Sheet Music for Orchestra

Prolific and influential, many call William Grant Still the 'Dean of African American composers' and it's not hard to see why. The first African-American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra...

Commissioned by flutist John Solum and written in 1967, Aulos was premiered in 1971 by the Indiana University Chamber Orchestra, with John Solum acting as the soloist and Wolfgang Vaccano conducting....

Originally written for violin and piano, William Grant Still's "Suite for Violin and Orchestra" was inspired by significant artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Each of the three movements depict three...

William Grant Still’s PAGES FROM NEGRO HISTORY is set in three movements: Africa, Slavery, and Emancipation, and contains text by pianist and writer Verna Arvey, Still’s wife. Still employs his tradem...

The Easter oratorio BWV 249 was first performed on Easter Sunday 1725 with the text "Come, make haste and run". In the counting of the new BWV, this is already BWV 249.3, following two congratulatory...

One of the most famous ballets by Tschaikowsky is given special treatment by veteran orchestra arranger Merle Isaac. Two lovely melodies are

The music of Grieg is expressed very well in this two-part suite for full orchestra. The melodies are familiar, and Merle Isaac's fine arrangement is an excellent choice for either concert or contest...

One of the most exciting of Verdi's works, this ballet scene is a favorite of opera lovers the world over. As arranged by America's premier orchestra arranger, this selection will sparkle on any progr...

Another in the series of adaptations of the masters by Merle Isaac, himself a master of orchestration for young players. This memorable music is known by concertgoers the world over and is a welcome a...

In this small three-movement symphony written by Mozart at the age of ten, the rondo form is used for the first time in the finale. Like the 'Lambacher Sinfonie' in G major, this work can also be play...

Mozart wrote this symphony in 1768 at the age of 12 dedicating it to the Benedictine monastery of Lambach. The structure of this score follows the rediscovered parts - the autograph has disappeared.

The important teacher of composition and church composer wrote this effective Neo-classical work as a tribute to the Renaissance composer Ludwig Senfl.

Franz Anton Rössler-Rosetti wurde 1746 im mährischen Mimoň-Niemes geboren. Er wirkte zunächst im Orchester des Herzogs Oettingen-Wallerstein als Kontrabassist, später als Kapellmeister. 1781 lernte er...

The rediscovery of this concerto by the Bohemian composer is certainly a surprise for the violists particularly since there is only very little original literature from the classical epoch. As violist...

The rediscovery of this concerto by the Bohemian composer is certainly a surprise for the violists particularly since there is only very little original literature from the classical epoch. As violist...

Stimmensatz - Flöte I, Flöte II/Alt-Blockflöte, Sopran-Blockflöte ad lib., 3 Schlagzeuge, Violine solo ad lib., 4 Violinen I/II, 2 Violoncelli, 2 Kontrabässe, Sopran-Glockenspiel, Alt-Glockenspiel [2....

Stimmensatz - Flöte I/Oboe, Flöte II/Oboe, Horn I, Horn II, 4 Violinen I, 4 Violinen II, 2 Violinen III (Viola), 2 Violen, 4 Violoncelli/Kontrabässe

Streicher-Ergänzungssatz - 2 Violinen I, 2 Violinen II, Violine III (Viola), Viola, 2 Violoncelli/Kontrabässe