Kalmus Orchestra Library

The STRING QUARTET IN E MINOR by Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was composed in 1873, one year before his REQUIEM MASS. It was written in his Naples hotel room while awaiting the continuation of rehearsal...

This charming six movement suite is one of Janácek's early works and, unlike his later output, is devoid of large mood swings, instead reflecting a more Victorian mood with its gentility and lightness...

Written in 1887 by notable Leider composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Italian Serenade was originally written for string quartet and named simply Serenade in G Major. In his ongoing attempt to set the wor...

The six-movement LYRIC SUITE (IAB 6) for string quartet is among the first of Alban Berg's (1885-1935) works to utilize the 12-tone system developed by his mentor Arnold Schoenberg. Written between 19...

Harry Rowe Shelley (1858-1947) , American composer, organist, and professor of music saw his Santa Clause Overture (A Lyrical Intermezzo) published in 1900. A musical presentation of St. Nicholas at a...

Salut d'Amor (Love's Greeting; Liebesgruß), Op. 12 was composed in 1888 by Edward Elgar (1857-1934) as an engagement gift for his future wife, Caroline Alice Roberts. Originally written for violin and...

Two series of Slavonic Dances, each of them consisting of eight numbers and separated by eight years, were composed by Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) . The idea was suggested to the composer by the publis...

The work Lezione 5 was composed in the early 18th century (c. 1720s) by Attilio Ariosti (1666-1729), an Italian composer and virtuoso violist active across Europe, including important appointments in...

The work Lezione 5 was composed in the early 18th century (c. 1720s) by Attilio Ariosti (1666-1729), an Italian composer and virtuoso violist active across Europe, including important appointments in...

Arthur Foote (1853-1937), a leading figure of the "Second New England School" of American composers, composed his Serenade in E major, Op. 25 in 1891, from which the Air and Gavotte are drawn as two c...

While not so well-known today, Robert Volkmann (1815-1883) was a composer of some standing among his contemporaries, encouraged to pursue music by Robert Schumann, called "dear friend" by Johannes Bra...

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918), whose works have found a revival in more recent decades, wrote An English Suite in 1915, though it remained unpublished until 1921, three years after his...

Suite in E major, Op. 63 was composed in 1908 by Arthur Foote (1853-1937), a prominent member of the "Boston Six" and one of the first American composers trained entirely in the United States. Written...

Suite in E major, Op. 63 was composed in 1908 by Arthur Foote (1853-1937), a prominent member of the "Boston Six" and one of the first American composers trained entirely in the United States. Written...

Suite for String Orchestra, H. 93 was composed in 1909-1910 by Frank Bridge (1879-1941) following his student years at the Royal College of Music, where he studied composition with Charles Villiers St...

Suite for String Orchestra, H. 93 was composed in 1909-1910 by Frank Bridge (1879-1941) following his student years at the Royal College of Music, where he studied composition with Charles Villiers St...

The most well-known work by Soviet composer Alexander Mosolov (1900 - 1973) is IRON FOUNDRY: MACHINE MUSIC (ZAVOD: MUZYKA MASHIN), originally from the ballet STAL (STEEL). This work is a prime example...

Unlike Bach and Chopin, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) wrote his twenty-four PRÉLUDES for solo piano without a clearly organized pattern of key relationships. They were written from December 1909 to April...

Hauntingly lovely, this memorable selection from the Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks will mesmerize your audience. Keys are C and E flat, the full orchestra is involved, and a discrete drum set p...

Serenade in E major, Op. 25 was composed in 1890 by Arthur Foote (1853-1937), a leading member of the "Boston Six" and one of the first significant American composers trained entirely in the United St...

Serenade in E major, Op. 25 was composed in 1890 by Arthur Foote (1853-1937), a leading member of the "Boston Six" and one of the first significant American composers trained entirely in the United St...

Ernest Guiraud (1837-1892) was a colleague and good friend of Bizet's. After Bizet's death, he composed the recitatives still commonly used in Carmen. Between 1880 and 1882, he compiled two orchestral...