Prima la musica!

08/05/2023

The winners of Ada Witczyk's composition competition have just been published. Scored for flute, violin, gamba and harpsichord (like Telemann's 'Paris' quartets), each of them takes their own approach to composing for period instruments. Find the new titles here: http://www.primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d973_R%C5%AF%C5%BEi%C4%8Dkova_2022.html

26/08/2022

Recently a customer shared a link to something she'd found on partifi.org https://www.facebook.com/partifi – turns out that it was the Early Music Company's full score of Purcell's "King Arthur", complete with owner's mark so a link back to the person who had uploaded it was easy enough (DUH) and a full notice of "conditions of use" and copyright. Now, I understand that partifi can be useful when you find a score and there are no available parts but guess what? Parts for "King Arthur" are readily available at reasonable prices.
When I asked partifi to remove the score, I got this response: "Thanks for flagging this. We've removed the score. All the best."
Sorry, is that good enough? No apology? No explanation of how it had slipped through your publisher safeguarding? Is there copyright safeguarding? Does anyone care? Do we even need music publishers nowadays? Do I need to find another job to pay my bills and pension?
Seriously, this is not a victimless crime.
STOP SHARING MUSIC ILLEGALLY - and Partifi, PLEASE remove all copyright scores

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02/02/2022

Use the code FEB-SALE at the check-out to get 25% of anything you buy from www.primalamusica.com – just spend £10 :)

02/02/2022

Another day, another new title! An infectious blend of clever counterpoint and ear-worming melodies, this psalm setting for tenor and bass soloists dates from 1735. Go Caldara!

01/02/2022

Prima la musica! is now the go-to for The Early Music Company and JOED Edition scores. We have already re-typeset "Dido and Aeneas", "Venus and Adonis", and Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers, and we are currently working on a revision of Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo"; preserving Clifford's editorial input whilst embracing the improvements offered by modern music- and typesetting software.

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01/02/2022

And don't miss our new catalogue – you can download a PDF by clicking on the link, or request a physical copy by messaging below.

http://primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/BC-CAT%20Jan22.pdf

01/02/2022

Kim Patrick Clow's Ordoñez Edition continues to expand. In the last month alone, he has added four new titles... Check them out!

http://primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d99_Page_99.html

01/02/2022

From Ensemble Diderot's "The Berlin Album", this excellent trio sonata by Janitsch confirms that he wasn't just a specialist in writing fabulous quartets! But watch out – both violinists will need to be comfortable in 7th position :)

https://www.facebook.com/EnsembleDiderot

https://www.audax-records.fr/adx13726

http://primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d906.html

31/01/2022

New from Prima la musica! for 2022 - https://mailchi.mp/6528c3f10f21/prima-la-musica-news-may-15213741

28/12/2021

11/12/2021

Latest releases from the Ensemble Diderot catalogue: two volumes containing the fabulous trio sonatas of Mondonville's op 2, as recorded on their Audax label: https://www.audax-records.fr/adx13707 Now you can play along (if you're brave enough to try...) http://primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d896.html

18/08/2021

We've just published two new pieces for recorders that Brian produced in an unexpected burst of creativity... http://primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d862.html

04/06/2021

We are delighted to announce our first publications of contemporary music – the three winning entrants from Ada Witczyk's https://www.adawitczyk.com/competition2020

You'll find Oscar Tysoe's "Ostinato in Seven", Erik Valdemar Sköld's "The Spectre" and Sam Howley's "Yellow" here: http://primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d863.html

16/05/2021

Moving home soon, so time for a new look - and a new composer for our catalogue, William Corbett; Max will do all six of the sonatas with trumpet AND the overture with two :) Let us know what you think - and also ideas for new editions :) Thanks to Niels Danielsen for his InDesign help!

26/03/2021

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Our hugest book ever at 642 pages! Fabulous three-act opera by Heinichen, scored for SSAAcTTB soloists and a well-deployed orchestra with horns, oboes, flutes and recorders, now available from Primalamusica.com

07/03/2021

New catalogue for browsing and download!
https://indd.adobe.com/view/e99efcf0-421c-48b7-9634-e3fb8e071de8

All the latest titles from the specialist publisher of Urtext performing editions of music of the Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical periods: visit www.primalamusica.com to order

03/03/2021

New arrival! Ensemble Diderot recorded Mondonville's complete op. 2 - now you can join in the fun: vol. 1 (sonatas 1-3) retail at £32/set and vol. 2 (sonatas 4-6) for £36/set. For that, you get a score, the two treble parts (mostly violin but occasional optional flute) and two copies of the bass part

16/02/2021

The first titles in our new EDITION DIDEROT are now available.

Check it out HERE: http://www.primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d824_Ensemble_Diderot.html