New Sheet Music Release: Mendelssohn’s “On Wings of Song” Transcribed for Alto Flute and Piano

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Nov. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), having made significant contributions as a poet, essayist, journalist, and critic, is considered one of the great German writers of the 19^th century.  Many of his romantic poems were chosen as the text for Lieder by such eminent composers as Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms.  The Heine poem Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, which translates into English as On Wings of Song, was set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) and published as the second of six songs for voice and piano that constitute his Opus 34.

Auf Flügeln des Gesanges became one of Mendelssohn’s most famous art songs, and remains popular to this day.  Arrangements and transcriptions of the music have been created for small orchestra, flute and guitar, flute and piano, violin and piano, two violins, cello and piano, treble choir, and piano solo, among others.  With its charming, simple melody and narrow pitch range, On Wings of Song is highly accessible and understandably a favorite of vocal and instrumental soloists of all levels.  The Noteworthy Sheet Music transcription is in the key of G, and the song comes across as especially lovely and mellow when played on alto flute.

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Noteworthy Sheet Music, LLC (NSM) is an online sheet music publishing enterprise with a catalog of >130 editions, most of which are unavailable from other sources.  NSM specializes in, but is not limited to, sheet music for flute and alto flute.  They offer original contemporary works by distinguished American composers, facsimile editions of rare historical scores, and unique transcriptions of pieces from the classical repertoire.  Selected NSM publications are offered as professionally-printed hard copies, and all of NSM’s catalog listings are available as convenient pdf downloads from the NSM website.  Visit www.NoteworthySheetMusic.com for additional information about the new release mentioned above and other NSM editions.  New sheet music selections are uploaded often, along with preview pages, contemporary composer biographies, useful links, reviews and articles.