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Sheet Music Guides
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Ravel 150th Anniversary
18th Mar 2025by Ellena Spirrett
2025 is Ravel's 150th anniversary year. To celebrate we explore Breitkopf & Härtel’s catalogue of Ravel's works including Boléro, L'heure Espagnole, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and more.
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
28th Feb 2025by Ellena Spirrett
This year marks the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's birth. To celebrate, Carus Verlag have published a new edition of Palestrina's notable work, 'Missa Papae Marcelli'. Find out more.
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Arnold Schoenberg at 150
13th Sep 2024by Ellena Spirrett
On this day, one hundred and fifty years ago, Austrian-born composer Arnold Schoenberg was born. Discover more about the composer and some of his most celebrated works here.
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Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Bruckner
4th Sep 2024by Ellena Spirrett
On this day, two hundred years ago, Austrian composer and organist Anton Bruckner was born. Discover more about the composer and some of his most celebrated works here.
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100th Anniversary of the Death of Ferruccio Busoni
27th Jul 2024by Ellena Spirrett
Commemorating the life of Ferruccio Busoni in his anniversary year, in collaboration with Breitkopf & Härtel. Find out more.
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Charles Villiers Stanford Centenary Anniversary
29th Mar 2024by Ellena Spirrett
Charles Villiers Stanford, one of the great choral composers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, died in March 1924. A number of publishers are marking the centenary of his death with new editions of his works. Find out more.
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Carus Anniversary Publications
16th Jan 2024by Ellena Spirrett
This year marks the anniversary of three noteworthy choral composers, Puccini, Gabriel Fauré, and Anton Bruckner.
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The Coronation of Their Majesties
18th Dec 2023by Ellena Spirrett
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was watched by millions around the world, and was not just a state event of immense historical significance, it was also a major musical landmark. This official publication includes the form and order of the service as well as vocal scores of all the works performed in the Coronation service.
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Celebrating 100 Years of Oxford University Press Music
24th Nov 2023by Ellena Spirrett
One hundred years ago, Oxford University Press published their first pieces of music. To celebrate, they have published a series of Centenary publications.
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100 Years of Disney
23rd Oct 2023by Ellena Spirrett
2023 marks Disney's 100th anniversary. Growing from Mickey Mouse short animated movies into one of the largest entertainment companies in the world, they have provided some of the most memorable, iconic, and catchy songs of the century.
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Celebrating 100 Years of Bärenreiter
12th Jul 2023by Ellena Spirrett
Bärenreiter is celebrating its 100th birthday! For the duration of the anniversary year Bärenreiter have presented us with nineteen jubilee editions.
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Sheet Music to Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III
6th May 2023by Ellena Spirrett
Browse our selection of sheet music to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Find out more here.
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Rachmaninoff 150
1st Apr 2023by Ellena Spirrett
April 1st 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff. To celebrate we compiled a selection of some of our favourite Rachmaninoff sheet music publications. Find out more.
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Breitkopf & Härtel Celebrates Joachim Raff's 200th Anniversary
11th Jan 2022by Ellena Spirrett
To celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Joachim Raff's birth, Breitkopf & Härtel will be publishing Anniversary Urtext Editions throughout the year in collaboration with the Joachim Raff Society. Find out more here.
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The Year of the Organ
27th May 2021by Ellena Spirrett
Each year in Germany a new instrument is selected as the instrument of the year. This year is the year of the Organ, and in conjunction with this celebration we have compiled a collection of some of the most recent and bestselling organ publications.
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Celebrating Astor Piazzolla's 100th Anniversary
11th Mar 2021by Ellena Spirrett
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Astor Piazzolla's birth. A composer whose works revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed Nuevo Tango, incorporating elements from both jazz and classical music. Find out more here.
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Beethoven 250th Anniversary
10th Nov 2020by Ellena Spirrett
This year marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Browse some of our favourite selections here.
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Celebrating 250 Years of Schott Music
11th Aug 2020by Ellena Spirrett
In 2020, 250 years after it was founded, Schott Music remains one of the leading publishers of classical and contemporary music. Find out more about Schott’s history here.
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Bärenreiter Beethoven 2020 - Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
7th May 2019by Ellena Spirrett
To celebrate the upcoming 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven next year, Bärenreiter have published a new hardback full score and facsimile edition of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Find out more about these new releases and Bärenreiter's Beethoven publications here.
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Breitkopf & Härtel 300th Anniversary Celebration
9th Apr 2019by Ellena Spirrett
This year marks the 300th anniversary of the oldest music publisher in the world, Breitkopf & Härtel. Find out more about the company and their new publications here.