EDITION PARNASSUS HARMONICUS
traditional and digital publishing of
Music from 1750 to 1850
Edition Parnassus Harmonicus' intention as a music publisher is to bring neglected composers and compositions back to academia and audience. It has been established in 1997 and started its work with a ffortissimo opening: the great g-minor piano concerto of Jan Ladislav Dussek.
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the most popular music of the French Revolution for free download
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concerto for clavier and orchestra D major
(1787)
first edition, edited by Richard Fuller (2000)
(0200-200-Cemb./Pfte.-11101) (score, 32 p., A4)
ATS 300,-- / DM 43,-- / US$ 30,--
concerto for clavier and orchestra E flat major
(1792)
first edition, edited by Richard Fuller (2000)
(0200-200-Cemb/Pfte-11101) (score, 58 p., A4)
ATS 360,-- / DM 51,50 / US$ 36,--
All three concertos in a collective
volume:
ATS 800,-- / DM 114,-- / US$ 80,--
concerto for piano and orchestra F major op. 14
(Craw 77, 1789?)
first edition in score, edited by Richard Fuller (1998)
(0200-200-Pfte.-11101) (score, 49 p., A4)
ATS 360,-- / DM 51,50 / US$ 36,--
concerto for piano and orchestra F major op. 17
(Craw 78, 1792)
first edition in score, edited by Richard Fuller (2000)
(0200-200-Pfte.-11101) (score, 40 p., A4)
ATS 360,-- / DM 51,50 / US$ 36,--
Four symphonies for the concerts spirituels (1774 -
1777):
Symphony in F major SacG (= Brook) 83
first edition in score, edited by Wolfgang Kiess and Thomas Mersich (1999)
(0200-220-11101) (score, 28 p., A4)
ATS 300,-- / DM 43,-- / US$ 30,--
Symphony in D major SacG (= Brook) 84
first edition in score, edited by Wolfgang Kiess and Thomas Mersich (1999)
(0222-220-Timp.-11101) (score, 36 p., A4)
ATS 320,-- / DM 45,50 / US$ 32,--
Symphony in C major SacG (= Brook) 85
first edition in score, edited by Wolfgang Kiess and Thomas Mersich (1999)
(0222-220-Timp.-11101) (score, 33 p., A4)
ATS 320,-- / DM 45,50 / US$ 32,--
Symphony in D major SacG (= Brook) 86
score for large orchestra, edited by Wolfgang Kiess and Thomas Mersich (2000)
(0200-220-11101) (score, 22 p., A4)
ATS 300,-- / DM 43,-- / US$ 30,--
All four symphonies in a collective
volume:
ATS 800,-- / DM 114,-- /US$ 80,--
Gossec's symphonic legacy, composed as a monument to
the French Revolution:
Symphony in F major “Symphonie à 17
parties” (1809) SacG (= Brook) 91
first printed edition, edited after the autograph by Josef Wagner (July 14,
2000)
(2222-220-Timp.-11101) (score, 70 p., A4)
ATS 400,-- / DM 57,-- / US$ 40,--
in preparation: concerto for piano and orchestra
No. 1
first edition in score, edited by Richard Fuller (autumn 2000)
in preparation: concerto for piano and orchestra
No. 3
first edition in score, edited by Richard Fuller (autumn 2000)
(2002-200-Pfte-11111) (score, 36 p., A4)
ATS 300,-- / DM 43,-- / US$ 30,--
in preparation: complete piano sonatas (op. 3/1
- 3, op. 4/1 - 3, op. 5/1 - 3, op. 6/1 - 3)
edited by Richard Fuller (autumn 2000); distribution: Mersich & Kiess
OEG
concerto for piano and orchestra C major Weinmann
IIa C4 (1785?)
first edition, edited by Virginia and John Strauss (2000)
(2000-200-Pfte-11101) (score, 40 p., A4)
ATS 320,-- / DM 45,50 / US$ 32,--
concerto for piano and orchestra D major op. 14
(1788)
score, edited by Virginia and John Strauss (autumn 2000)
(0200-200-Pfte-11101) (score, 47 p., A4)
ATS 320,-- / DM 45,50 / US$ 32,--
concerto for piano and orchestra A major op. 45
(1785)
first edition in score, edited by Virginia and John Strauss (2000)
(0200-200-Pfte-11101) (score, 51 p., A4)
ATS 320,-- / DM 45,50 / US$ 32,--
concerto for violin and orchestra C major Weinmann
IIb C2 (1775?)
first edition, edited by Virginia and John Strauss (1999)
(0200-200-Vl. Principale-11101) (score, 42 p., A4)
ATS 320,-- / DM 45,50 / US$ 32,--
symphony in E flat major (1786)
first edition, edited from the autograph by Josef Wagner (1999)
(1202-200-11211) (67 p., A4)
ATS 360,-- / DM 51,50 / US$ 36,--
Dussek, Kozeluh: piano concertos; Gossec, Wranitzky: symphonies; Berton: rescue opera "Les rigueurs du cloître" (1790); and much more music of the French Revolution by Gossec, Méhul, Cherubini, Catel, Lesueur, Kreutzer, Dalayrac, Beck, Berton, Pleyel, ...
Edition Parnassus Harmonicus is devoted to the culmination of music in the classical and early romantic era. Monuments of Europe´s culture created by masters from all European nations are rediscovered and republished. Our noble aim is to provide editions of the contemporaries of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert for both research and performance, to invite prominent and ambitious musicians and musicologists as editors and to print works exceeding the production capabilities of traditional, commercially-oriented music publishers. Most of our editions are first prints or at least first editions in score.
from the eyes of the musicological high priests who have served up to now only the cult of titans! |
Note to deconstructivists: For Edition Parnassus Harmonicus, musical excellence is defined by genius, not by gender. We do not accept editors working in the devastated field of politically correct deconstruction. Minimum knowledge of at least one European foreign language is as well required.
The printing of music in scores and parts has been
revolutionized by the possibilities of computer notation setting and printing.
However, modern notation software does not offer all refinements of traditional
engraving. Our notation is additionally based on the book of H. Chlapik,
Die Praxis des Notengraphikers, Wien: Doblinger 1991, and the dissertation
of H. Wanske, Musiknotation, Mainz: Schott 1988, which give a perfect compilation
of the musical notation rules.
To prevent unauthorized redistribution of our scores, the music is
only available as personalized printed material and as
Adobe Acrobat PDF file. The printed
material can be ordered world-wide directly from us. The
Adobe Acrobat PDF files are submitted
on 1.44 MB IBM PC-formatted floppy disks that can be read also by MacOS or
UNIX computers, or by e-mail attachment. The PDF scores are more moderately
priced compared to the printed scores.
Sources are:
a copyist's manuscript corrected by the composer serving as the base for a contemporary print
a printed score (Gossec, requiem)
a copyist's manuscript of the score, where there are at least no measures omitted (Wranitzky, thunderstorm symphony)
manuscript parts (Vanhal, piano concerto in C)
printed parts, by different publishers (Dussek, piano concerto in g)
our equipment
We use very simple equipment: an industrial standard personal computer
(233 MHz), a soundcard of 1994 with 2 MB wavetable sounds, a Roland
MIDI-compatible digital piano, a very high resolution PostScript laser printer
and a flatbed scanner for the graphic illustrations.
We use the most advanced software currently available: Sibelius
for Windows (and before Sibelius had been available we used Encore). But
it is not the software, it's still the skilled eye of the engraver that makes
the difference. Music engraving is extremely demanding to achieve the perfect
results of the late 19th century's master engravers.
In general, national copyright laws vary in the protection of musical editions. Two important countries have to be mentioned above all:
U. S. Copyright protects all works, i. e. also musical editions, created by U. S. citizen living in the USA and abroad, for the creator's lifetime + 50 years. This means that royalties are collectible for performance, broadcasting, and recording based on material of such editions, and also for recordings issued in other countries but available in the USA.
U. S. copyright is applicable to US editors and their editions and edition series published by Edition Parnassus Harmonicus
Richard Fuller, fortepianist:
Dussek, piano concertos; Jadin, piano concertos; Wolf, piano concertos, and future projects
Virginia F. Strauss and John F. Strauss, Professors of Music, teaching at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Hummel, Pleyel, Vanhal: concertos
German Copyright protects musical editions for 25 years after publication if done by German citizens living in Germany or abroad. This means that royalties are collectible for performance, broadcasting, recording based on material of such editions or forphotocopying of the editions, and also for recordings issued in other countries but available in the Germany.
Copies of the scores are requested by the collections and libraries
providing the sources and the revision material, and to libraries providing
sources for new editions we donate editions for free.
For musicological and educational purposes, there are special
academic conditions for redistribution within the institution. The printouts
from the institution's library may be handled over to music teachers, music
students and members of the academic music ensembles without any additional
charges (except the usual charge for the photocopies).
If an orchestra has purchased the score and the parts, as many
printouts and photocopies as necessary for practice, rehearsal and performance
may be made as well. If orchestral parts are not available from us or other
publishers, feel free to contact your nearest digital copyist for setting.
You will find a world-wide directory in the ARA Digital Engravers page.
The submission of concert programs (2 copies minimum) and of
recordings (commercially available digital or analogue audio and video disks
or tapes) to the publisher is required and will be highly appreciated.
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Important!! Read carefully these printing hints!
The Adobe Acrobat PDF scores require much less storage space
than printed copies and they can be printed into an infinite number of printouts
(for your own use, see above).
If you use PostScript printers on a PC, Mac, or UNIX system,
you will get the best results in the shortest time.
With the more common HP-PCL compatible laser and inkjet printers,
the professional-level 32 bit-operating system Windows NT (3.51 and 4.0)
also does not make problems by omitting some score elements, as rests or
cue notes, however, dynamic hairpins are printed as hair lines, and system
lines may print with different thickness. Opening or
closing another acrobat file during printing may confuse the spooler and
results in strange geometric artwork with note heads, beams, and slurs. Inkjet
printers are slow and may not deliver the "engraved" appeareance.
Windows 95 with its 16 bit-printing system will give quite
good-looking results on PCL 5e compatible printers set to 600 dpi. It requires
the setting "print true type as bitmaps" and
the "raster" graphics mode. Some inkjet printer
drivers will deliver only garbage just as from Windows 3.1x.
Windows 3.1x behaves disobediently: Inkjet printers using the
universal printer driver or a PCL 3-compatible driver print garbage notes
without staff lines on the printout. 300 dpi laser printers (at least PCL
5 compatible) may print the staff lines, but only partly the cue notes. And
even with the most advanced original PCL6 600 dpi desktop laser printer with
sufficient printer memory, there are rests and parts of the staff lines just
omitted.
OS/2 3.0 and 4.0 print slowly, with
smooth slurs and even line widths (there is apparently a different routine
of rasterizing for OS/2). Set the spooler priority to
189 for fastest
spooling.
Unfortunately, the pages' complex structure originates from the notation software and, of course, the notation itself. (Before the introduction of computer setting, a perfect appearance could only be achieved by engraving and punching into pewter metal plates, in the 1970s also by stamping or dry-rub lettering, and notation graphics was an extremely expensive handicraft).
There are, however, these ways to obtain correct printing output:
use a PostScript-Printer or a PostScript-compatible printer. However, in most cases, the printer's raster processor is slower than the computer's CPU, and PostScript printing may therefore be slower than PCL printing (especially with less than 6 MB printer memory for 600 × 600 dpi)
upgrade to a 1200 dpi printer (most of them are PostScript compatible, but quite expensive)
use Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (available in March 1999) offering a "print as image" for complex pages
order the printed scores ;-)
The full prices listed above have to be paid from all E.C. and
EFTA countries, from the USA, Canada, from Japan, Australia and New Zealand,
from Israel and from the oil-exporting Arab countries. Add 10 - 20 $ for
overseas shipping and handling (2nd class, surface mail), we will notify
you about the exact total sum. Payment should be done in advance by mail
order only (somewhat traditional).
For countries with developing economies, there are reduced prices.
Please inquire for the extent of reduction.
by Johann Christoph Vogel (1758 - 1788) had been the most popular piece during
the time of the French Revolution (1789 - 1799). We therefore offer it in
both score and parts for free
download of our edition (by Josef Wagner) dedicated to Sir
John Eliot Gardiner.
Please specify composer, title, quantity and if you prefer bound
copies or PDF-files. Or print out the catalogue, mark the items and send
me a fax order at +43 2243 30874. A PDF order form will follow soon!
Send comments and inspirations to
handerle@klosterneuburg.net.