Foreign Rights Catalogue - Spring 2012

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Dirk Walbrecker and Maren BlaschkeKomponistenporträts für KinderComposer Portraits for Children

Robert Schumann Vol. 1Peter Tschaikowsky Vol. 2Ludwig van Beethoven Vol. 3

32 pages with CD – hardback Numerous colour illustrations21,5 x 27,0 cm€ 19.99

Vol. 1: ISBN 978-3-7957-0695-1 · ED 20780Vol. 2: ISBN 978-3-7957-0739-2 · ED 21027Vol. 3: ISBN 978-3-7957-0776-7 · ED 21241

Robert SchumannUnlike hardly any other composer, Robert Schumann is able tomake children see the beauty of classical music. As a father ofeight children, he virtually wrote ‘hits for kids’ almost 200 yearsago: Works such as ‘Kinderszenen’ or the ‘Album für die Ju-gend’ and many other pieces have got children enthusiasticabout piano playing for generations.In the first person, Robert tells of his childhood, his youth andhis eventful musical life. Children (and their parents) hear fromhis own mouth when, how and where his famous compositionswere created. They hear about fascinating things of that timeand about Schumann’s composer friends – and above all abouthis great love of Clara Schumann, also a composer and famouspianist even as a child…

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Peter TschaikowskyThe year 1840 saw the birth of the probably most famous Russ-ian composer – Pyotr Tchaikovsky. As a little boy he loved na-ture, so it was all the more painful for him to move with hisparents first to Moscow and soon after to the Tsar’s capital, St.Petersburg. Inspired by the folk music of his country, he beganto compose very early and left a varied and abundant oeuvre.But it is his ballet works that Tchaikovsky is most loved and ad-mired for: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker de-light both children and adults alike.

Ludwig van BeethovenDirk Walbrecker invites his readers on a journey to the days ofViennese Classicism, letting Ludwig van Beethoven tell storiesfrom his exciting life: about revolutionary Europe, about fa-mous artists in his environment as well as about his visionarymusic.We accompany Ludwig in a horse-drawn carriage from Bonn toVienna and to the Bohemian spas, get to know something abouthis ‘Immortal Beloved’ and much about how he composed al-though he lost his hearing in the course of his life.Illustrated with imaginative illustrations by Maren Blaschke,Beethoven’s life and his days come alive in their very own way.A selection of his most popular works recorded on the accompa-nying CD leaves the reader musically enchanted.

Dirk Walbrecker studied German studies and pedagogicsamong others. Worked as a teacher and for the film. Since 1986freelance author: screenplays, radio plays, picture books, chil-dren’s and juvenile novels.

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Target group: Children aged 7+, parents,grandparents, teachers

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Corinna Ensslin and Manuela WidmerMusik und Tanz für KinderBim und Bam fangen anUnterrichtswerk für Eltern-Kind Kurse. Kinderbuch 1Textbook for parent-and-child courses

With illustrations by Stéffie Becker

18 pages – softcover27,5 x 18,7 cm€ 10.50ISBN 978-3-7957-4640-7 · ED 21234

Hallo Bim – Hallo BamUnterrichtswerk für Eltern-Kind Kurse. Kinderbuch 2Textbook for parent-and-child courses

27,5 x 18,7 cm€ 10.50ISBN 978-3-7957-4646-9 · ED 21341

Elternheft mit CD19,2 x 27,5 cm€ 16.50ISBN 978-3-7957-4641-4 · ED 21235

Lehrerheft mit CD21,0 x 29,7 cm€ 69.00ISBN 978-3-7957-4642-1 · ED 21236

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Today, parent-and-child courses form part of the programme ofalmost every music school. This new textbook in the ‘Musicand Dance for Children’ series provides practical, well-tried, yetmodern material for the work with children and parents whichcombines child-oriented education with high specialist stan-dards.

The book is aimed at children aged between 18 months and fouryears, but can also be used for the work with mixed-age groups,providing sufficient material for two years. The concept pres-ents 19 well-elaborated teaching models which invite parentsand children in manifold ways to sing, speak, move and dance.Added to that, the concept includes various playing projects andnumerous complementary topics. Like the early education mate-rials, this work, too, has been designed on an ‘open concept’,meaning that its topics can be used flexibly.

The bears Bim and Bam accompany parents and children duringthe music lessons. Lovely illustrations deepen the topics dealtwith in the lessons, leaving room for personal creativity and ac-tivities. Over the course of the lessons, ‘Bim und Bam fangenan’ thus becomes an individually designed memory book for thewhole family.


Target group: professionally trained specialists of elementary music educationand rhythmics at music schools, childrenaged between 1 and 3.5 years and theirparents

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Anja BossenSingen Lesen SchreibenSprachförderung mit Musik

Lehrerband mit CD:80 pages – softcover21,0 x 29,7 cm€ 24.99ISBN 978-3-7957-0796-5 · ED 21311

Kinderheft:40 pages – softcover21,0 x 29,7 cm€ 12.50ISBN 978-3-7957-4643-8 · ED 21312

‘Singen Lesen Schreiben’ in the ‘Musik macht schlau’ seriesprovides versatile material for language promotion with musicin the first years at primary school. 20 songs initiate variedgames and exercises for learning how to read and write.Apart from important information on speech development, theteacher’s book provides 20 well-prepared teaching units whichshow how easy reading and writing skills can be improvedthrough singing. The practical and well-proven material coversdifferent learning levels and is therefore also suitable for thework with heterogeneous learning groups. The CD accompany-ing the teacher’s book contains all songs in varied arrange-ments.


Target group: primary school

Martin SturmSingen auf den ersten BlickEin Übungsbuch zum Notenlesen


This book is aimed at singers who wish to acquire sound knowl-edge of music-reading and improve their sight-singing skills.It is possible to approach this subject on all levels. This is whythis book is suitable for absolute beginners and advancedsingers alike. A navigation system facilitates fast orientation and‘picks’ every user up exactly where he or she stands at the moment.In addition, the book contains recapitulatory exercises as well asan accompanying CD which enables the singer to review the ac-quired knowledge at any time.


Target group: singers

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Susanne PeterRhythmik kinderleicht33 Modelle zum Singen, Bewegen, Musizieren

112 pages – softcoverwith ca. 300 illustrations21,0 x 29,7 cm€ 24.99ISBN 978-3-7957-0789-7 · ED 21296

‘Rhythmik kinderleicht’ is a practical book which arose as a re-sult of the author working with kindergarten and primary schoolchildren. It contains songs, spoken verses and little stories,movement games and dances, as well as numerous musicalpieces for making music or playing along.

The well-known author Susanne Peter shows how easy it is tocombine singing, moving, music-making and social learning.The 33 models provide a lot of material suitable to prepareone’s lessons flexibly, including all periods in Ordinary Time.African songs, information on the use of boomwhackers andmany practical tips add colour to the collection. The easy-to-re-alize models are suitable for kindergarten, music schools, pri-mary school and special schools. Including master copies forcopying.

The accompanying CD contains all songs, play-along pieces,music for rhythmical movement and dances contained in thebook. ‘Rhythmik kinderleicht’ thus is a treasure chest for allwho like to make music with children.


Target group: educators, teachers teachinga subject other than their own in kinder-garten and pre-school, music teachers,primary school teachers, children agedbetween 4 and 7

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Jürgen Terhag and Jörn Kalle WinterLive-ArrangementVom Pattern zur Performance


Live arrangements combine composition and arrangement tech-niques with educational practice, their aim and result being mu-sical pieces which are developed in a spontaneous andprocess-oriented manner during rehearsal. Each participant thusplays an active part in the creative process.

Both the book and the DVD provide all tips and tricks for livearrangements with different target groups very clearly, fromschool class to professional choir, from basic level to highlyprofessional performance. Thus, a plain sheet of music morphsinto a group arrangement for an unusual instrumentation, a sheetof lyrics into a choral arrangement for several voices, or a suc-cession of chords into a perfectly fitting band arrangement.

For many years, Jürgen Terhag and Jörn Kalle Winter have stud-ied and tested the methodology of live arrangements. This fun-damental work summarizes their findings for the first time – foreverybody who wishes to bring a new creativity to their musicalgroup work.


Target group: school, music school teachers

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Simon HalseySchott Master Class ChorleitungVom Konzept zum Konzert

271 pages – hardcover with 2 DVDs15,0 x 20,0 cm€ 39.95ISBN 978-3-7957-0755-2 · ED 21050

A choir director has to be more than a magician with a baton.Perfect organisation, careful preparation and profound skillsform the basis of his work. In addition, his work as a musicalcommunicator and motivator holds far-reaching social rele-vance.Using a new combination of media, Simon Halsey, choir direc-tor of international renown and passionate educationalist, passeson his own personal experiences: a plethora of practical infor-mation on the work with both amateur choirs and professionalensembles. While the DVD shows him as a teacher during oneof his master classes for young choir directors and during re-hearsals with the Berlin Radio Choir, the book provides infor-mation on the varied tasks of a choir director – from managingthe choir via programming, studying the score and rehearsing toperforming at a concert.

For decades, Simon Halsey has been working with leading pro-fessional choirs of the world, but also with amateur ensembleson a regular basis. In 2001 he was appointed director of theBerlin Radio Choir. In 2002 the inventor of innovative concertprojects and choral education programmes was awarded theOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.


Target group: singers, conductors, choir directors

Malte HeygsterRelative SolmisationGrundlagen, Materialien, Unterrichtsverfahren


Solmization-assisted teaching – very old relating to its historyand up-to-date relating to its methodology – is stimulating andfull of variety, in small steps and comprehensive, intensive andexciting. Schools, choirs, music schools, universities, kinder-gartens and music academies, they all make use of its qualitiesin class, within the group or in individual lessons. This book ex-plains what relative solmization is, which role it plays in musiclessons and how to work with it. Annotated music examples aresuitable both as material for one’s own lessons and for under-standing progressively structured class schedules.

Malte Heygster is an experienced conductor, music school di-rector and teacher. He is particularly interested in the develop-ment of musical perception. As a writer, academy teacher andtrainer in German-speaking countries, he devotes himself tomodern methods supported by relative solmization.


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Moritz von BredowRebellische PianistinDas Leben der Grete Sultan zwischen Berlin und New York

320 pages – hardcover13,5 x 21,5 cm€ 29.99ISBN 978-3-7957-0800-9 · ED 21350

Grete Sultan (1906–2005) was one of the most exceptional pi-anists of the 20th century. Born and raised in a Jewish upper-class household in Berlin, she was an acclaimed interpreter ofclassical and new music in the 1920s. After being banned fromexercising her profession and increasing harassment, she man-aged to leave the country in 1941 at the last minute. In NewYork, she became an established pianist and piano teacher andbecame the friend and muse of John Cage whose ‘Etudes Aus-trales’ she performed throughout the world. Moritz von Bredowtells the story of Grete Sultan’s long life between trauma andsuccess: a German-Jewish fate and a mirror of 20th-centurymusic and contemporary history.

Moritz von Bredow works as a paediatrician and writer inHamburg. This impressive documentation of the life of an ex-ceptional artist is based on his personal encounter with GreteSultan and many years of research.


Target group: music and piano lovers, lovers of new music, readers of biographies, all those interested in cultural and contemporary history

Stefan SchmidlJules MassenetSein Leben, sein Werk, seine Zeit

176 pages – softcover12,0 x 19,0 cm€ 12.99ISBN 978-3-254-08310-4 · SEM 8310

His ‘Méditation’ has almost become a ‘hit’, his operas‘Manon’ and ‘Werther’ are part of the repertoire of allmajor opera houses – and yet, the composer JulesMassenet (1842–1912) has remained rather unknown upto now. But this is going to change now: On the occasionof the 100th anniversary of Massenet’s death, StefanSchmidl presents the first biography of this grand seigneurof the French opera in the German language. He showsthat Massenet’s compositions were a lot more complexthan ‘Manon’ and ‘Werther’ suggest – and presents a newview of the music history of the 19th and early 20th cen-turies.

Stefan Schmidl is a research fellow at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Apart from teaching and lecturingactivities, he has published papers on topics in musicology,cultural science and media science.


Target group: Massenet fans, opera aficionados, music lovers, musicians, students, readers of biographies

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BreitkopfWiesbaden · Leipzig · Paris

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Thomas KrämerKontrapunkt

486 pages – paperback17,0 x 24,0 cm€ 38.00ISBN 978-3-7651-0315-5 · BV 315

No matter where those eager for knowledge are, whether at theuniversity or on a park bench, this book presents this seeminglycomplicated subject everywhere in a well-founded way. Afterhis authoritative books on harmony and analysis, ThomasKrämer’s ‘Kontrapunkt’ has been eagerly awaited. Now avail-able, the great textbook is worded in an easily comprehensibleway, contains more than 800 music examples, goes far beyondthe four-part structure for the first time and also provides thethree valuable excursus ‘Grundsätze der Textierung’ [Principlesof Texture], ‘Generalbass und Kontrapunkt’ [Basso continuoand Counterpoint] as well as ‘Harmonielehre und Kontrapunkt’[Harmony and Counterpoint] which virtually revolve around thecore issue. Due to its comprehensive appendix with solutions,the book is especially suited for self-study.


Thomas KrämerLehrbuch der harmonischen Analyse

2nd revised edition 2012144 pages – paperback17,0 x 24,0 cm€ 15.50ISBN 978-3-7651-0305-6 · BV 305

From the thoroughbass era to late romanticism: Krämer’smethod promotes the understanding of harmonic contexts andillustrates the transformation of the tonal language on the basisof numerous examples from music literature. Following the suc-cessful ‘Harmonielehre im Selbststudium’, the author presents anumber of analysis exercises and suggests solutions in the ap-pendix. The book is thus ideal for both the classroom and pri-vate study.


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BreitkopfWiesbaden · Leipzig · Paris

Michael DartschMensch, Musik und BildungGrundlagen einer Didaktik der Musikalischen Früherziehung


Orientation Aid for Music Instructors: Michael Dartsch offers anumber of stunning perspectives on the theme of early musicaltraining and, above all, on the concept of music education.Under the premise of education as a goal-concept, the authorbegins by sketching a general introduction to pedagogy. Then hefocuses on the significance of music for human beings beforedefining the contents, methods and goals of instruction. After ‘Handbuch Üben,’ ed. by Ulrich Mahlert, and ChristophWagner’s ‘Hand und Instrument’, ‘Mensch, Musik und Bildung’is a further basic music-pedagogical volume published by Bre-itkopf & Härtel.


Andreas DoerneUmfassend MusizierenGrundlagen einer Integralen Instrumentalpädagogik


‘Umfassend Musizieren’ is not an in-depth essay that aims togive a comprehensive treatment of this vast topic. Instead, An-dreas Doerne depicts the various dimensions of music-makingin order to sketch the rudiments of an integral instrumentaltraining. He departs from the conviction that music-making af-fects all levels of human life and should incorporate them whenimparted to others. The goal is a comprehensive, varied trainingon the instrument, which gives rise to an intensive experienceand existential relationship between man and music. ‘Umfassend Musizieren’ sees itself along with Michael Dartsch’s‘Mensch, Musik und Bildung’ as a sequel to the publisher’sbasic music-pedagogical writings, the first volumes of which –‘Handbuch Üben’ ed. by Ulrich Mahler and Christoph Wagner’s‘Hand und Instrument’ – were published a few years ago.


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Vesselina Kasarova‘Ich singe mit Leib und Seele’Über die Kunst, Sängerin zu seinGespräche mit Marianne Zelger-Vogt

240 pages – hardcover with dust jacket45 colour and b&w illustrations13,5 x 21,5 cm€ 24.95ISBN 978-3-89487-901-3

Vesselina Kasarova ranks among the most important and mostversatile singers of the present time. Her international career is owednot only to her once-in-a-century voice but also to her charismaticpersonality. Although accustomed to success, the mezzo-sopranohas always critically reflected on the profession of singer. She isan artist who not only has something to tell but also has somethingto say. Numerous much-noticed interviews and TV portraits testifyto that. The present, richly illustrated book contains the sum of herexperiences: In ten chapters, Vesselina Kasarova takes a look atthe different aspects of a singer’s profession such as training,voice category, physical and mental requirements, dealing withcolleagues and v, living a public life, crises and artistic fulfilment.A detailed biography written by Marianne Zelger-Vogt portraysVesselina Kasarova’s career with its most important stages.Born in Bulgaria, Vesselina Kasarova was first trained as a con-cert pianist. After completing her vocal studies in Sofia in 1989,she was engaged by the Zurich Opera. After two years in the en-semble of the Vienna State Opera, she began maintaining a busyschedule of international guest performances in 1993. With theZurich Opera as her principal opera house, she has built a com-prehensive repertoire over the years, covering works from theBaroque era via Mozart and the bel canto composers to Verdiand Wagner, which can be listened to in numerous recordings.

- Unadorned insights into the daily routine ofa celebrated opera singer

- A reader for opera fans as well as a guide for young colleagues

‘When she sings, it breaks your heart’ ARTE


Markus ThielEdita Gruberova – ‘Der Gesang istmein Geschenk’Biography

256 pages – hardcover with dust jacketca. 50 b&w illustrations13,5 x 21,5 cm € 24.90ISBN 978-3-89487-693-7 · Publication date: June 2012

A rich tapestry of attributes have built up around the coloraturasoprano Edita Gruberova: ‘queen of bel canto’, ‘Slovakiannightingale’ or even ‘the one and only’. Adored for her stupen-dous technique, her unique voice and her great dramatic abilityby critics and fans alike, she has been on stage for almost 45years. Her performances in Mozart works and bel canto rolesare legendary and style-forming, her interpretations of theQueen of the Night, Lucia di Lammermoor or Zerbinetta un -rivalled. Edita Gruberova is the only true ‘primadonna assoluta’of our time. An artist who has always remained true to herselfand to her voice, who has continuously and carefully developedher precious voice without submitting to the rules of the market.The music journalist Markus Thiel had accompanied the Grube-rova attentively for ten years, having numerous conversationswith her. His biography is the portrait of an exceptional artist,both refreshing and interesting to read.

Markus Thiel, born in Bad Tölz in 1965, is music editor of thenewspaper Münchner Merkur. In addition, he also works as awriter for the specialist magazine Opernwelt. His special interesthas always been the music theatre.

- The Queen of Bel Canto!- On stage at all major international opera houses for 45 years- Appears in Munich for her role debut in Bellini’s ‘La Straniera’


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John AxelrodMaking Beautiful Music Together ... Or Not!The Anthropology of the Orchestra

160 pages – hardcover with dust jacket84 b&w images13,50 x 21,5 cm€ 19.90ISBN 978-3-89487-732-3 · Publication date: August 2012

Why was Herbert von Karajan invited only once to conduct theCleveland Orchestra? Why do French orchestras go on strike morefrequently than others and why are Swiss musicians always soserious? And how can classical music play a major role in societyagain? These and other questions are answered in this book by theworld-renowned American conductor John Axelrod. In nine chap-ters, spiced with interesting observations and amusing anecdotes,he presents the most important international orchestras and theircharacteristics as well as the large variety of the orchestral land-scape. In addition, Axelrod addresses the history of the professionof conductor, the development of the baton and the change of therelationship between conductor and orchestra. He describes thetypical career of an orchestra musician, comments on the ‘cosmo -politanism’ of the composer and explains the importance oflanguage for the understanding of cultures.

John Axelrod has been working exclusively as a conductor since2000, after studying music with Leonard Bernstein among othersas well as after working as a talent scout for the record labelRCA/BMG and as director of the Robert Mondavi Winery inCalifornia. He has worked with about 150 international orches-tras, including numerous German-speaking ensembles. At pre-sent, he is the principal conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica diMilano ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ and musical director of the OrchestreNational des Pays de la Loire.

- An international conductor tells tales out of school- An entertaining and informative look behind the scenes of

an orchestra

‘John Axelrod is no ordinary conductor.’ Der Tagesspiegel


Gerd UeckerTraumberuf OpernsängerVon der Ausbildung zum Engagement

160 pages – soft bound50 b&w images13,5 x 21,5 cm € 16.90ISBN 978-3-89487-675-3

Many young people who like to sing feel the urge to professio-nalize their skills. In this context, the opera is still regarded as afascinating professional environment which has brought forthreal ‘pop stars’ like Anna Netrebko or Jonas Kaufmann. But it isnot that easy to become an opera singer. And even if one hassuccessfully completed one’s studies at a music academy or withprivate singing teachers, there is no guarantee that the entry intothe profession will be successful or that the career will advanceas desired. In his practical guide, Gerd Uecker, who knows theinternational opera scene unlike anybody else and who workswith young opera singers throughout the world, explains in a clearand graphic way which stages a young singer has to pass through –starting with the personal requirements via training schemes,auditioning and first engagements through to the opera routines,treatment of the voice, crises and alternative professional paths.

Gerd Uecker is regarded as one of the most prominent operapractitioners worldwide and lecturer in opera interpretation. Hislast theatre employment being as director of the Saxonian StateOpera in Dresden (until 2010), he is now working mainly as alecturer at various German and foreign universities and at inter-national master classes.

- Everything a singer has to know- Comprehensive information for the career entry and the first

years on stage- Fascinating insights into the world of opera singing even for

interested amateurs


SCHOTT MUSIC GmbH & Co. KGWeihergarten 5 D-55116 Mainz · Germanyfax: +49 61 31 24 61 19www.schott-music.com

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ImprintSCHOTT MUSIC, MainzCompiled: February 2012Errors excepted.The prices are indicated in EURO and subject to change. They are valid in Germany only.

Prices may vary in other countries. Place of performance and of executionis Mainz (Federal Republic of Germany).Verkehrsnummer: 15765USt-IdNr. DE 149025549

ContactMonika SchnatzForeign Rights Managere-mail: [email protected]: +49 61 31 24 66 88www.schott-music.com

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