Chamber Music

Of the numerous forms of collective music-making, one of the most rewarding is chamber music.

Its value is derived not only from the more complex musical texture, but from the challenge and pleasure of making music together. Moreover, it has benefits in terms of socialized thinking because it requires players to accept each other musically and cooperate to produce music.

As such, chamber music has gained a significant role in music education and this has been recognized by most music schools in the world. Music publishers, including Editio Musica Budapest, have also produced a wide range of scores.

Hungarian musicians have won recognition among countries with long-established musical cultures because of the high quality of Hungarian music education. Music teachers have produced excellent tutors and collections of character pieces, and at the same time they have paid attention to chamber music playing as well.

The series presented here have proved their value over the years in terms of both quality and popularity. This experience gives us the courage to recommend them wholeheartedly and enthusiastically not only to teachers and students but to amateur musicians as well.

The Microcosm of String Ensemble Music

Mikrokosmos is perhaps the 20th century's most influential set of piano pieces and one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition. In addition, they include character pieces and even pieces with programmatic ideas.

''The Microcosm of String Ensemble Music'' by András Soós provides 148 transcriptions from this series for making music for various string ensembles and graded in four volumes according to level of difficulty. Volumes 1 to 3 also include one copy of each part in addition to the full score. For performances with orchestra, further printed parts can be ordered individually.

The parts are also available online at www.digikotta.hu, where they can be viewed and downloaded for free as A4 PDF files using the individual code printed in the volumes.

Recordings are available at our YouTube channel.

String Orchestra, Three violins and violoncello

$49.95
Mikrokosmos is perhaps the 20th century's most influential set of piano pieces and one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order…

String Orchestra, Three violins and violoncello, String Quartet

$49.95
Mikrokosmos is perhaps the 20th century's most influential set of piano pieces and one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order…

String Orchestra, String Quartet, String Quintet

$59.95
Mikrokosmos is perhaps the 20th century's most influential set of piano pieces and one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order…

String Orchestra

$59.95
Mikrokosmos is perhaps the 20th century's most influential set of piano pieces and one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order…
Treasury for String Ensembles

Treasury for String Ensembles provides carefully selected original compositions and arrangements from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, compiled in volumes according to level of difficulty, from beginner’s level to professional.

Elementary (all in first position): typically for three violins and cello or children’s string orchestra.

Intermediate: typically for three violins and cello or string quartet or youth string orchestra.

Advanced: typically for string quartet or string quintet (with double bass) or string orchestra.

Some volumes include works that can only be performed with an orchestra. In each case, this is indicated on the title page or in the contents.

The volumes are published in both printed and digital form. The printed edition contains the score and one copy of each part. Further copies can be ordered for the purposes of orchestral performance. The digital edition can be viewed via www.digikotta.hu, and the parts can also be downloaded as A4-sized PDF files. The digital edition comes free with the printed edition, using the unique code provided.

String Orchestra, String Quartet, String Ensemble

$29.95
Roughly half of this selection of transcriptions of Baroque vocal and instrumental works consists of well-known pieces by the greatest composers of the period (Purcell: Dido and Aeneas,…

String Orchestra, String Ensemble, String Quartet

$49.95
This volume contains little pieces and dance movements by Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, J. Chr. Bach, Vanhal, Hummel, Gebauer, P. Schulz and Diabelli, together with three easy transcriptions for…

String Orchestra, String Quartet, String Ensemble

$49.95
Leó Weiner (1885-1960) was recognized both as a composer and a teacher of chamber music. World-famous Hungarian musicians and string quartets pointed to him as their legendary maestro. His…

String Orchestra, String Ensemble, String Quartet

$49.95
This volume, previously available in the Leggiero series, is now, in a new guise, part of the series Treasury for String Ensembles.

Treasury for String Ensembles provides…

String Orchestra, String Quartet, String Ensemble

$44.95
The varied contents of this volume enable young orchestral players to become acquainted with compositions written by Mozart in his childhood and youth: the earliest of the pieces, a contredanse…

String Orchestra, String Quartet, String Ensemble

$49.95
This volume, previously available in the Leggiero series, is now, in a new guise, part of the series Treasury for String Ensembles.

Treasury for String Ensembles provides…

Chamber Music Method for Strings

The volumes which make up "Chamber Music Method for Strings" gradually introduce string instrument pupils to various styles of chamber music from over the past four centuries.
Chamber Music for Strings and Piano
$60.00
Chamber Music for Strings and Piano
$60.00
Chamber Music for Strings and Piano
$60.00
Chamber Music for Strings and Piano
$60.00

Music for beginners

The "Music for Beginners" series offers varied and high-quality performance repertoire from across the past few centuries up to contemporary music. These pieces were compiled with music schools in mind for use during the first 3–4 years of instrumental study.
Piano Duet
$21.95
Violins
$21.95
String Duo, Violin, Viola
$19.95
Viola and piano
$24.95
Violoncellos
$21.95
Violoncellos
$24.95
Guitars
$19.95
Two or More Recorders
$19.95
Recorder, Two or More Recorders, Recorder (alto)
$19.95
Recorders and piano
Flutes
$24.95
Flutes
$28.45
Oboes
$15.95
More Clarinets
$19.95
More Clarinets, Wind Quartet, Mixed Chamber Quartet
$29.95
More Clarinets, Mixed Chamber Quartet, Wind Quartet
$34.95
Duos for Wind Instruments
$55.95
Saxophone and piano
$39.95
Saxophone (more)
$24.95
Trumpets
$24.95
Duos for Wind Instruments, Brass Duo, Mixed Chamber Duo
$29.95
Flute, Clarinet, Wind Trio
$39.95
Percussion
$19.95
Mixed Chamber Trio, Mixed Chamber Quartet
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Trio, Wind Trio, String Trio
$29.95
String Quartet
$34.95
String Trio
$39.95
Piano Trio (piano, violin, violoncello)
$24.95
String Trio
$34.95

Ad libitum

The main draw of the "Ad libitum" series, per its title, is that it’s full of a variety of pieces which can be performed using flexible instrumentations so that string, woodwind, and percussion instrumentalists can freely enjoy collective music making together.
Mixed Chamber Duo, String Duo, Duos for Wind Instruments, Violins
$29.95
Flexible ensemble, Mixed Chamber Trio, String Trio, Wind Trio
$29.95
Flexible ensemble, Mixed Chamber Quartet, String Quartet, Wind Quartet
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Duo, String Duo, Duos for Wind Instruments
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Trio, String Trio, Wind Trio
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Quartet, String Quartet, Wind Quartet
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Duo, String Duo, Duos for Wind Instruments
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Trio, String Trio, Wind Trio
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Quartet, String Quartet, Wind Quartet
$29.95
Chamber Music with Voice, Chamber Music for Mixed Ensemble
$29.95
Chamber Ensemble, Chamber Music for Mixed Ensemble, Mixed Chamber Duo, Mixed Chamber Trio, Mixed Chamber Quartet
$29.95

Musica da camera

"Musica da camera" is a series which was compiled with music schools in mind. Many of the works contained in it are transcriptions which have been adapted to the technical conditions and character of a given instrument. However, even the easiest pieces demonstrate a great deal of musical value. The series features twelve volumes containing trios and quartets for various instrumentations. Among these, five volumes are designed for groups consisting of one type of instrument (i.e., arrangements for 3 or 4 flutes, 3 violins, 3 guitars, and 3 or 4 French horns respectively).
Flutes
$28.45
Flutes
$24.45
Guitars
$15.95
Chamber Music for Percussion Instruments
$15.95
Brass Trio
$26.95
Violins
$25.95
Brass Quartet
$26.95
Piano Trio (piano, violin, violoncello)
$25.95
String Trio
$29.95
Wind Quartet
$25.95
Mixed Chamber Trio
$24.45

Chamber Music for Violoncellos

The wide range of the cello allows for the possibility of three or four cellos to play in different positions in order to create the sounds necessary for a fully-voiced chamber ensemble. This practice of transcribing works for multiple cellos began to gain popularity in the 19th century, and renowned pedagogue/composer Árpád Pejtsik has continued the tradition in this series.

Further albums for chamber ensembles

Two or More Recorders
$29.95
Melody Instrument and Basso Continuo, Violin and Piano, More Violins and piano, Recorder and piano, Flute and Piano, Oboe and Piano
$29.95
Two melody instruments and continuo
$29.95
Mixed Chamber Duo
$19.95
Chamber Music for Woodwind Ensemble
$21.95
Violins
$21.95
Chamber Music for Strings and Piano
$18.45
Mixed Chamber Duo
$16.45
Mixed Chamber Quartet
$17.45
Brass Quintet
$11.95
Brass Quintet
$15.95
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