Philip Glass Einstein on the Beach, Knee 1

The knees in Einstein on the Beach act as introductory material to the act it precedes and intermediaries between movements. The term “knee” is supposed to refer to the joint-like qualities it exhibits. All of the knees in this work are quite striking to me as they are frankly the most interesting sections of the […]

Brahms Piano Trio, Op. 8

Brahms Piano Trio, Op. 8

Brahms Piano Trio Piano Part/Score Brahms Piano Trio Violin Part Brahms Piano Trio Cello Part

Update: Links fixed.

Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 47

Here are the score and parts to Schumann Piano Quartet. This work is absolutely lovely and underplayed relative to it’s relative the Piano Quintet. The third and fourth movements are absolutely stunning. The third has a gorgeous, wistful, bittersweet and nostalgic feel spun out of an incredible melody that would make any romantic composer jealous. […]

Mendelssohn String Quartets

Here are Mendelssohn’s Six String Quartets…Minus the parts to the 5th. As always this batch is re-hosted from IMSLP. As soon as I can I’ll go hunting for the rest of the parts. Other than the missing parts to the 5th quartet, all of the PDF’s are of a lovely quality. Happy playing.

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Bartok String Quartets No’s 1 & 2

Here are the Scores and Parts to Bartok’s First and Second String Quartets. Unfortunately, these are the only two quartets that have entered the public domain in the United States so far. As with my last upload, these have been re-hosted from IMSLP, so if you are looking for more parts go ahead and look […]

Concert Programming and Rehearsing

I would like to take a little bit of time to express my opinion on how rehearsals and programming should be done. A key to good rehearsing starts with good organization. This primarily includes:

Having all of the musicians needed at the rehearsal when they are supposed to be. Knowing what the repertoire of the […]