Roughly half of this selection of transcriptions of Baroque vocal andinstrumental works consists of well-known pieces by the greatest composers ofthe period (Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Rameau: Piéces de clavecin, Händel:Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks, J. S. Bach: B major partita, Cmajor orchestral suite), but works by composers less well known nowadays (forexample, G. Böhm and J. C. F. Fischer) are also included, together withunusual items such as Polish, German and Hungarian dances from 17th- and18th-century Hungarian manuscripts: the Kájoni and Vietórisz codexes, andEleonóra Lányi's music book.CONTENTS:Menuet (Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351) (Händel); Bourrée (WaterMusic, Suite II, No. 15, HWV 349) (Händel); Three Polish Dances (ManuscriptEleonóra Lányi, 1729) (Ismeretlen); Three German Dances (Codex Kájoni)(Ismeretlen); Leaping Dance (Codex Vietórisz) (Ismeretlen); Chorus (”Fear nodanger”, Dido and Aeneas, Act I) (Purcell); Echo-chorus (”In our deep vaultedcell”, Dido and Aeneas, Act I) (Purcell); Rigaudon (Böhm); Choral (“Freuteuch, ihr lieben Christen„, Cantional, No. 17) (Schein); Musette en Rondeau(Pieces de Clavecin, 1724 & 1731) (Rameau); Menuet (Ouverture C-Dur, TWV 55:C3, No. 8) (Telemann); Song (Prinner) Rigaudon (Fischer); Song („Maria, fonsaquae vivae”, Harmonia caelestis, 1711) (Esterházy); Menuet (Partita B-Dur,BWV 825) (Bach); Gavotte (Ouvertüre C-dur, BWV 1066) (Bach); Choral (“Freudich sehr, o meine Seele„, Kantate “Liebster Jesu, mein verlangen„, BWV 32)(Bach); Gigue (Pachelbel); Menuet (Rathgeber).. Thisvolume, previously available in the Leggiero series, is now, in a new guise,part of the series Treasury for String Ensembles.Treasuryfor String Ensembles provides carefully selected original compositions andarrangements from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, compiled involumes according to level of difficulty, from beginner's level toprofessional. Elementary(all in first position): typically for three violins and cello or children'sstring orchestra. Intermediate:typically for three violins and cello or string quartet or youth stringorchestra. Advanced:typically for string quartet or string quintet (with double bass) or stringorchestra.Thevolumes are published in both printed and digital form. The printed editioncontains the score and one copy of each part. Further copies can be orderedfor the purposes of orchestral performance. The digital edition can be viewedon screen, and the parts can also be downloaded as A4-sized PDF files.
