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This arrangement by William Ryden is close to Brahms' original Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 & 6 The Kalmus edition has been re-edited, with a few of the most difficult parts adjusted for practicality....

This delightfully eerie piece is now available in a slightly abridged version suitable for better orchestras. A much better choice than using the original edition.

This delightfully eerie piece is now available in a slightly abridged version suitable for better orchestras. A much better choice than using the original edition.

If the name of this one isn't familiar to you, just think dancing hippos from "Fantasia." Everyone will recognize this delightful piece, and it's wonderfully fun to play. From Ponchielli's ballet "La...

If the name of this one isn't familiar to you, just think dancing hippos from "Fantasia." Everyone will recognize this delightful piece, and it's wonderfully fun to play. From Ponchielli's ballet "La...

This orchestration, which is completely original, is primarily based on the autograph manuscript. In accordance with the purpose of the ConcertMasters orchestra series, the orchestra size has been kep...

From Smetana's famous Bohemian opera, "The Bartered Bride," this familiar movement is an audience favorite with its lively rhythms and characteristic melodies. It's edited from the original and has so...

From Smetana's famous Bohemian opera, "The Bartered Bride," this familiar movement is an audience favorite with its lively rhythms and characteristic melodies. It's edited from the original and has so...

This is one of the most dramatic works in the symphonic repertoire! Whether you have seen Fantasia or not, one listen and this music strikes you as frightening and powerful! As true to the original as...

This is one of the most dramatic works in the symphonic repertoire! Whether you have seen Fantasia or not, one listen and this music strikes you as frightening and powerful! As true to the original as...

Swan Lake is probably one of the most famous ballets of all time, and this waltz is one of the most recognizable tunes in classical music! William Ryden's careful arrangement ensures that your orchest...

The Ride of the Valkyries refers to the beginning of act 3 of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas constituting Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. As a separate piece, the "Ride" is often...

Written in 1874, the orchestral tone poem Danse Macabre Op. 40 by Camille Saint -Saëns (1835-1921) premiered in January of 1875 and was not well received by the audience. 21st century scholar Roger Ni...

Brahms composed this work during the summer of 1880 as a tribute to the University of Breslau for conferring on him an honorary doctorate of philosophy. Known for his love of irony, Brahms based this...

In October of 1898, Edward Elgar returned home after a long day of teaching, ate dinner, then sat down at the piano to doodle on the keys. Elgar described what followed: "In a little while, sooth...

While his Symphony No. 9 is better known, Antonín Dvorák's (1841-1904) Symphony No. 7 is argued by many to be his best symphonic work. Inspired in part by his friend Johannes Brahms' new Symphony No....

Originally written as a suite for solo piano, Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) later orchestrated four movements from Le Tombeau de Couperin in 1919 (Prélude, Forlane, Menuet, and Rigaudon). This orchestral...

Popularly known as the "New World Symphony," Antonín Dvorák's (1841-1904) Symphony No. 9 in E minor was composed in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. A m...