New category added:
“music for alphorn”
The alphorn in various ensembles.
references
Wind Academy Mecklenburg
Rostock University of Music and Drama
Opera Krefeld/Moenchengladbach
University of Music Karlsruhe
Carnaval du Cor
Prof. Gregor Witt, Oboe
Landestheater Eisenach
Wind quintet of the Staatskapelle Berlin
Schloss Rheinsberg chamber opera
Prof. Will Sanders, Horn
Brass section of the Bochumer Symphoniker
Faboi double reed quartet
Prof. Nigel Black, Horn
Opera Aachen
Ensemble Opus 45
Tokyo University of the Arts
Cologne Cathedral Music
Sinfonietta VivazzA
University of the Arts Helsinki
… and many more
Merry Christmas, everyone
This is a short string quartet version of the popular german christmas song “Fröhliche Weihnacht überall”. Edition Maulwurf wishes you happy holidays!
The full book containing 24 carols will be published in 2021.
Illustrations: Domink Lang
© and arr. Edition Maulwurf 2020
La Cambo me fai mau
Popular Occitan Christmas carol from France,
arrangement for string quartet.
Download this music as pdf (opens in a new window)
The full book containing 24 carols will be published in 2021.
Illustrations: Domink Lang
© and arr. Edition Maulwurf 2020
(Deutsch) Septakkorde
(Deutsch) Septakkorde
(Deutsch) Einführung in die Harmonielehre
Animal of the year
The mole (german: “Maulwurf”) has been nominated animal of the year 2020 by the Deutsche Wildtierstiftung ! A good reason to celebrate this fascinating animal after whom this edition is named.
Each quarter of this year, we will feature a special edition dedicated to the mole. Stay tuned!
Visit the website of the Wildtierstifung for comprehensive information about this industrious little animal, wich is digging as busy through the ground as through our pages of sheet music!
-> link: animal of the year
Carnaval du Cor
Once a year a group of horn enthusiasts consisting of amateurs, professionals, experts, students and many solists of distinction is congragating in the south of germany to celebrate this unique musical instrument.
The 27th version of »Carnaval du Cor« will be held February 21 – 25, 2020
in Pullach near Munich. Fitting that number, europe’s biggest horn festival features 27 professors and instructors of phantastic quality: Radek Baborák (special guest), Prof. Thomas Hauschild, Prof. Mahir Kalmik, Prof. Ab Koster, Andreas Kreuzhuber (youngest principal horn of Bamberg Symphony ever), …
Simon Mayr
The german Johann Simon Mayr (1763-1845) is one of the wrongfully forgotten composers, except in Italy, where he stayed the better part of his lifetime and became very famous and successful. He wrote many operas, sinfonies and a lot of chamber music as well.
Even more productive in the field of sacred compositions (many of which include an obligato, a solo instrument), Mayr carried the dramatic, theatrical style shown in his stage works into the churches. His melodic music is extraordinary well set and orchestrated, making it hard to believe that his name is rarely mentioned in his home country.
Edition Maulwurf presents a series of Mayr’s works in order to
make his music available to a broader public.
So far pulished:
– Gloria Patri in F for soprano, corno obligato, oboe obligato and strings
– Nisi Dominus for bass, choir SATB, flute, oboe,
clarinet, 2 horns and strings
– Gloria Patri in Es for alto, choir SATB,
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (1.= obligato)
– Sicut erat for choir and orchestra
– Goria Patri arranged for soprano, horn and organ
– Sextett Nr.1 for oboe, 2 clarinets, horn and 2 bassoons
– Sextett Nr.2 for clarinet, 2 horns, 2 violas and bassoon
– Sextett Nr.3 for oboe, 2 horns, 2 violas and bassoon
– Sextett Nr.4 for 2 clarinets, bassett horn, 2 horns and bassoon
– Sextett Nr.5 for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons
horn quartet
New audio samples for horn quartet:
Telemann Little Suite
Le Contentement, Gavotte, Rondeau und Canarie
Schubert Hunting Songs
“Jaegerlied”, “Lied des gefangenen Jaegers” and “Luetzow’s wilde Jagd”
The new book for horn quartet “Album No.III” will be released on February 25th!
The collection of 32 pieces contains authentic works as well as arrangements.
Edition Maulwurf – On tour!
Last year I traveled around the entire globe. I took the Edition Maulwurf buisiness card with me to prove my steps by taking pictures with it in front of popular tourist sites:
Find out about the route and view many more photos (in german):
https://tourfoto.wordpress.com/
new audio
New audio samples available for the following horn quartets:
– H. Lehmann: Quartet
– H. Lehmann: Choral
– J.G. Abeltshauser: Quartets
Reminder: You can get those quartets for free or you can pay a price of your own choice, whatever you think appropriate.
Johann Wilhelm Mangold
Today, the german composer Johann Wilhelm Mangold is one of the less common names. Back in his time, he was a well established member of the musical landscape.
Native to the city Darmstadt, Mangold was born into a family of rich musicial
tradition in 1796.
He joined the Hofkapelle as a violinist and raised, like his father Georg, to the
rank of Hofkapellmeister. Brother Carl Ludwig Amadeus, also known as Carl Armand, gained certain fame as a composer as well.
Aside from some operas, festive- and incidental musics, Mangold composed lots of chamber music, some of wich feature the horn as a solistic instrument.
These horn parts, even with valve horns in existance, and no particular mentioning within the scores, are obviously written for natural horn.
This kind of music, probably ment to be performed in musical salons, provides us with interesting and valuable insides of the early 19th century music and the usage of the horn.
Mangold’s compositions lie in style beetween Schubert and Weber. Some references to Meyerbeer can also be recognised. His music can be described as melodic, with conventional, though interesting harmonics.
Bass line and musical structures are worked out very well.
Edition Maulwurf starts with the following two compositios by J.W. Mangold:
–Serenada for 4 horns and bassoon (1845)
–9 pieces for horn and pianoforte (~ 1854)
Printed versions can be bought at Blechbläsersortiment Köbl.
Audio samples and more music, also by Carl Armand, will be following soon.
new categories
Music for wind trio is a sub-category of Music for wind ensemble and
starts with these 3 items:
– Telemann: Rondeau für Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott
– Stölzel: Dominica Laetare für Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott
– Heinichen: Sonata für Flöte, Klarinette und Fagott
Music for horn and piano currently contains 2 items:
– Souvenirs de Bayreuth by G. Fauré und A. Messager
– Authentic 9 pieces for horn and pianoforte, composed around 1852 by J.W. Mangold.
music for clarinet quartet
The three latest items all are made for clarinet quartet:
2 clarinets (B), basset horn (F), bass clarinet (B).
1. Christoph Willibald Gluck:
Dance of the blessed spirits from the opera “Orphee ed Euridice”
2. Camille Saint-Saëns:
Bagatelle Op.3 Nr.4
3. Jean-Phillipe Rameau
9 – part suite
compiled from pieces of the opera “Platée”:
– Passepied 1, Passepied 2
– Menuett 1, Menuett 2
– Air 1, Air 2
– Marche pour la Danse
– Entrée
– Musette
– Passepied 1, Passepied 2
– Rigaudon 1, Rigaudon 2
– Tambourin 1, Tambourin 2.
news for horn quartet, and Telemann
New items for horn quartet:
-H. Lehmann: Quartet for 4 horns in different keys (ca.1800)
-H. Lehmann: Choral “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt machen” for 4 horns (ca.1800)
-H. Henkel: Quartet for 4 F horns Op.33 (ca.1830)
Soon another authentic work for 4 horns will follow: J.G. Abeltshauser –
12 quartets.
Four new items have been added to Edition Telemann:
–Concerto in D TWV54:D3 (3 Clarini, Tympani, 2 Oboe, Violini, Viola, Basso)
–Concerto in D TWV51:D1 (Flauto traverso, Violini, Viola, Cembalo)
–Concerto in D TWV51:D2 (Flauto traverso, Violini, Viola, Cembalo)
–Concerto in c TWV51:c1 (Oboe, Violini, Viola, Basso)
Mendelssohn for nonet
Due to high demand of Mendelssohn’s Scherzo from “A Midsummernight’s Dream” Edition Maulwurf now also provides the Notturno and the Wedding march to conclude the “Mendelssohn Nonet Triologie”.
new items
two new items online:
7 Märsche, for brass quintett
Clément Loret: Marche Nuptiale
arrangement for brass quintet
also availlable now directly at Edition Maulwurf:
Beethoven Symphony No.5, 1st mvt.
arrangement for 10 horns
Wagner Tannhaeuser Medley Part 1
arrangement for 6 horns
Wagner Tannhaeuser Medley Part 2
arrangement for 6 horns
Wagner Arrival of the guests
arrangement for 6 horns
Cornopera
Coming up: The International Hornweek “Cornopera” in Maastricht, April 24-29. Students from the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe and the Conservatorium Maastricht will participate in lectures, recitals, group rehearsals and lessons. Edition Maulwurf is providing the arrangements for the two final concerts with works from various operas for horn ensemble and solo voices.
2 new pieces and newsletter
New at Edition Maulwurf:
“Annen Polka” by Johann Strauss (Jr.) op.117
arranged for eleven wind instruments
The famous Dance of the little swans (Danse des Cygnes)
from P. Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”
for 5 horns
And here is the link for the
Newsletter April 2017
new items
There are three new pieces availlable at Edition Maulwurf:
Johann Strauss: Salon-Polka
Arrangement for wind ensemble
Johann Pezel: Sonata in C
Arrangement for wind quintet
Johann Strauss: Parademarsch
Arrangement for brass quintet
audio samples and new item
A new audio sample has been added to:
A. Bruckner: Ecce Sacerdos for horn ensemble
A. Bruckner: Tantum Ergo for horn quintet
G. Bizet: Carmen for horn ensemble
J. Strauss: Ouverture ‘The Bat’ for nonet
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Scherzo for nonet
One new item for nonet is availlable now:
5 Military Marches by Ludwig van Beethoven
1. “Marsch in B” (WoO29), ca. 1:10 min.
2. “Marsch für Militärmusik” in F (WoO18, 1809), ca. 1:30 min.
3. “Marsch für Militärmusik” in F (WoO19, 1810), ca. 2:00 min.
4. “Marsch (Zapfenstreich) für Militärmusik” in C (WoO20, 1809), ca. 3:20 min.
5. „Militair-Marsch“ in D (WoO24, 1816), ca. 4:30 min.
Opera and horn ensemble
The motto of the Hornweek 2017 in Maastricht is: Opera and horn ensemble
Professor Will Sanders commissioned a number of new arrangements for that purpose:
“Der Freischütz” for horn ensemble
4 arrangements for 14 horns
01. Ouverture
02. Trio with chorus
03. Cavatine
04. Chorus of the huntsmen
“Fidelio” for horn octet
3 arrangements for 8 horns
01. Ouverture
02. Aria
03. Recitativo and Aria
Duetto from „Rigoletto“: “Si, Vendetta” for 12 horns
“Don Carlo” for Hornensemble
6 arrangements for 12+4 horns
01. Introduction, Coro di cacciatori
02. Scene and Duetto
03. Preludio
04. Scene and Aria
05. Aria „Per me giunto“
06. Finale
“Carmen” for Hornensemble
6 arrangements for 10 horns
01. Prelude
02. Habanera
03. Prelude act II
04. Toreador Aria
05. Air
06. Finale
All movements, except the ouvertures, can either be performed with solo voice(s) or with horns only.
Carmen for horn ensemble
Edition Maulwurf closes the year with a total of 134 items for various instruments.
The last new item in 2016:
George Bizet: Carmen
6 arrangements for 10 horns.
There will be lots of new and interesting editions and arrangements waiting for you in 2017.
Happy new year!
Merry Christmas!
Edition Maulwurf wishes all vistors, customers and music enthusiasts a very merry and peaceful Christmas!
Just in time for the holidays there is a free download of F.X. Gruber’s “Silent Night“, arranged for 8 horns waiting for you.
And: a new piece for nonet is availlable now:
The quintet in E-flat major, K452 by W.A. Mozart
Enjoy!
Gabrieli Canzonae
The Six Canzonae à8 in 2 seperated choirs by Giovanni Gabrieli are from
the 1597 published print “Sacrae Symphoniae”.
Our edition provides both a score with original clefs and a score with modern clefs. Furthermore, all single parts are availlable in many different keys and clefs, to make it possible to use the instrumentation of your choice.
>have a look here for a list of all the parts and their possible usage<
new items
3 new authentic works at Edition Maulwurf:
1. Sebastian Bodinus: Sinfonia in F
for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, harpsichord and bass
2. ‘Three English Country-Dances’
for 2 horns, 2 flutes, 2 violins and bass
3. Galanterien a due corni
34 medium – very difficult horn duets
(Deutsch) Edition Telemann
music for 2 horns
new for 2 horns:
10 pieces for horn duet <- not very difficult
J.S. Bach: Praeludium XI <- not very easy
J.S. Bach: Praeludium and Fugue in F <- rather difficult
Enjoy trying!
Demo recodings will follow soon…
sample score
A free sample score dowload of Antonio Vivaldi’s “Largo”
from the concerto in d-minor, RV565,
arranged for French horn and organ,
is now availlable.
Horn and Organ
The French horn is (although pretty tricky to handle) a highly impressive and admired solo instrument. The very charming combination with an organ on the other hand, is not as common as horn and piano or horn and orchestra, not to mention the solistic appearances from within the orchestra. That also means the choice of suitable pieces is not very great.
Therefore new at Edition Maulwurf:
16 solo pieces of medium difficulty, for horn with organ accompaniment,
from the baroque, classical and romantic era.
Matthias Pflaum and Wilhelm Junker have prepared a few demo recordings.
Follow the link below to listen, and have a look at some sample pages of the:
Album for Horn and Organ
Bach for brass quintet
New item: J.S. Bach Fantasia in C (BWV570)
Arrangement for brass quintet.
Good opening piece.
Renaissance Songs
New sheet music at Edition Maulwurf:
4 Renaissance Songs, transcribed and arranged for solo voice and string quartet.
01 – Yo soy la locura (Henry du Bailly)
02 – Can she excuse my wrongs (John Dowland)
03 – Amarilli mia bella (Guilio Caccini)
04 – Qu’es de tì, desconsolado (Juan del Encina)
sheet music for strings
The first two pieces are ready to be downloaded
in the brand new section music for strings:
J.S. Bach: Sonata in E BWV1016 (version for viola)
and
14 anthems for string quartet
2 new items
Peter I. Tschaikovki: Capriccio Italien
arrangement for flute ensemble
Duetto aus dem Stabat Mater by Pergolesi
arrangement for horn octet
New: 15 easy horn quartets
A compilation of not-so-difficult horn quartets,
suitable (not only) for younger students, amateurs and
for gigs without rehearsing.
The 4th horn is written completely in treble clef and
ranges only to the low c (C3).
Have a look at some sample pages and the contents,
or listen to a few demo recordings:
15 easy horn quartets
new items
New at Edition Maulwurf:
“Tristesse” by Camille Saint-Saëns
arrangement for horn quartet
(including audio sample)
Concerto a Due Cori in F by Georg Friedrich Händel (HWV333)
arrangement for 13 horns
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A-major
arrangement for nonet
11 tips for arranging music
There are two ways to arrange music, regardless the style:
A) Inventing your own version with the usage of a given phrase or melody. The harmony, form and texture are to be made by youself, giving you much artistic licence.
B) Transribing a piece for another instrumention, keeping the harmony, …
2 new items
There are two more items availlable now at Edition Maulwurf:
1 Stölzel-Suite for 8 horns
(a compilation of 9 pieces from different cantatas
by Gottfried Heinrich Stoelzel)
2 Gabriel Fauré: “Après une Rêve”
arranged for wind quintet
new: “auf der schwaebschen Eisenbahne”
swabian folksong “Auf der schaebschen Eisenbahne” , arranged for 5 horns,
is now ready to download.
stave
New at Edition Maulwurf:
Empty lines of a stave in various sizes as pdf for free
to print yourself.
4 new items
there are 4 new items availlable now:
Gustav Mahler: “Urlicht”
for horn ensemble
Anton Bruckner: Finale from the 4th Symphony
for horn ensemble
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy Scherzo
for horn ensemble
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy Notturno
for horn ensemble
2 new items
Friedrich Kuhlau: Chorus
arrangement for wind quintet
Album for horn trio
28 arrangements for 3 horns
(incl. audio samples)
wrongly forgotten composers
Famous in their time, but mostly forgotten today – this is the fate many a truly creditable composer happened to suffer throughout history.
Today plenty of ensembles, musicians and institutes make it their task to rediscover unknown or lost works of music, putting a lot of effort in editing, publishing and performing those. Digital and online resources of libraries and archives make it a lot easier to do so than just 20 years ago.
Still, however committed these efforts are, it does change surprisingly little for the reputation of the long gone authors and their presence in our concert halls, despite the more than occasional find of real masterpieces. …
new items
added 6 new items:
–G.F. Händel funeral march for wind quintet
–15 christmas carols for wind quintet
–G.F. Händel 6 pieces from “Xerxes” for wind quintet
–A.Adam Ave Verum for nonet
–A.Adam Minuit, Chrétiens – Cantique de Noël for nonet
–G.B.Pergolesi Stabat mater for nonet
demo recordings
“Album for wind quintet”
There are 7 new demo recordings available now.
Enjoy listening!