Sheet Music for Orchestra

Orchestra. 3.3.3.2(Cbn) / 4.3.3.1 / 3perc / hp / 14.12.10.10.8

From the very instant that a person is confronted by a symphony orchestra, due to its overwhelming structure and imposing size, as much from a physical standpoint given its theatrical setting, as from...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) wrote his overture King Lear (H 53), just after the abrupt dissolution of his engagement to Camille Moke. He had just arrived in Italy as the winner of the 1830 Prix de Rome...

This Critical Edition by Clinton Nieweg of Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) is a result of a collaboration among several major orchestras. This corrected edition succeeds in addressing the n...

When Karl Traugott Queisser, trombonist in the Gewandhaus Orchestra, asked Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to compose a trombone concerto for him, the composer declined due to time restraints. The task we...

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...

Tom Kennedy includes arrangements for full orchestra of the following patriotic songs: America (G; Henry Carey); America the Beautiful (C; Samuel A. Ward); Battle Hymn of the Republic (Bb; William Ste...

Including "Turkey in the Straw," "Chicken Reel" is among the two most well-known poultry-inspired folk tunes. Originally composed by Joseph M. (Michael) Daly in 1910, the novelty song turned folk song...

Richard Hayman (1920-2014) had a very successful career as chief music arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra, an association that lasted over 50 years, and also served as a pops conductor for various...

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975), ever-popular in the concert hall for his light orchestral pieces, found a great musical ally in the Boston Pops Orchestra under its director, Arthur Fiedler. Premiering man...

Maurice Ravel's (1875-1937) longest work at almost an hour, the complete one-act ballet Daphnis et Chloé was described by the composer as a "symphonie choregraphique" (choreographic symphony). Ravel b...

Walter S. Hartley (1927-2016), whose works for saxophone and low brass significantly expanded the repertoire available for those instruments, wrote the QUARTET CONCERTO for SATB saxophones in 1992 for...

Written between 1914 and 1917, Gustav Holst was initially inspired to compose THE PLANETS based on a conversation he had about astrology while on holiday in Spain with some friends in 1913. Intrigued...

The Three-Cornered Hat is a two-act ballet by Manuel de Falla that was commissioned by famed ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev and premiered in 1919. Incorporating Spanish dance rather than classical...

AMERICAN PATROL was originally written for piano by Tin Pan Alley composer Frank White Meacham in 1885. An arrangement for wind band was published in 1891. Glen Miller released a 78 single of the marc...

Instantly recognizable from the Warner Brothers film Casablanca, As Time Goes By has become one of the most beloved tunes of the film world. It is a true classic. Instrumentation: 3.1+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.3....

The Universal film Going My Way was released during the years of World War II. The predominant musical style was swing, particularly from large dance bands. This Mike Lewis arrangement captures the st...

This flute feature may be performed with one, two, or three flutes. This merry song speaks - and sings - for itself! Instrumentation: 3.2.2.2: 3Sax(AAT;opt): 4.3.3.0: Perc(1-2): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)...

A brilliant showpiece for four clarinets in the spirit of Bugler's Holiday. Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2.2.2: 3sax(AAT.opt.): 4.3.3.1: Perc(2): Pno(opt): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).

Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma) is a four-movement symphonic poem for orchestra completed in 1924 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. The piece, which depicts pine trees in four locations in Rome...