Kalmus Orchestra Library

SIX ITALIAN DANCES are transcribed from a set of part-books which was known to have been in the possession of an English family before 1580. It is now in the British Museum (Royal Appendix MS 59-62)....

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) wrote some of the first Italian music for oboe. The second concerto of Albinoni's 12 Concerti a cinque is Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2. Albinoni dedicated this co...

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) wrote some of the first Italian music for oboe. The second concerto of Albinoni's 12 Concerti a cinque is Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2. Albinoni dedicated this co...

Czech composer and folklorist Leos Janácek's (1854-1928) IDYLL for string orchestra is his second surviving large-scale instrumental work, written by the then 24-year-old composer in the summer 1878 a...

Czech composer and folklorist Leos Janácek's (1854-1928) IDYLL for string orchestra is his second surviving large-scale instrumental work, written by the then 24-year-old composer in the summer 1878 a...

The prodigy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) composed the CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN No. 1 in D minor, MWV O 3, in 1822 when he was only 13. Written for Eduard Rietz, a dear friend and teacher, the co...

The prodigy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) composed the CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN No. 1 in D minor, MWV O 3, in 1822 when he was only 13. Written for Eduard Rietz, a dear friend and teacher, the co...

Spanish Dance is an excerpt from Shostakovich's 1955 film score for "The Gadfly." The Soviet movie was based on the eponymous novel by Irish novelist Ethel Lilian Voynich. This arrangement for string...

The six CONCERTI ARMONICI was long thought to be the work of the violinist-impresario Carlo Ricciotti or composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, but more recent research has revealed the composer to be...

The six CONCERTI ARMONICI was long thought to be the work of the violinist-impresario Carlo Ricciotti or composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, but more recent research has revealed the composer to be...

Souvenir de Florence, a romantic masterwork full of virtuosity and melodic invention, was originally composed in 1890 as a string sextet, dedicated to the Saint Petersburg Chamber Society. Tchaikovsky...

Souvenir de Florence, a romantic masterwork full of virtuosity and melodic invention, was originally composed in 1890 as a string sextet, dedicated to the Saint Petersburg Chamber Society. Tchaikovsky...

Bela Bartók (1881-1945) originally wrote his SONATINA, Sz. 55 for piano in 1915, based on folk tunes that the Hungarian composer collected from the neighboring country, Romania. Consisting of three mo...

Gustav Holst served as the Director of Music at St. Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London between 1905 and 1934. Originally titled Suite in C, Holst's St. Paul's Suite was one of many pieces the...

Gustav Holst served as the Director of Music at St. Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London between 1905 and 1934. Originally titled Suite in C, Holst's St. Paul's Suite was one of many pieces the...

The SERENADE IN F MAJOR for string orchestra, completed in 1890 by American composer George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931), evokes the grace and humor of the European serenade. It belongs to a prolif...

The SERENADE IN F MAJOR for string orchestra, completed in 1890 by American composer George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931), evokes the grace and humor of the European serenade. It belongs to a prolif...

One of Marcello's best-known and oft-performed works, this early 18th century work was actually an arrangement of his brother Alessandro's D minor oboe concerto. The three-movement work was hailed by...

One of Marcello's best-known and oft-performed works, this early 18th century work was actually an arrangement of his brother Alessandro's D minor oboe concerto. The three-movement work was hailed by...

This arrangement from the pen of Alfred Reed is a welcome addition to any school or community orchestra's repertoire. This setting is strong, straightforward and makes an ideal opener or closer for an...

This arrangement from the pen of Alfred Reed is a welcome addition to any school or community orchestra's repertoire. This setting is strong, straightforward and makes an ideal opener or closer for an...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) clearly enjoyed writing the six humoresques for violin and orchestra in 1916-1917. They were not performed until 24th November 1919 together with the first performance of the...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) clearly enjoyed writing the six humoresques for violin and orchestra in 1916-1917. They were not performed until 24th November 1919 together with the first performance of the...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) clearly enjoyed writing the six humoresques for violin and orchestra in 1916-1917. They were not performed until 24th November 1919 together with the first performance of the...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) clearly enjoyed writing the six humoresques for violin and orchestra in 1916-1917. They were not performed until 24th November 1919 together with the first performance of the...