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J.S. Bach's hauntingly beautiful Air is an expressive masterpiece of the Baroque era. This edition focuses on opportunities for melodic embellishment, incorporating ornamentation, melodic and rhythmic

Originally composed for string quartet in 1922, Andante festivo was rescored by the composer in 1938 for string orchestra with timpani. The work emphasizes the warmth and rich sonority of the

Drawn from the works of 17th- and 18th-century masters, this collection offers characteristic pieces in a variety of forms from the English, German, and French baroque traditions. Edited to provide

A bright, uplifting, and heroic-sounding fanfare. Excellent scoring plays to the strengths of each section of the band, and the addition of English horn and handbells adds a unique color and emotion.

These two stylistically contrasting movements provide pedagogical opportunities to explore a variety of articulations. The music is highly tuneful, based on a chromatic tonal palate. Though not overtly

Displaying Handel's amazing versatility as a composer, this album includes a masterful Chaconne and a haunting, expressive Sarabande (with two fascinating variations), as well as two of