Kalmus Symphonic Pops

The music of Michel Legrand possesses an inherent loveliness that is enhanced by the harmonic touch of Mike Lewis. Exquisitely beautiful, this is from the film "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort." It is an...

This full-throated Brazilian Bossa is a toe-tapper all the way through! Brazilian Fantasy is the perfect addition to any summer pops concert. Feature the orchestra with rhythm section accompaniment in...

When the Saints Go Marching In, arranged by Richard Hayman, derives from the traditional American gospel song that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with early printed versions appear...

Spanish conductor and composer Gerónimo Giménez (1854-1923) was dedicated to writing zarzuelas, the populist Spanish genre of lyric-dramatic one-act operas popular at the end of the 19th century and b...

Andalucia Suite consists of six individual compositions. Included are the immortal Malaguena and the equally beautiful Andalucia, known as the The Breeze and I. Both Malaguena and Andalucia are comple...

TAHITI TROT, Op. 16 is an arrangement by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) for orchestra paraphrasing the song "Tea for Two" from the musical NO, NO, NANETTE by Vincent Youmans. It was composed in 1927...

Also known as "FARE THEE WELL" and "10,000 MILES", THE TURTLE DOVE is an English folk ballad. First published in John Payne Collier's A Book of Roxburghe Ballads in 1710, the song depicts the farewell...

Morton Gould, equally comfortable in the worlds of both "serious" and "light" music, presented his symphonettes (an Americanization of the term "sinfonietta," much like k...

Morton Gould, equally comfortable in the worlds of both "serious" and "light" music, presented his symphonettes (an Americanization of the term "sinfonietta," much like k...

Lush, vibrant, and beautiful, this arrangement of the theme from the film Summer of '42 will be the perfect addition to your program. Instrumentation: 3.1+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp:Perc(2): Str (9-8-7...

Lush, vibrant, and beautiful, this arrangement of the theme from the film Summer of '42 will be the perfect addition to your program. Instrumentation: 3.1+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp:Perc(2): Str (9-8-7...

The "Guaracha" is the Third Movement from Mr. Gould's fourth Symphonette, LATIN AMERICAN SYMPHONETTE, which is in four movements - Rhumba, Tango, Guaracha, and Conga. The "Guaracha," relatively speaki...

This was a major success for this brilliant Brazilian composer. This treatment is filled with the harmonic surprises that make Mike Lewis' work so wonderful. Instrumentation: 2.1+EH.1+BCl.2: 2.2.0.0:...

The "Guaracha" is the Third Movement from Mr. Gould's fourth Symphonette, LATIN AMERICAN SYMPHONETTE, which is in four movements - Rhumba, Tango, Guaracha, and Conga. The "Guaracha," relatively speaki...

Percy Grainger (1882-1961) began work on SHEPHERD'S HEY in 1908 for piano solo, published for the first time in 1911. Based on an English Morris Dance, the melody was collected by Cecil J. Sharp from...

Percy Grainger (1882-1961) began work on SHEPHERD'S HEY in 1908 for piano solo, published for the first time in 1911. Based on an English Morris Dance, the melody was collected by Cecil J. Sharp from...

The song La Paloma (The Dove) was written by Spanish Basque composer Sebastián Yradier (1809-1865) around 1860 after he had visited Cuba. After its publication in 1879, it quickly became popular, not...

The song La Paloma (The Dove) was written by Spanish Basque composer Sebastián Yradier (1809-1865) around 1860 after he had visited Cuba. After its publication in 1879, it quickly became popular, not...

Composed in 1891 as a result of friendly bet between Genaro Codina (1852-1901) and fellow composer Fernando Villalpando to see who could write the better military march, the ZACATECAS MARCH is perhaps...

Composed in 1891 as a result of friendly bet between Genaro Codina (1852-1901) and fellow composer Fernando Villalpando to see who could write the better military march, the ZACATECAS MARCH is perhaps...

Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called "British Folk-Music Settings", incl...

Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called "British Folk-Music Settings", incl...

At the age of 19, Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) embarked on a career as a concert pianist, composer and folksong collector-arranger. It was in the last category that drew him to the tune he call...

The iconic tune Autumn Leaves "Les feuilles mortes" by Hungarian-born composer Joseph Kosma hardly requires an introduction to jazz aficionados. The music was originally set to French lyrics by Jacque...

Morton Gould, equally comfortable in the worlds of both "serious" and "light" music, presented his symphonettes (an Americanization of the term "sinfonietta," much like kitchenette and dinette) as wor...