Kalmus Orchestra Library

Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) in 1910 originally for 2 pianos, MOCK MORRIS has been arranged for various ensembles, many of them by Grainger himself. Delightfully upbeat and lively,...

Béla Bartók's (1881-1945) "For Children," Sz. 42, was written from 1908-1908 as a cycle of short piano pieces. Comprised originally of 85 pieces in four volumes, each is based on either a Hu...

Béla Bartók's (1881-1945) "For Children," Sz. 42, was written from 1908-1908 as a cycle of short piano pieces. Comprised originally of 85 pieces in four volumes, each is based on either a Hu...

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. 10 in B minor (RV 580/F.I.10) 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. 10 in B minor (RV 580/F.I.10) is in thre...

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...

This overture is typical of the French style, and the concert element is also not completely missing in it. The fact that such a merry movement as Les Plaisirs is in a minor key proves that Georg Phil...

This overture is typical of the French style, and the concert element is also not completely missing in it. The fact that such a merry movement as Les Plaisirs is in a minor key proves that Georg Phil...

Baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659-1695) wrote incidental music for the play ABDELAZER, OR THE MOOR'S REVENGE by Aphra Behn in 1695. While the play, first performed on or before July 3, 1676, floppe...

Baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659-1695) wrote incidental music for the play ABDELAZER, OR THE MOOR'S REVENGE by Aphra Behn in 1695. While the play, first performed on or before July 3, 1676, floppe...

The result of a collaboration between Johann Strauss II and his brother Josef Strauss, the PIZZICATO POLKA, IJS 335, was composed for a trip to Russia in 1869. His Italian audiences particularly loved...

Dvorák's Symphony No. 6 bears many similarities to the symphonies of Brahms and Beethoven, and incorporates several Czech folk tunes. It was first performed in Vienna in 1883 by the Gesellschaft der M...

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) wrote at the age of 74 what some consider the best of his nine serenades. The Serenade in G minor, Op. 242 is in six movements, each of a unique character: I. Marcia, II. Ari...

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) wrote at the age of 74 what some consider the best of his nine serenades. The Serenade in G minor, Op. 242 is in six movements, each of a unique character: I. Marcia, II. Ari...

Gregor Joseph Werner (1693-1766) was a composer in the Baroque style. An Austrian, he is best known for preceding Joseph Haydn, with whom he had a difficult relationship, as the Kapellmeister of the H...

Gregor Joseph Werner (1693-1766) was a composer in the Baroque style. An Austrian, he is best known for preceding Joseph Haydn, with whom he had a difficult relationship, as the Kapellmeister of the H...

These works by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) are written for string orchestra and/or recorders. The son of a Lutheran pastor, Praetorius composed numerous collections of Lutheran chorales and other l...

These works by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) are written for string orchestra and/or recorders. The son of a Lutheran pastor, Praetorius composed numerous collections of Lutheran chorales and other l...

These works by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) are written for string orchestra and/or recorders. The son of a Lutheran pastor, Praetorius composed numerous collections of Lutheran chorales and other l...

These works by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) are written for string orchestra and/or recorders. The son of a Lutheran pastor, Praetorius composed numerous collections of Lutheran chorales and other l...

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) composed his adagio for string orchestra, SOSPIRI, OP. 70, just before the onset of World War I. Originally planned to complement his SALUT D'AMOUR for violin and piano, he de...

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) composed his adagio for string orchestra, SOSPIRI, OP. 70, just before the onset of World War I. Originally planned to complement his SALUT D'AMOUR for violin and piano, he de...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's (1875-1912) FOUR NOVELLETTEN, Op. 52, is a brilliantly crafted set of four short movements for string orchestra, with optional tambourine and triangle. Its title possibly ins...