The ‘dumb it down’ series offers simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann to works for violin, viola, violoncello, flute, clarinet and other instruments. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with original piano settings. Level of difficulty 4 : Compared to the original, the piano setting is greatly simplified, but can still be practised by amateurs The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

The series ‘dumb it down’ offers simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann to standard works for violin, viola, violoncello, flute, clarinet and other instruments. Level of difficulty 3* : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised * For the most part it is sufficient to play the left hand (in lessons) The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

First edition This edition is based on a manuscript from the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung. It comes from the estate of Telemann, who gave it to his grandson Georg Michael Telemann (1748-1831). G. Poelchau acquired the manuscript in 1834 with a pack of music stored in a church tower in Riga. From Poelchau's estate († 1836) the sonata work came to the Royal Library in Berlin. The sonatas are dedicated to the brothers Rudolf, Hieronymus and Johannes Wilhelm Burmester of a Hamburg patrician family dated 1 March 1734, with the note that they follow the ‘12 methodical sonatas’, which were also dedicated to the first two brothers. The close connection between the two large sonata works can be found in their valuable musical content, in the sequence of movements (slow, fast, slow, fast), and in the succession of keys (C-a-D-h-E-F-d-G-e-A-f sharp-g). The bass lines are often involved in the theme. Occasionally we are reminded of J.S. Bach's inventions. In the title, the violin is named as the solo instrument before the flute, as several sonatas are unmistakably written “violinistically” without this hindering their playability for flute. The present edition adheres strictly to the manuscript. Suggestions for dynamics are indicated as such by brackets, as are those for articulation (by dotted lines), which may differ for violinists from those intended for flute. Experienced players should use the original figured bass for their own interpretation. The 12 sonatas made available to the public here for the first time are among the best compositions of this kind by Telemann, who dedicated them to 'connoisseurs and lovers' with the wish '...faire une bonne partie de Vos amusements'. The sonatas will fulfill this purpose today just as they did at that time.

First edition This edition is based on a manuscript from the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung. It comes from the estate of Telemann, who gave it to his grandson Georg Michael Telemann (1748-1831). G. Poelchau acquired the manuscript in 1834 with a pack of music stored in a church tower in Riga. From Poelchau's estate († 1836) the sonata work came to the Royal Library in Berlin. The sonatas are dedicated to the brothers of a Hamburg patrician family (Rudolf, Hieronymus and Johannes Wilhelm Burmester) dated 1 March 1734, with the note that they follow the ‘12 methodical sonatas’, which were also dedicated to the first two brothers. The close connection between the two large sonata works can be found in their valuable musical content, in the sequence of movements (slow, fast, slow, fast), and in the succession of keys (C-a-D-h-E-F-d-G-e-A-f sharp-g). The bass lines are often involved in the theme. Occasionally we are reminded of J.S. Bach's inventions. In the title, the violin is named as the solo instrument before the flute, as several sonatas are unmistakably written “violinistically” without this hindering their playability for flute. The present edition adheres strictly to the manuscript. Suggestions for dynamics are indicated as such by brackets, as are those for articulation (by dotted lines), which may differ for violinists from those intended for flute. Experienced players should use the original figured bass for their own interpretation. The 12 sonatas made available to the public here for the first time are among the best compositions of this kind by Telemann, who dedicated them to ' connoisseurs and lovers' with the wish '. ..faire une bonne partie de Vos amusements' . The sonatas will fulfill this purpose today just as they did at that time. Content: IV. Largo Allegro Andante Vivace V. Largo Allegro Grave Vivace VI. Andante Presto Cantabile Vivace

First edition This edition is based on a manuscript from the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung. It comes from the estate of Telemann, who gave it to his grandson Georg Michael Telemann (1748-1831). G. Poelchau acquired the manuscript in 1834 with a pack of music stored in a church tower in Riga. From Poelchau's estate († 1836) the sonata work came to the Royal Library in Berlin. The sonatas are dedicated to the brothers Rudolf, Hieronymus and Johannes Wilhelm Burmester of a Hamburg patrician family dated 1 March 1734, with the note that they follow the ‘12 methodical sonatas’, which were also dedicated to the first two brothers. The close connection between the two large sonata works can be found in their valuable musical content, in the sequence of movements (slow, fast, slow, fast), and in the succession of keys (C-a-D-h-E-F-d-G-e-A-f sharp-g). The bass lines are often involved in the theme. Occasionally we are reminded of J.S. Bach's inventions. In the title, the violin is named as the solo instrument before the flute, as several sonatas are unmistakably written “violinistically” without this hindering their playability for flute. The present edition adheres strictly to the manuscript. Suggestions for dynamics are indicated as such by brackets, as are those for articulation (by dotted lines), which may differ for violinists from those intended for flute. Experienced players should use the original figured bass for their own interpretation. The 12 sonatas made available to the public here for the first time are among the best compositions of this kind by Telemann, who dedicated them to 'connoisseurs and lovers' with the wish '...faire une bonne partie de Vos amusements'. The sonatas will fulfill this purpose today just as they did at that time.

Celleidoscope is a special composition for the 50th anniversary of the 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker. The music is based on the idea of a kaleidoscope, in which colourful glass stones fall together differently each time they are turned, creating new images. The principle is adopted in the 12 cello parts: The instruments are arranged in a semi-circle and the musical building blocks run through the parts and are constantly rearranged, resulting in a unique music-playing and listening experience.

Die Leichten Ragtime-Trios sind ein Beitrag, den musikalischen Alltag durch das motivierende Ensemblespiel zu bereichern. Alle Arrangements sind im leichten Schwierigkeitsgrad gehalten. Inhalt: - The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin) - The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) - Dickie's Rag (Uwe Heger) - The Strenuous Life (Scott Joplin) - The Sycamore (Scott Joplin)

In this work by Werner Heider, two violins enter into a ‘liaison’. The two voices are close together and form a closely interwoven musical structure. Werner Heider completed this music in June 2020, shortly after the first lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic.

Diese sechs Trios stehen in vier verschiedenen, auch für Anfänger leicht zu spielenden Tonarten. Kleine Vor- und Nachspiele umrahmen die Arrangements. Ausgabe im Bassschlüssel Inhalt: - Guten Abend, gute Nacht - Bruder Jakob - Weißt du, wieviel Sternlein stehen - Guter Mond, du gehst so stille - Dat du min Leevsten büst

Die Leichten Ragtime-Trios sind ein Beitrag, den musikalischen Alltag durch das motivierende Ensemblespiel zu bereichern. Alle Arrangements sind im leichten Schwierigkeitsgrad gehalten. Inhalt: - The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin) - The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) - Dickie's Rag (Uwe Heger) - The Strenuous Life (Scott Joplin) - The Sycamore (Scott Joplin)