Sheet Music for Orchestra

In 1879, Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) was commissioned by Simrock, his publisher, to write a violin concerto. He dedicated his CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN in A Minor, Op. 53/B. 108, to Joseph Joachim, who had p...

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) composed his Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B. 191 in 1894. It was the last solo concerto that the composer wrote, and it was the final work that he wrote during his...

In 1892 Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) embarked on a "farewell" tour of Bohemian and Moravian cities prior to departing for the United States, and he chose his friends, violinist Ferdinand Lachner and cel...

Hungarian violinist, composer, and music teacher Jenö Hubay (1858-1937) wrote a total of fourteen SCENES DE LA CZARDA (also SCÈNES DE LA CSÁRDA) over a forty-year period between 1879 and 1920. Intende...

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) wrote his SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE (also sometimes called his VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 2 as it is more a violin concerto than symphony), for the famed violinist Pablo Sarate in 1874. Th...

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) wrote Concerto for Cello in D minor a few years after the popular Symphonie espagnole in 1876 for Belgian cellist Adolphe Fischer. The following year, Fischer was the soloist...

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) started work on his CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA No. 2 in A major, S. 125, in 1839 and 1840. Putting it through a series of revisions, he dedicated the concerto to his stud...

The idea for TOTENTANZ, S. 126 (Dance of the Dead) was conceived by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in 1838. Two versions were to follow, the first completed in 1853, and the second version finished in 1864....

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote Capriccio Brillant, Op. 22 during his second vist to England. This charming example of Mendelssohn's writing for piano has two movements: an Andante with a gentle,...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote his Violin Concerto in E minor over a six-year period from 1838 to 1844 for his childhood friend, the violinist Ferdinand David, who contributed the cadenza in the...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote his Violin Concerto in E minor over a six-year period from 1838 to 1844 for his childhood friend, the violinist Ferdinand David, who contributed the cadenza in the...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote music for William Shakespeare's play A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on two separate occasions. He first wrote the concert overture in E Major, Op. 21 in 1826 at the age...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote music for William Shakespeare's play A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on two separate occasions. He first wrote the concert overture in E Major, Op. 21 in 1826 at the age...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote music for William Shakespeare's play A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on two separate occasions. He first wrote the concert overture in E Major, Op. 21 in 1826 at the age...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) first wrote his CONCERTO FOR THREE PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA in F, No. 7, K. 242 in February of 1776. While it was originally composed for three solo pianos, Mozart reco...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) first wrote his CONCERTO FOR THREE PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA in F, No. 7, K. 242 in February of 1776. While it was originally composed for three solo pianos, Mozart reco...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) first wrote his CONCERTO FOR THREE PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA in F, No. 7, K. 242 in February of 1776. While it was originally composed for three solo pianos, Mozart reco...

In 1775, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote his five violin concertos for Gaetano Brunetti, a violinist in the Salzburg court where he served as Konzertmeister. In a letter to his father, he re...

Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 (320d) was written by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) in 1779 while he was on a tour of Europe that included Mannheim and Paris. A sort of hybrid between a symphony and a concerto...

Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 (320d) was written by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) in 1779 while he was on a tour of Europe that included Mannheim and Paris. A sort of hybrid between a symphony and a concerto...

In 1778, while in Paris, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote to his father that he had written a Sinfonia Concertante for soli flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon with orchestra accompaniment, but th...

In 1778, while in Paris, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote to his father that he had written a Sinfonia Concertante for soli flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon with orchestra accompaniment, but th...

In 1778, while in Paris, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote to his father that he had written a Sinfonia Concertante for soli flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon with orchestra accompaniment, but th...

In 1778, while in Paris, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote to his father that he had written a Sinfonia Concertante for soli flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon with orchestra accompaniment, but th...

The BASSOON CONCERTO IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K. 191/186E, was composed in June 1774 by eighteen-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). It is widely believed to be the result of a commission by Thaddae...