Newly rescued from anonymity among a collection of scores in the British Library, this oratorio movement deals with the story of Judith's despatch of Holofernes. Edited by John Arthur: SATB chorus and orchestra; Score $17, Parts $10

California composer Dale Victorine composed this 3-movement Suite for SATB recorders: Score and Parts, $12

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 $4

Seventeenth 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 $14

Wide-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, $16

Six 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 complete

Henry 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

John Ward: The First Set of English Madrigals: Songs of Three Parts, "apt for viols and voices" ed. Brookes; VC067, Score & Parts: $20

Ward's Songs of Four Parts, for viols/voices, ed. Brookes; VC068: Score & Parts: $25

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 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: $28 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: $10

Volume 1 of George Houle's collection of Ricercars and Canzonas: 10 pieces; Ed. No. VC056, Sc&Pts. $32.00

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, $35

Volume 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 parts

Stookey'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

John Dowland's last book of songs and airs, edited by Mary Benton: 18 pieces for 3 and 4 viols, voices, with lute part (optional): see full listing for price

Browning: the famous 16th century melody in a new setting for four viols by jazz violist and composer Jay Elfenbein: score & parts: $12

Suite for Three Recorders by Michigan composer Steve Larson; in three movements, Fantasy for Sopranino,AT, inspired by Frescobaldi; Meditation; and March for SAT; Score & parts: $12: you can hear excerpts from the 3 movements on our "Special Offers" page.

Three-Part Airs, Vol. III," Two groups of airs and dances for two treble viols (or violins), bass viol and organ, edited by Andrew Ashbee: VC028; $28.00 score and parts

"Diptyque" for Harpsichord, by Sheli Nan; two pieces in a contemporary interpretation of 17th-18th century french keyboard styles, unmeasured prelude, and sicilienne: CK014: $7.00

"The Virtuous Virginal," four new pieces for harpsichord, one with voice, by Sheli Nan. CK013: $8