| …superlative performances of several lesser known Bax works by an artist who has obviously thought long and hard about how best to perform this music. | ||
| —Richard R. Adams, The Sir Arnold Bax Website |
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Fand IncWessex Press is a publisher of high quality sheet music, CDs and books, all focussing on accessible 20th Century and contemporary composers and concentrating mainly on first editions. Please use the tabs at the top of the page to explore the catalogue. Further details, such as information about ordering, can be found on the Contact/Info page.
Regular visitors to our site will know that we are constantly bringing out new sheet music titles, books and CDs. New publications in 2009 were Peter Thompson’s Roundels for violin and ’cello duo, and John Barton Armstrong’s 24 Preludes for piano, an exciting new exploration of the 24 keys. Following on from the latter, and now available, is Composer Interview no 2 with John Barton (Barry) Armstrong (born 1923), providing an insightful view into his long composing life.
Other publications that you might have missed include Notes to Myself for piano by Roger Eno, Pagodas for piano duet by John Mitchell, Sonatina for bass clarinet (or bassoon) and ’cello by Peter Thompson, When most I wink with words by William Shakespeare, set to music by Gary Higginson, The Bishop’s Prayer with words by Bishop Graham of Carlisle, also set by Gary Higginson, and Three Lieder on Poems by Hafez by M. S. Sharifian, an old friend of Fand Music Press but our first publication of his work.
Now also newly available: Et Omnes Eandem, a short motet for SATB by Gary Higginson, Three Pieces for solo oboe by Martin Read, a piano miniature, Kimberley, by David Llewellyn Green and, also for piano, Peter Thompson’s Suite no 7.
We would also like to remind you of our very prestigious earlier book publication, the collected poems of Dermot O’Byrne (Sir Arnold Bax’s literary pseudonym) in a large volume entitled IDEALA. This fascinating book, edited and introduced by Bax’s first biographer, Colin Scott-Sutherland, contains much other source material from the young Bax, including love letters, music and writings by those who knew him intimately. A significant treasure trove indeed!
A companion volume, The Collected Poems of Clifford Bax, also edited by Colin Scott-Sutherland, is well into preparation. Watch this space!
Returning to sheet music, our recently published Fand Left-Hand Piano Album has provoked enormous interest worldwide! Take a look at its page on this site for further details, plus a selection of the published reviews.
Much more is in the pipeline, so please bookmark our site and come back regularly!
Previous announcements may be found in the Fand News Archive.