Kalmus Orchestra Library

While his Symphony No. 9 is better known, Antonín Dvorák's (1841-1904) Symphony No. 7 is argued by many to be his best symphonic work. Inspired in part by his friend Johannes Brahms' new Symphony No....

Left incomplete at the time of his death, DOKTOR FAUST occupied Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) between the years 1916 and 1924. He had intended it to be his masterpiece. A completed version was construc...

CZECH SUITE IN D MAJOR, Op. 39/B. 93 is a five-movement work for small orchestra by Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904). Composed in 1879, the piece reflects his affinity for Czech folk music and includes vari...

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) composed VED EN UNG KUNSTNERS BÅRE (AT THE BIER OF A YOUNG ARTIST), CNW 36/ FS 58, in memory of the Danish painter Oluf Hartmann who died suddenly in January 1910 at the age o...

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) composed VED EN UNG KUNSTNERS BÅRE (AT THE BIER OF A YOUNG ARTIST), CNW 36/ FS 58, in memory of the Danish painter Oluf Hartmann who died suddenly in January 1910 at the age o...

In 1928, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) composed the BOHEMIAN DANISH FOLKSONG, F. 130, to fulfill a commission from Danish Radio in honor of a visit from the Czech conductor Jaroslav Krupka. Unpublished aft...

In 1928, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) composed the BOHEMIAN DANISH FOLKSONG, F. 130, to fulfill a commission from Danish Radio in honor of a visit from the Czech conductor Jaroslav Krupka. Unpublished aft...

A five-movement suite originally written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, MIROIRS ("Mirrors") was written between 1904 and 1905, with each movement dedicated to a fellow member of the Fren...

A five-movement suite originally written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, MIROIRS ("Mirrors") was written between 1904 and 1905, with each movement dedicated to a fellow member of the Fren...

Le Tombeau de Couperin is a suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), composed between 1914 and 1917. The piece is in six movements, based on those of a traditional Baroque suite. Each moveme...

Le Tombeau de Couperin is a suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), composed between 1914 and 1917. The piece is in six movements, based on those of a traditional Baroque suite. Each moveme...

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...

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) wrote the orchestral work BALLATA DELLE GNOMIDI (THE BALLAD OF THE GNOMIDES) in 1920, after he had already begun to gain international attention for his orchestral tone p...

The Banks of Green Willow, the final completed work of George Butterworth (1885-1916), has come to evoke both the fading world of Edwardian pastoralism and, through the tragically shortened life of it...

Written for 24 violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos and 8 doubles basses, THRENODY TO THE VICTIMS OF HIROSHIMA was originally titled 8'37 when Krzysztof Penderecki composed it in 1961. A work written in a so...

Accessible for a variety of reasons, the novelty of a bossa nova on your concert will set the evening apart. A jazz rhythm section (guitar, bass, piano, drum set, and shaker) lend the arrangement auth...

The present edition of Corelli's "Christmas" Concerto is based on the edition by Roger of Antwerp, printed in 1714. At that time, 12 Concerti Grossi - namely 8 Church Concerti (Concerti da Chiesa) and...

The present edition of Corelli's "Christmas" Concerto is based on the edition by Roger of Antwerp, printed in 1714. At that time, 12 Concerti Grossi - namely 8 Church Concerti (Concerti da Chiesa) and...

The present edition of Corelli's "Christmas" Concerto is based on the edition by Roger of Antwerp, printed in 1714. At that time, 12 Concerti Grossi - namely 8 Church Concerti (Concerti da Chiesa) and...

This work is one of three in a series of Christmas carol collections arranged for orchestra that encourages audience participation. Carols included in Series I: 1. O Little Town of Bethlehem, 2. Silen...

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...

This most beautiful orchestration by Alfred Reed is now available with a full score and parts. The haunting, sonorous, transcendent charm of this beloved melody makes it an appropriate addition to any...

This work is one of three in a series of Christmas carol collections arranged for orchestra that encourages audience participation.  Carols included in Series I: 1. O Little Town of Bethlehem, 2....

This work is one of three in a series of Christmas carol collections arranged for orchestra that encourages audience participation.  Carols included in Series I: 1. Away in a Manger, 2. It Came U...

This work is one of three in a series of Christmas carol collections arranged for orchestra that encourages audience participation.  Carols included in Series I: 1. Away in a Manger, 2. It Came U...