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Music for Three: Favorites from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic Periods - Flute, Oboe or Violin, Vol. 1; Part 1 in C. This versatile series contains trio arrangements with interchangeable parts. The arrangements are designed to be used by two treble instruments and one bass instrument, with optional keyboard/guitar parts. The series includes popular repertoire that can be used for almost any concert or occasion. Each of the nine volumes in this series has at least 25 tantalizing arrangements, and each book features Last Resort's signature spiral binding and matching page numbers. Great for gigs!

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Haydn, Franz Josef: String Quartets (Russian Quartets), Vol. 5, Op. 33. G. Henle Verlag continues its tradition of publishing Haydn's string quartets by opus number (as opposed to collections of his more popular quartets that have traditionally been more common). Haydn allowed about ten years to pass after opus 20 before composing a new cycle of string quartets: the so-called 'Russian Quartets'. This is the first series of quartets that we know he wrote with publication in mind. "They are in a completely new and special manner", he wrote in several letters, and he was certainly not just referring to the fact that Scherzi replaced the minuets for the first time. Music lovers particularly appreciate the melodic ideas; thus the rich ornamentation of the main motif of op. 33,3, gave the quartet its nickname 'Bird Quartet'.

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Canadian Brass Book of Favourite Quintets - Conductor's Score. Collection of favourite brass quintets as arranged for the Canadian Brass. Individual parts and the full socre are available as separate books. See all books in the series.

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Haydn, Franz Josef: Symphony Quintetto in D major "London" for Flute, String Quartet and piano ad libitum, Hob 1:104. Just a few years after Haydn wrote his twelve "London" symphonies, Johann Peter Salomon (1745-1815) published the first arrangements of these works for flute and string quartet, with an optional piano part. The many reprints of these arrangements throughout Europe attest to their extraordinary success during the 19th century. Now, drawing on Salomon’s original manuscript, Christopher Hogwood has presented a new critical edition of the arrangement of the "London" Symphony, forming a welcome addition to the chamber music repertoire. Similar arrangements also exist for the "Clock" and "Surprise" symphonies.

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Murphy, Kelly Marie: Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly for Piano Trio. In addition to the myth of the Phoenix, there are two poetic influences for this piece. The first is John Keats: "But when I am consumed in the fire, Give me new Phoenix wings to fly at my desire. The second is Robert Graves: "To bring the dead to life Is no great magic. Few are wholly dead: Blow on a dead man's embersAnd a live flame will start."

"I've always been intrigued by the myth of the Phoenix", writes Kelly-Marie Murphy, "a bird that immolates in fire and then rises up again from its own ashes. It is such a powerful image, and one which is relevant to disaster. No matter how devastating any single event might be, you can still recover and begin again: a do-over. The success is in the attempt and the belief that it is possible to move forward."

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Shostakovich, Dimitri: Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello, Op. 57. NEW! The Piano Quintet in G Minor, opus 57, by Dmitri Shostakovich is one of his best known chamber works. Shostakovich began work on the piece in the summer of 1940 and completed it on September 14 of the same year. It was written for the Beethoven Quartet, as were most of his string quartets, and premiered by them with Shostakovich himself at the piano on November 23, 1940 at the Moscow Conservatory, to great success. In 1941, it was awarded the Stalin Prize.