Dover Publications Sheet Music

One of the earliest of the composer's operas to remain in the repertory.

Includes lists of instruments and glossary of German terms.

Among the most popular of Mahler's symphonic works, the 7th symphony has neither a program nor a folk-song theme. It is a purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in feeling. The res...

In this great work, first published in 1912, Mahler experimented with the four-movement symphonic form, producing a masterpiece of musical innovation, satiric writing and poetic drama expressed in pur...

The Piano Concerto In A Minor (Op. 16) is one of the most popular concertos ever written, and one of the most recognisable of all musical works in the repertoire. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wasborn in...

Considered throughout much of his career as the preeminent French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote music that embodies a characteristic French concern for clarity and order, together with his own a...

In the early years of our century, when vital new forces were revolutionising the arts, Russian-born Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) was one of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language....

Ravel originally conceived of his 'choreographic poem' La Valse as a tribute to Johann Strauss. But this is a waltz far removed from the urbane gaiety of old Vienna. A masterpiece of lush and brillian...

Two of the Russian composer's most popular works, reproduced directly from authoritative standard editions. Notable for lyricism, opulent color, striking harmonic innovations. Now these staples of the...

One of the most original of Brahms' symphonic works, the Fourth Symphony is endlessly resourceful in its melodic beauty, the ingenuity of its structure, and in the fine balance between its movements,...

The least schooled of the great German musicians, Schubert amply compensated for his lack of formal training with his keen musical intuition and limitless melodic invention. This volume comprises two...

Incredible as it seems today, Bizet's opera Carmen was coolly received at its 1875 premiere at the Paris Opera-Comique; critics condemned its subject matter as lurid and its music as overly Wagnerian....

Although Mozart wrote with incredible versatility in every musical genre, his operas, for many, stand highest among his achievements. This volume contains the composer's greatest operatic overtures, e...

Written in 1886 for an annual Mardi Gras concert, The Carnival Of The Animals consists of 14 pieces scored for flute/piccolo, clarinet, glass harmonica (tuned glass bowls), xylophone, 2 pianos and str...

One of the most influential composers of the 20th century, Debussy overturned traditional concepts of form, harmony, rhythm, and orchestral coloration. Among his most popular works are the composition...

With the premiere in 1908 of Rapsodie Espagnole, Ravel's first entirely orchestral composition, the French composer achieved renown as a highly original and imaginative composer. In 1911 he recast the...

Full score edition reproduced from the original G. Ricordi, Milan edition, Verdi's Aida is grand opera at its highest form.

Commissioned in 1786 by the Paris-based orchestra Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, these six symphonies were created for an extraordinarily large ensemble of both professional and amateur players, inc...

Quintet In F Minor (Op. 34), plus the G Minor, A Major and C Minor Quartets (Opp. 25, 26, 60). Breitkopf & Hortel edition.

As a composer of chamber music Mendelssohn claims greatness almost without qualification.... He had a complete mastery of his medium... and an intensity of interest in pure music that renders his quar...

This fourth volume of Haydn's String Quartets contains full scores of the twelve masterful quartets from Opp. 20 and 33 (six quartets from each). Composed in 1771 and 1781 respectively, these popular...

Claude Debussy's 'Quartet in G Minor, Op 10' and Maurice Ravel's 'Quartet in F Major'. Authoritative editions.

This magnificent work incorporates twelve works organized as four sets. Each set contains a concerto for four solo violins, one for two violins, and one for a single solo violin.

Famous for his fiery, forceful, and passionate playing, Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) was equally renowned for the sweetness and purity of his tone and his impeccable technique. His...