Alfred Reed

The most well-known of the Elgar's six marches, March No. 1 in D, was completed in July 1901. Its central melody hails from before these dates, and as Elgar told a friend, 'I've got a tune that will k...

This music was commissioned as the opening and closing theme for MBS Television in Japan, and recorded for this purpose by the Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band on February 19, 2001, under the composer's...

This music was commissioned as the opening and closing theme for MBS Television in Japan, and recorded for this purpose by the Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band on February 19, 2001, under the composer's...

Dance of the Hours is the centerpiece of one of the most popular ballet scenes in the opera repertoire. It has been used since as a parody in popular music and as a cartoon ballet in the Walt Disney p...

While the original piano version of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION remained unpublished at the time of Mussorgsky's death, the work was orchestrated by his friend Rimsky-Korsakov and published in 1886, alt...

Mussorgky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" has long held a place of interest in the collective minds of bandsmen. This fine transcription allows today's mature concert bands to perform the Baba Yaga and...

Mussorgky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" has long held a place of interest in the collective minds of bandsmen. This fine transcription allows today's mature concert bands to perform the Baba Yaga and...

Subtitled "A Sylvan Serenade for Winds After Shakespeare's 'As You Like It,'" Rosalind in the Forest of Arden was dedicated to William H. Sylvester and the Eastern Wind Symphony.

Uniting the traditional Woodwind and Brass Quintets into a ten-player performing group, the Alfred Reed has treated the various combinations possible with this instrumentation in various ways: sometim...

This concert suite includes five movements, each characterizing musically the mood or feeling generated from William Shakespeare's OTHELLO and prefaced by a quote from the text itself. Resulting from...

This march may be used both for concert programs or as a processional march, with optional cuts and repeated sections. This new arrangement for flexible instrumentation is written to be playable by an...

Part of the CARIBBEAN SUITE, "Havana Moon" was written in 1955 by Alfred Reed (1921-2005) during the rising popularity of the clarinet choir as an ensemble among music educators around the United Stat...

Part of the CARIBBEAN SUITE, "Havana Moon" was written in 1955 by Alfred Reed (1921-2005) during the rising popularity of the clarinet choir as an ensemble among music educators around the United Stat...

This original work for horn quartet was written in 1997 and bears the dedication, 'for C.J.M., with fond affection.' Movement titles: 1. Intrada Royale, 2. Sarabande, 3. Minuet, 4. Corni di Caccia.

This most beautiful orchestration by Alfred Reed is now available with a full score and parts. The haunting, sonorous, transcendent charm of this beloved melody makes it an appropriate addition to any...

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) wrote the secular 'Hunting Cantata' (Jagdkantate) in 1713 for the occasion of Duke Christian von Sachsen-Weisenfels birthday. Sachsen-Weisenfels, a passionate hunter. The full ti...

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) wrote the secular 'Hunting Cantata' (Jagdkantate) in 1713 for the occasion of Duke Christian von Sachsen-Weisenfels birthday. Sachsen-Weisenfels, a passionate hunter. The full ti...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was written for a chamber ensemble of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. In 1981, at the suggestion of Lucas Drew, then preside...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was written for a chamber ensemble of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. In 1981, at the suggestion of Lucas Drew, then preside...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

This arrangement from the pen of Alfred Reed is a welcome addition to any school or community orchestra's repertoire. This setting is strong, straightforward and makes an ideal opener or closer for an...

This arrangement from the pen of Alfred Reed is a welcome addition to any school or community orchestra's repertoire. This setting is strong, straightforward and makes an ideal opener or closer for an...