Richard Meyer

Another very clever and entertaining novelty piece from Richard Meyer. Kids will surely enjoy the programmatic train ride effects and learn valuable syncopated rhythm patterns at the same time. Left h...

Another very clever and entertaining novelty piece from Richard Meyer. Kids will surely enjoy the programmatic train ride effects and learn valuable syncopated rhythm patterns at the same time. Left h...

Students are challenged with numerous string crossings, large intervals and pizzicato passages that musically describe dancing grasshoppers. Grade 1, 3:00

This bluegrass 'fiddle' version of Rossini's famous overture will get your audiences' toes tappin' and your violinists' fingers flyin'. The entire violin section is featured in this fun, virtuosic-sou...

Millennium, recorded this year by Alfred for the first time, was first released in 1998. Winner of the 1998 N.S.O.A. composition contest, this contemporary-sounding overture is extremely powerful and...

Exciting, lyrical and highly dramatic, this bold new showcase for the mature school orchestra has it all. Richard Meyer has fashioned an overture that explores the various sounds of American music (in...

First performed in Rome in 1816, this overture is among Rossini's most-loved orchestral works. Your students will undoubtedly recognize the infectious main theme from its frequent use in commercials a...

The wonderful arrangement brings Bedrich Smetana's masterpiece to your young orchestra while preserving the sound and intent of the original. All string parts are playable in first position with alter...

Hailed by Tchaikovsky as 'a colossal masterpiece of instrumentation', Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Capriccio Espagnol' has delighted audiences since its premiere in 1887. The melodies used in the piece go back...

Before writing the piece, Mr. Meyer asked members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra to compose original themes of their own. Four of these themes were chosen, and then woven together by the com...

Since its premiere in 1874, Die Fledermaus (The Bat) has been one of the most beloved operettas ever written. Among Johann Strauss' most famous overtures, this delightful selection abounds with memora...

Enjoy this bright, cheery opera music and introduce the orchestra to Mozart. (2:45)

Treat your students to one of the most-loved symphonic movements ever written by a master of the classical style in this Richard Meyer arrangement of Symphony No.8, Mvt. 1, known as the 'Unfinished.'...

Flower Duet, as arranged by Richard Meyer, will give your full orchestra a chance to develop a legato and delicate playing style while paying special attention to proper blend and balance. A great "ch...

Millennium, recorded this year by Alfred for the first time, was first released in 1998. Winner of the 1998 N. S. O. A. composition contest, this contemporary-sounding overture is extremely powerful a...

Exciting, lyrical and highly dramatic, this bold new showcase for the mature school orchestra has it all. Richard Meyer has fashioned an overture that explores the various sounds of American music (in...

Before writing the piece, Mr. Meyer asked members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra to compose original themes of their own. Four of these themes were chosen, and then woven together by the com...

The myth of the minotaur - half-man, half-bull - has haunted generations since it was first told centuries ago. This colorful tone painting will give your advanced high school orchestra a real workout...

Truly a celebration in itself, Richard Meyer's NSOA Competition Winner (1989) is a winner. Contrasting style sections (Allegro con brio, Cantabile, etc.) and lively syncopated rhythms accent the festi...

Exciting, lyrical and highly dramatic, this bold new showcase for the mature school orchestra has it all. Richard Meyer has fashioned an overture that explores the various sounds of American music (in...

Before writing the piece, Mr. Meyer asked members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra to compose original themes of their own. Four of these themes were chosen, and then woven together by the com...

The myth of the minotaur - half-man, half-bull - has haunted generations since it was first told centuries ago. This colorful tone painting will give your advanced high school orchestra a real workout...

Truly a celebration in itself, Richard Meyer's NSOA Competition Winner (1989) is a winner. Contrasting style sections (Allegro con brio, Cantabile, etc.) and lively syncopated rhythms accent the festi...

Millennium, recorded this year by Alfred for the first time, was first released in 1998. Winner of the 1998 N. S. O. A. composition contest, this contemporary-sounding overture is extremely powerful a...