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SCHOTTRobert Schumann –New Edition of theComplete WorksSchumann, RobertWorks for pedalpiano and organSeries III, Group 3Edited by Arnfried EdlerThe three soloistic compositionswere much influenced by a fundamentalnew beginning in composing.His works were no longer tobe characterized by intuitive composingbased on sudden impulses.Now, counterpoint and fuguerather moved into the focus ofSchumann’s interest, with the latterbeing not least inspired by hisclose relationship with Mendels -sohn who was an excellent interpreterof works by Bach. The factthat counterpoint was anythingbut a dead relic to Schumann canbe gathered from his reviews: ‘Inany case, the best fugue always isthe one that the public takes for aStrauss waltz, […].’score andcritical commentary(complete edition)ISBN 978-3-7957-9327-2RSA 1024£ 183.99 / € 216,00available78Scores / Complete EditionsSCHOTTCarl Maria von Weber –Complete WorksWeber, Carl Maria vonArrangements ofInsertions inStage Works andof Scottish AirsSeries VIII, Volume 12Edited by Markus Bandur,Marjorie Rycroft, Frank ZieglerWeber was quite critical of thepractice of arranging that hadwidely spread in the early 19 thcentury. In his novel fragment‘Tonkünstlers Leben’ he mockedat far too overzealous contemporarieswith fictitious works like‘The Creation – for 1 flute’ or ‘Thefinale of the 1 st act from the opera‘Don Juan’, with proper fingering,arranged for one voice’. However,even Weber modified works byother composers, be it to makeconcessions to singers or to complywith the wishes of a customer.As a result, this volume focuseson a fairly marginal section ofWeber’s œuvre and takes anexemplary look at the multi-layereduse of music sources in thefirst quarter of the 19 th century.vocal score and criticalcommentary (Ger./Eng.)ISBN 978-3-7957-9451-4WGA 1092£ 242.99 / € 285,90availableBooksSCHOTTBraccini, RobertoEuropeanVocabulary ofMusicItalian – English – German –FrenchHow often does one come acrossa musical term with which onecan do absolutely nothing! A brieflook into the index of this book –and the numerical system helps tofind the term and its correcttranslation. With more than 4,000entries on musical instrumentsand singing, music theory, performanceinstructions and dailyidiomatic expressions to termsfrom the fields of electronic music,jazz and popular music, the‘European Vocabulary of Music’ isan indispensable work of reference.(It./Eng./Ger./Fr.)448 P. – Paperback/Soft CoverISBN 978-3-254-08289-3SEM 8289£ 15.50 / € 19,95March