Kalmus Orchestra Library

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) composed his CONCERTO in G Major, (Op. 51/4) RV 151, between the mid-1720s and 1730, around the time that he was writing the FOUR SEASONS. It does not feature solo instrume...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) composed his CONCERTO in G Major, (Op. 51/4) RV 151, between the mid-1720s and 1730, around the time that he was writing the FOUR SEASONS. It does not feature solo instrume...

L'Estro armonico (The Harmonic Inspiration) is a collection of 12 concerti by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) for stringed instruments first published in 1711. No. 8 in A minor (RV 522/F.I.177) is in thre...

L'Estro armonico (The Harmonic Inspiration) is a collection of 12 concerti by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) for stringed instruments first published in 1711. No. 8 in A minor (RV 522/F.I.177) is in thre...

The longest and best known of his four orchestral suites, SUITE NO. 3 in G Major, Op. 55 was written and orchestrated between April and July 1884.  Unoriginally uncertain if his new large scale w...

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...

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...

Frederick II (1712-1786), known also as Frederick the Great, served as King of Prussia during most of the 18th century. While he had great success militarily during his rule, he was much more personal...

Frederick II (1712-1786), known also as Frederick the Great, served as King of Prussia during most of the 18th century. While he had great success militarily during his rule, he was much more personal...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

Pursuing an education in violin and composition at the Moscow Conservatory, Paul Juon (1872-1940) completed his studies in Berlin and went on to train a generation of composers including Hans Chemin-P...

Pursuing an education in violin and composition at the Moscow Conservatory, Paul Juon (1872-1940) completed his studies in Berlin and went on to train a generation of composers including Hans Chemin-P...

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...

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...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

SUITE CONCERTANTE was originally written for an orchestra of eight celli and double bass, and the work was premiered on April 19th, 1970 in this form. Some years later, Alfred Reed re-scored the secon...

The ROMANCE in F minor, Op. 11 (B. 39) was composed by Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) in 1877, reworked from the Andantino movement of his 1873 STRING QUARTET NO. 5 in F minor, a work written before he wa...

The ROMANCE in F minor, Op. 11 (B. 39) was composed by Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) in 1877, reworked from the Andantino movement of his 1873 STRING QUARTET NO. 5 in F minor, a work written before he wa...