Repertoire & Opera Explorer
Ricardo Odriozola: Cannonball! The Music, Words and Images of Judge Smith
NEW BOOK: “Cannonball! The Music, Words and Images of Judge Smith” is the first book written about the work of Christopher Judge Smith, founder of the influential British band Van der Graaf Generator in 1967.
This is an essential book for those with a genuine interest in the many ramifications of the VdGG story.
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Johann André: Die Entführung aus dem Serail oder ‘Belmont und Constanze’, Singspiel in four acts (with German libretto/new print)
Johann André (1741-1799) made a significant contribution to the development of the German Singspiel and opera with his works, and the premiere of André’s Belmont and Constanze took place on 25 May 1781 at the Döbbelin Theater in Berlin.
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NEW OCTOBER 2024
Ballet / Voice & Instrument
String Orchestra
Chamber Music
Beyond the Waves
Beyond the Waves
Back to the Origins and Toward the Unknown …
Repertoire & Opera Explorer, Music publisher of rare music scores. Its underlying idea was born from the experience that too many great works of music are unknown, forgotten, underrated and unperformed. Moreover, most of this neglected music has been commercially unavailable for a long time.
The work of Repertoire Explorer extends far beyond the needs of collectors. The series aims to change the world of music one step at a time. For this reason, we also produce first editions of neglected masterworks, that should have been published long ago. These are always accompanied by the complete set of performance material.
Every score is introduced with a scholarly preface (English, German), most of which are available online for preview. All this is made possible by a worldwide network of dedicated musicians, musicologists, and music-loving amateurs contributing in many different ways to the success of the series.
Let us know if there is a work that you’ve been searching for in vain. If it is in the public domain, and if there is a score (and perhaps parts) in acceptable condition, we can usually publish it and make it available quite quickly. If it is still under copyright protection, you may be able to help us negotiate with the rightsholders. Some publishers such as Universal Edition in Vienna have agreed to collaborate with us on a broad basis. It is our hope that such examples will inspire others to join us in promoting great music that will otherwise never enter the repertoire.
Look through our catalogue and be inspired.
