Keysworth Press

About Keysworth Press…

Established in 1998 we aim to bring enjoyable music to performers of all standards and to produce scores which are pleasing to the eye as well as being practical playing editions. Keysworth Press is a partnership between Rosemary Fraser who is a violinist and an experienced teacher and Michael Moorsom who is a cellist and conductor.

Publications

  • Bach: Bourrees for 2 cellos – CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
    Taken from the third suite for solo cello by J.S.Bach, Christopher Bunting has ingeniously fitted a second part to the original to create a marvellously entertaining duet for 2 cellos or…
  • Bach: Bourrees for 2 violas – CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
    …as above but for 2 violas
  • Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    Arranged for string quartet there is musical interest in all the parts…
  • Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
    A classic concerto which works beautifully for string quartet with just a little rearrangement…
  • Brahms: Intermezzo for violin & piano
    An arrangement by Rosemary Fraser of Brahms’s lyrical Intermezzo op.118 no.2
  • Kendell: Sonata for Strings
    Written in 1971 for The Schools Music Association this is a piece with 4 contrasting movements which is about 10 minutes long and is moderately easy to play and offers great musical rewards.
  • Mundy: O Mater Mundi
    This is a lovely piece in 5 parts from c.1578 which can be played on viols, modern strings, recorders, or it can be sung without words! Editor Jason Smart has researched the background to the piece very carefully and we have provided a score and parts in different clefs to suit strings ancient and modern or recorders.
  • Strauss/Moorsom: Polka Dice
    Not a newly discovered work but a new version of the Tritsch Tratsch Polka by Johann Strauss for solo cello. It takes some playing but is great fun and very entertaining for an audience! top

Music engraving and typesetting

When we are not busy producing our own titles for Keysworth Press or arrangements for the Keysworth Quartet we are happy to put the latest SCORE and SIBELIUS software to work for other composers, arrangers and publishers. For high quality music production contact us.