Franz Xaver Murschhauser (1663–1738) was a South German composer and music theorist of the Baroque period. He worked primarily as an organist and conductor at the Frauenkirche in Munich. In addition to his organ works, he also composed sacred music and cycles of variations on Christmas carols. His 6 Variations for Recorder Quartet, which are suitable for ensembles, teaching and concerts, are also in this tradition.

Günter Kaluza brings together original manualiter organ works from the 18th and 19th centuries in the 7th volume of the Praestant series. All of the composers spent part of their lives in Philadelphia/Pennsylvania. The pieces are also available individually as pdf files. Simply click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’.

In each of the organ works included, the overall sound of all stops is required in one or more places. The edition contains works by Boëllmann, Dubois, Gigout, Lemmens and Saint-Saëns. The selected composers once caused a furore in Paris, but are increasingly being forgotten.

César Franck's works have been enjoying growing popularity for several years and are increasingly finding their way into organ concert programmes. Günter Kaluza's edition makes lesser-known pieces from César Franck's oeuvre available in a practical edition. The works were probably composed before 1860, but bear Franck's unmistakable compositional signature.

As an essential part of English music-making, organ music developed completely independently of the continent until the middle of the 19th century. Until then, even large English organs had no independent pedal division or only an attached pedal. Accordingly, the present collection consists only of manualiter pieces and predominantly of the typical two- to four-movement voluntaries. In keeping with English tradition, these works can be played on the organ as well as on the harpsichord. The pieces are also available individually as pdf files. Simply click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’.

Easy Christmas songs for 1 or 2 guitars or melody instrument and guitar At Christmas time, guitar players want to show off their skills and learning achievements or sing and play Christmas songs together with others. Even those who have learnt the first notes on the guitar can play many of the songs contained in this album. The voice of the accompanying 2nd guitar is also easy to practise. For more advanced guitarists, the album contains the same songs in more demanding two-part movements. Contents: - Alle Jahre wieder - Am Weihnachtsbaum - Fum, fum, fum - Ihr Kinderlein kommet - Il est né, le divin Enfant - Lasst uns das Kindlein wiegen - Lasst uns froh und munter sein - Leise rieselt der Schnee - Les anges dans nos compagnes - Morgen, Kinder, wird's was geben - Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann - När juldagsmorgon glimmar - O du fröhliche - Quem pastores laudavere - Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen - Tochter Zion - Was soll das bedeuten? - We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Winds through the Olive Trees

Hook's role model, Johann Christian Bach, had a long-lasting effect on the English composer's work. He shares with him a strong melodic talent with an emphasised sense of form.

You can hear sleigh bells and the crack of whips. The piece tells the musical story of a cosy night-time sleigh ride in a snowy landscape to a ball. The work for string ensemble (violins I-III, viola, violoncello, bass) and children's instruments (trumpet in C, drum, 2 bells, triangle, ratchet and whip) , composed by Leopold Mozart, the father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is still popular today. The parts are also available separately.