Simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann from practice for practice to standard works for various instruments enable pianists without a degree to accompany their students, children, friends etc. Level of difficulty 2*: must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (during lessons). The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends, etc. The original Berceuse was composed for piano in E major. The composer himself arranged further versions with various other instruments. Level of difficulty 2* : Must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (in class). The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

Max Bruch composed the work for viola and orchestra in F major in his late creative phase and dedicated it to the then famous violist Maurice Vieux. This composition is one of three for viola, a rather neglected instrument at the time. Today, the ‘Romance’ is considered one of Max Bruch's most important Romantic works for viola and orchestra and is part of the standard repertoire for violas. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3 : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised 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 works for violin, viola, violoncello, flute, clarinet and other instruments. Level of difficulty 3 : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

The ‘Meditation’ is only a very short piece in the opera ‘Thais’, which is originally scored for violin and orchestra. The original key is D major. In order to do justice to the ambitus of the viola, G major was chosen. From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. Level of difficulty 2 : must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’.

Werner Heider completed ‘One Chapter' for four string instruments (violin, viola, violoncello and double bass) in June 2018. The 8.5-minute work was premiered in Nuremberg in May 2019.

The present quartet dates from the Viennese period before 1804: it is the first and most charming of a group of three flute quartets first printed in 1795, and with its pleasing melodicism and concertante treatment of all four parts, it belongs entirely to the Viennese classical style.

The aim of Let's rag... is to make ragtime music accessible to a large number of instrumentalists. The choice of easy-to-play keys and the shortening of the original length to a manageable two piano pages per ragtime allows players to realise these arrangements without time-consuming preparation. Content : - The Easy Winners - Peacherine Rag - Maria's Rag - The Entertainer - The Sycamore - Dickie's Rag - Sunflower Slow Drag - The Strenuous Life - Little Annie's Swing Rag - The Ragtime Dance An accompanying CD is available for this sheet music, which offers musicians a practical supplement (N 4900).

Content: 1. Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Allegro Largo

Siegfried Borris (1906–1987) has long been one of the most prominent figures in Berlin's musical life: alert, versatile and with a keen sense of tonal communication. His compositional oeuvre includes symphonies, concertos, ballets, radio operas, cantatas, masses, chamber music, etc. His musical language is characterised by lucid structures, vital élan and rich expressive intensity. This edition is a treasure for anyone who appreciates the special beauty of handwritten musical notation and the musical expressiveness of Borris' Canzona op. 110 . Content: 1. Largo 2. Andante 3. Allegretto 4. Allegro moderato 5. Andante sostenuto

These pieces were premiered on 18 June 2010 in St. Edigien, Nuremberg. Content: - Encounter - Encarnation - Relaxation - Narrowing - Mirroring - Accompaniment - Arousal - response - Direction

"Where were you last night?" Thus begins the dialogue between violin and viola in Das Geheimnis. The musical exchange between the two instruments and their players is reinforced by a text that comes across as "mysterious" and absurd, sometimes German, sometimes English.