DOVER Publications

Volume / Series : Full Score
Language: English
Pages: 240
Publisher: Dover Publications
Composer / Author: Alexander Scriabin
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In the early years of the twentieth century, when vital new forces were revolutionizing the arts, Russian-born Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) was among the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language. Scriabin began the process of a complete break with all musical conventions at least a decade before the advances of Stravinsky and Schoenberg. By 1905 he was immersed in a search for a way to express, in sound, his obsession with mystical and theosophical ideals.
Scriabin’s last two orchestral works were the products of a virtual delirium of composing. Simultaneously refining his collection of verses called “Poem of Ecstasy” and the related symphony, Scriabin never forgot the rapture of composing this work about creation and self-fulfillment: “I gasp for breath, but oh, what bliss! The very meter kindles the meaning…”
“Prometheus: Poem of Fire,” Scriabin’s last and most revolutionary symphony, portrays humanity’s epic journey from the beginning of time to the wondrous self-realization that followed the gift of fire and light, which made creative vision possible. Massively scored, “Prometheus” incorporates a “color organ” to bathe the performance space in a vast interplay of colored lights.
For the music professional and every student of composition, orchestration, and conducting, both scores are strikingly original and instructive. Equally fascinating are Scriabin’s approach to composition, the extraordinary sonorities of his orchestra, and his fanciful, often supercharged performance instructions that replace conventional words for tempo, mood, and expression.
Reprint of Le Poème de l’Extase, Op. 54, M. P. Belaieff, Leipzig, 1908, and Prométhée, Le Poème du Feu, Op. 60, Edition Russe de Musique, Berlin and Moscow, 1911.

Volume / Series : Full Score
Language: English
Pages: 304
Publisher: Dover Publications
Composer / Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
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One of the most enduringly popular of all operas, Pagliacci is a classic of the verismo, or realistic operatic tradition. Based on a real-life incident, this vivid musical drama begins as a simple farce involving Harlequin, Columbine and Clown, turns suddenly into a series of threatening encounters, and ends in a double tragedy. This full-score edition is reprinted from the authoritative 1892 score published by E. Sonzogno of Milan.
Reprint of the E. Sonzogno, Milan, 1892 edition.

Volume / Series : Full Score
Language: English
Pages: 320
Publisher: Dover Publications
Composer / Author: Joseph Haydn
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It was in his monumental 12 “London” symphonies, composed between 1791 and 1795, that Haydn shaped the early form of the symphony and set the standard for later composers. According to the New Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the appeal of these works stems from their stature as “grand” symphonies, embodying a “broader presentation of musical ideas” and “themes and motifs of a basic simplicity and immediate appeal.”
The present volume contains the first six symphonies in the series, including the famous “Surprise” Symphony (No. 94), the exceptional No. 95 (in C Minor), and the innovative “Miracle” Symphony (No. 96).
Scores included in this volume are Symphony No. 93 in D Major; Symphony No. 94 in G Major (“The Surprise); Symphony No. 95 in C Major; Symphony No. 96 in D Major (“The Miracle”); Symphony No. 97 in C Major; and Symphony No. 98 in B-flat Major.
The attractive qualities of the London Symphonies have made them perennial favorites with musicians and concertgoers for over two hundred years. Now music lovers can study and enjoy the elegant structure and polished orchestration of the first six of these enduring masterpieces in this new, authoritative full-score edition.
Reprint of an authoritative early edition.

Volume / Series : Full Score
Language: English
Pages: 288
Publisher: Dover Publications
Composer / Author: Richard Strauss
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Two symphonic masterworks employing vast orchestras, one powerfully portraying a day in the mountains, the other Strauss’s day-to-day life at home with his wife, Pauline. Eine Alpensinfonie (1911–15) is nature painting on a grand scale, a magnificent showcase for Strauss’s gifts for sumptuous orchestration. The Symphonia Domestica (1902–3), despite its broad instrumentation, has more of the intimate feel of a chamber work. The full orchestral scores of both are reprinted here in one inexpensive volume from authoritative German editions.
Reprinted from authoritative German editions.