 9 movements is "an offering both to each Muse and to the subject she represents". CC072, Score and parts: $23.00
Making her editorial debut, co-publisher Leslie Gold has corrected the host of printer's errors in the 1611 edition of Ravenscroft's collection of rounds, ballad tunes and theater music; now that they can be played and sung, a charming collection of 23 pieces for three to five voices/instruments is revealed. VC077: Score & parts, $28.00; Score only: $15.00The Six Fantasias of Thomas Brewer (b. 1611), for viol quartet (2 trebles, tenor [or bass] and bass; organ ad lib.) are published for the first time in this edition by Virginia Brookes: VC078, Score and parts: $30.00
Janine Johnson's 'Seven Miniatures' for baroque or modern cello and fortepiano or piano: seven short, expressive movements to be played without breaks: Edition CI026; score and part, $10.00California composer Michael Senturia's 'Seven Secular Choral Miniatures' are settings of poems by authors including Keats, Poe and Joyce: Edition CV012; $10.00
From Derek Moore Morgan: another sonata, for Bassoon and Piano, capturing the essence of the bassoon's capricious personality. Two movements: CI025; score & parts, $16.00Franz Xaver Hammer (d. 1817), one of the last virtuosos of the viola da gamba, composed, and used to perform these 5 sonatas, for viol, bass instrument and keyboard: edited by David Rhodes. The sonatas may be heard in excellent performances on a CD, Christophorus CHR 77303. Edition CL008; score & parts $35.00
Harold Owen's "Prelude" for SATB recorders and two viols (tenor and bass) is a companion to his In Nomine Fantasia for the same forces (CC062): Prelude (CC068): Score & parts, $12.00Peter Seibert has collected a new group of recorder quartets (SATB) based on carol tunes from the American tradition, "Brightest and Best": CC067, Score & Parts; $16.00
Continuing our program of re-issuing the editions of the Santa Ynez Press, here are the first two volumes of August Kühnel's Sonatas and Partitas for bass viol(s) and continuo, in George Houle's 1998 edition: Volume I, 3 Sonatas; B054, Score & Parts; $26.00Volume II presents three partitas for 2 bass viols and obbligato B.C. 3 Partitas; B055, Score & Parts; $20.00
Janine Johnson's Tombeau for harpsichord is in three contrasting movements, commemorating the life of a friend: CK017; $10Derek Moore Morgan (d. 2007) wrote this challenging 3-movement sonata in 1979 for George Ermolenko, then concertmaster of the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra: Score & part: $16.00
Completing our series of Madrigals for voices and viols by John Ward are his Songs of Six Parts, edited by Virginia Brookes: VC073; Score & 6 parts, $45.00Shown here is the second volume of Harold Owen's "Art of the Canon" for three recorders (CC065): $12.00 (Vol. 1 (2 recorders, $5) and Vol 3(4 recorders, $10) are also available
Peter Ballinger's Serenata for SATB recorders was enjoyed recently at a West Coast workshop: CC069; Score & parts: $10Peter Ballinger's three movement recorder quintet is presented with each of its five recorder "parts" as complete scores to help with some tricky ensemble issues: CC070; Score and parts: $20
Recently published are two of Giovanni Gabrieli's 8-voice motets, edited by Richard Charteris: This one, suitable for Easter is "Angelus Domini Descendit" B056; vocal score: $5.00Also by Giovanni Gabrieli (ed. Charteris), "Beati Omnes, qui timent Dominum" an 8-voice motet suitable for Vespers: B057; vocal score: $5.00.
Timothy Ariel Walden's Two Sonatas, each of 5 movements, are in the Baroque style familiar to players of the recorder sonatas of Telemann and Handel. Score and parts for recorder and a bass instrument: $20Among the many suites for viols and organ by Hingeston are several for which only the organ part exists. Composer Harold Owen has recreated the parts for 3 and for 4 viols, giving us 8 "new" fantasy-suites, 6 for 2 trebles & bass, 1 for treble, tenor & bass, 1 for 2 trebles & 2 basses. Score & parts, $35.
Johann Christian (The "London") Bach composed this movement for SATB Chorus and chamber orchestra. The music was found by the editor, John Arthur, among manuscripts in the British Library. Previously unknown, the music describes the people's astonishment at the execution of Holofernes by Judith: Score & parts; $17.00Ward's Songs of Five Parts, for viols/voices, ed. Brookes; VC072: Score & Parts: $28.00
Roger Jones composed Zephyr Dance for SSATB recorders for the Monroe Consort; it is a piquant, light-hearted piece of moderate difficulty: CC063; score & parts $12.Although perfectly playable by both hands, Janine Johnson's Études were composed for the right hand only after an accident temporarily immobilized her left hand. They are tuneful, engaging pieces, for harpsichord or piano: CK016; $10.


Harold Owen is a newcomer to our catalog: this Passacaglia was commissioned by the Early Music Ensemble of Peninsula College, Washington. Owen's contrapuntal skills provide a stimulating experience for all four recorders: CC059; score & parts $10California composer Dale Victorine composed this 3-movement Suite for SATB recorders: Score and Parts, $12
Harold Owen's In Nomine Fantasia is our first publication combining recorders and viols: the In Nomine theme is presented in modern rhythmic style as well as its traditional long note cantus firmus; for SATB recorders, tenor and Bass viols: CC062; Score & parts: $12.Towards the end of his life, Carl Nielsen was drawn to early music styles and composed 31 short pieces for organ; here are sixteen of them in an attractive arrangement for viol quartet (treble, 2 tenors, bass): CC061; $12.00 score and parts

Peter Ballinger's In Nomine, for Treble, Treble/Tenor, Tenor and Bass Viols provides an eventful traverse of the ancient theme: CC060; Score and parts, $8.00Browning: the famous 16th century melody in a new setting for four viols by jazz violist and composer Jay Elfenbein: score & parts: $12

Our fourth volume of Jenkins' Newberry Airs, for two treble viols, bass viol and keyboard contains two of his best suites for this combination: VC071: Score and parts, $28.00David Loeb's new duos for two bass viols, "Asian Madrigaletti" commissioned by Kayoko Kambe; in four movements: CC058; 2 playing scores: $8.00

Peter Seibert's new music for 6 viols, (two treble/tenor/bass choirs): one choir (intermediate level) provides the psalm tone: the other choir adds more difficult "commentary":Score & parts: $14 A Partita in three movements, one for alto recorder, one for soprano (tenor ad.lib), the third for tenor (soprano ad lib.); all with harpsichord (intermediate to advanced level): Score & Parts $14

Richard Charteris edits this new edition of Beata es Virgo, for six voices, a cappella: Score $4Seventeenth century composer Pietkin provides two sonatas for three treble instruments, bass viol and B.C., edited by Virginia Brookes: Score and parts, $16

Martha Bishops new Suite, "Dancing Viols" provides three dancing movements, Gamba's Holiday Blues, Arabesque, and Tango In Nomine: Viol Quartet (ttTB); Score & Parts $14Wide-ranging musician and composer, Jay Elfenbein set these five dark and cantankerous poems by John Donne, for Bass or Baritone and Bass Viol. Not for the faint at heart: 2 playing scores, $14

San Francisco's Belinda Reynolds, director of HeShe Music, was commissioned by the Galax Quartet to compose "Envision", a modern interpretation of the Baroque chaconne: CI021, Score & Parts, $16Six pieces for viol quartet arranged from Pachelbel's organ music by George Houle: VC070, Score & Parts, $25
We are pleased to announce the first practical edition of William Lawes' Harp Consorts, 11 consorts for violin, division viol, harp and theorbo, edited by Jane Achtman: VC062: $70 completeHenry Purcell's brother (or cousin) Daniel composed this ode for performance in 1698; this is its first published edition, edited by Richard Charteris: B048: $40 complete
Alban Berg's complex, one-movement piano sonata, arranged by C.J. Coggill for five viols: pardessus, treble, tenor, bass and G violone: Score & Parts: $20 Marco da Gagliano's opera La Dafne (1608), one of the earliest operas, edited by Suzanne Court: B047: Score $37
Viol players approve of this new edition of 33 fugues for treble, tenor and bass viols, arrangements of fugues composed by Pachelbel for use with the Magnificat, sung at Vespers: VC063: $35 .We are proud to publish
"The Fipple Dance," by Glen Shannon, winner of the first Recorder Orchestra Composition Competition sponsored by the San Francisco Early Music Society:scored for SATTBB,GB,and cB recorders, with additional oral "percussion" by the performers: CC053: $20
Commissioned by the Newbold Piano Quartet in 2000, Andrew Keeling's dramatic piano quartet is now available in a performing edition; CI018: score and parts, $20.We enjoyed arranging and playing Pachelbel's 3-part fugues so much that we brought out 27 more for four viols (treble, tenor, tenor/bass and bass): VC069; score and parts, $35.
Tm Risher composed this piece, "Over and Under" for the Palladian Ensemble. Scored for alto recorder, violin, guitar and bass viol, it plays for about 11 minutes: CI020, price $16.Martha Bishop's "In Nomines Incognito" are popular with viol players, as the cantus firmus migrates among the treble, tenor and bass players in all three versions; CC054: $11.
Stephen Pegler, who edited our edition of Gesualdo madrigals for viol consort, has prepared a new edition of Sigismondo d'India's First Book of Madrigals, with parts for viols and/or voices. VC061: 14 5-part madrigals, see catalog for prices.We complete our editions of the second series of Wilbye's madrigals with the set of eight for 6 voices/viols/recorders, edited by George Houle. VC066: see catalog for prices

David Loeb: Asian In Nomines: Five movements for 4 to 7 viols in which David has combined the time-honored In Nomine theme with his haunting countermelodies and harmonies in an Asian tradition. Miniature score: $7.00; Score & Parts: $15.00 (CC051)Carl Friedrich Abel: Sonatas for the Viola da Gamba, 32 sonatas for viol (or viola!) and bass (another viol or cello), edited by George Houle. 2 Playing Scores, one with the solo part in alto clef, the other with it in octave-treble clef. Volumes 1-3 are of increasing difficulty; Edn. CL013, CL014 and CL015: $30 each. Cover: portrait of the composer by Thomas Gainsborough
We are pleased to announce the completion of our series of Telemann Cantatas, the "Fortsetzung des Harmonischen Gottesdienstes" (1731: sequel to the "Harmonic Divine Service" of 1726). Volume 7 has 10 cantatas for solo voice, violin, viola and B.C. B003G, hardcover score and parts: $85 This collection of Italian madrigals, first published in 1588, comprises 17 4-voice settings and one 5-voice setting of a poem about the love of Hero and Leander, each by a different composer. For voices/viols/recorders; VC064: see catalog, under "Viol Consorts, Collections" for prices

Peter Pindar Stearns, former head of Mannes School of Music composition department, wrote these eloquent pieces in 1961: CI019, Miniature score and parts: $10Volume 1 of George Houle's collection of Ricercars and Canzonas: 10 pieces; Ed. No. VC056, Sc&Pts. $35.00
First modern edition of 6 Trios for Violin, Bass Viol and B.C. by Bohemian composer Zyka (c.1720-after 1800), with harpsichord realization by the editor, David Rhodes: 2 vols., CL009, CL010, each $30 VC054, a new, completely revised edition of Coprario's Fantasias for 2 bass viols and organ, barred in 4/2 meter, with separate part-books for the viols, edited by Richard Charteris, $30
"The Nymph of the Rhine," Johannes Schenck's famous collection of duets for two bass viols is now available in a new edition by Lucy Bardo: in two playing scores, each with the complete duets in two staves without page turns, except for the two long ciacone, that are printed individually to avoid page turns; B036: $45 To our already published edition of his 5- and 3-part madrigals we now add Wilbye's delighful madrigals for four voices and/or viols in George Houle's edition: score and parts in vocal and viol clefs; VC052: $26
Henry Purcell's glorious "Sonnatas" originally for 2 violins and bass, edited by George Houle for three viols (2 tenors & bass or three basses, with Purcell's figured bass part in the score: Volume I, 6 Sonnatas, VC058: Score & Parts, $35Volume II of Purcell's Sonnatas edited for 2 tenor viols and bass viol, or three basses, with continuo part in the score; VC059, Score & Parts, $35
Nathaniel Stookey's String Quartet No. 1, published in 2003, is now joined by his second quartet: both priced at $10 for the study score, $25 for score and partsStookey's second quartet, subtitled "Musée Mécanique" takes its name and mood from the famous museum of music boxes in San Francisco. Both quartets are on CD (Troy717, Albany Records) recorded by the Ciompi Quartet


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