Sheet Music for Symphonic Orchestra

orchestrated by Colin Matthws, this work was commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society and was written for full orchestra. Instrumentation: 2.afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4331 - perc(3): glsp/tgl/susp.cym...

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Bruyères (Prelude 14) was commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society in 2006 and first performed by the Hallé Orchestra and conducted by Mark Elder at the Bridgewater H...

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Instrumentation: 2.afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4030 - timp - perc(3): glsp/tubular bell(E)/tam-t - 2 harp - cel - strings

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society, this was written for full orchestra. Instrumentation: 2.afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4331 - timp - perc(2): glsp/xyl/susp.cym/cra...

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Instrumentation: 2(II=picc).afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4231 - timp - perc(2): tamb/siz.cymb/tgl/BD - 2 hp - cel - strings Orchestral parts available for hire from Faber Mu...

La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune (Prelude 18 ) by Claude Debussy, orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Instrumentation: 2(II=picc).afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4230 - timp - perc(2): glsp/crash.cym/tg...

Score to Claude Debussy's Des Pas Sur La Neige (Prelude 19) , orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Instrumentation: 2.afl.ca.ssax.2 - 4130 - perc(1): tam-t - 2 harp - strings

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Instrumentation: 2.afl.2.ca.2.asax.2.cbsn - 4331 - timp - perc(3): xyl/susp.cym/crash.cyms/tgl/tamb/SD/BD - harp - strings

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Instrumentation: 2(II=picc).afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4231 - timp - perc(1): tgl/BD - 2 harp - cel - strings

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society, this is arranged for full orchestra. Instrumentation: 2.afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4231 - timp - perc(2): susp.cym/cast/tamb/BD...

La Cathédrale Engloutie (Prelude 24) by Claude Debussy, orchestrated by Colin Matthews, Instrumentation: 2(both=picc).afl.2.ca.2.bcl.cbcl (ad lib).2.cbsn - 4331 - timp - perc(4): glsp/t.bells/2 pairs...

Postlude Monsieur Croche was composed as an afterword to Matthews's orchestrations of the Debussy Preludes, it was written as a gift for and a thank you to Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé, and is...

Britten's setting of Edith Sitwell's poem 'Praise We Great Men', was left unfinished at his death. It was being written for Mstislav Rostrpovich to include in his first season with the National Sympho...

Frank Bridge's evocative Dance Poem for orchestra (1913) is a crucial work in his output. As well as the arresting themes and vivid orchestral colours that typify this fascinating composer's early wor...

Vaughan Williams arrived in Paris in 12th December 1907 so that he could have lessons with Maurice Ravel. This is the first of his works to demonstrate the effects of these lessons which, as he wrote...

Machines and Dreams was commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra for the opening concert of their 1991 'Childhood' Festival, with the first performance given at the barbican Hall, London on 24 Ja...

George Benjamin CBE is one of the outstanding composers of his generation. Born in 1960, Benjamin started to play the piano at the age of seven, and began composing almost immediately. He is now the H...

Music from the BBC's adapatation of Mrs Gaskell's classic novels Cranford , arranged for small orchestra. Instrumentation: 1(=picc & afl).2(II=ca).2.2(II=cbsn) - 2000 - timp - perc(2):bell/tgl/tamb/sl...

'… a magnificent orchestral journey through chaos to consolation.' The Times (Geoff Brown), 20 February 2010

The title refers to the North Star, or Pole Star, around which other stars appear to rotate. For this 15-minute score Mr. Adès has devised an elusive melody that is played in canon by groups of brass...

After a period of intense work and isolation for Benjamin, his much-awaited new opera, Written on Skin , was premiered at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on 7 July 2012. A long standing ovation was the f...

The birth of any opera is a special event. The birth of Written on Skin has been extraordinary. It is once in generation, or even a lifetime, that a new opera receives such unanimous acclaim and so ma...

Symphony No.7 by David Matthews was commissioned by the BBC as part of the BBC Philharmonic's and Halle's complete Mahler in Manchester series and was first performed by the Philharmonic on 24 April 2...

Thomas Adès's The Tempest is one of the most striking and successful operas of recent years. This paperback full score edition is perfect for use as a study score for conductors and musicians. From th...

Thomas Adès' The Tempest, one of the most striking and successful operas of recent years, is available for the first time as a beautifully produced, limited-edition full score. Featuring the stunning...