Kalmus Wind Library

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) wrote NOCTURNE for Wind Instruments (NOTTURNO), Op. 34, in 1815. While the restful quality associated today with such "night pieces" did not really become standard until the pu...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) wrote NOCTURNE for Wind Instruments (NOTTURNO), Op. 34, in 1815. While the restful quality associated today with such "night pieces" did not really become standard until the pu...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote this sunny OCTET, Op. 103 during his early period, between 1792 and 1793. It was written, as such Harmoniemusik ensembles were at the time, to serve as light ent...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote this sunny OCTET, Op. 103 during his early period, between 1792 and 1793. It was written, as such Harmoniemusik ensembles were at the time, to serve as light ent...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) composed the seven-movement SERENADE in B-flat, K. 361/370a (also titled SERENADE No. 10, subtitled GRAN PARTITA) between 1781 and 1782. Serenades at the time were...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) composed the seven-movement SERENADE in B-flat, K. 361/370a (also titled SERENADE No. 10, subtitled GRAN PARTITA) between 1781 and 1782. Serenades at the time were...

SERENADE NO. 11 in E-flat Major, K. 375, written for eight wind instruments, is widely regarded to be the first masterpiece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Composed in the early months of 1781...

SERENADE NO. 11 in E-flat Major, K. 375, written for eight wind instruments, is widely regarded to be the first masterpiece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Composed in the early months of 1781...

Written in 1881, this Serenade for 13 wind instruments was written by Richard Strauss when he was only 17 years old. His father, the principal horn player with Munich's court orchestra, had a select l...

Hans von Bülow commissioned the Suite in Bb for thirteen instruments, Op. 4, from Richard Strauss (1864-1949) and the work premiered on November 18, 1884 in Munich, with the composer conducting the Me...

Hans von Bülow commissioned the Suite in Bb for thirteen instruments, Op. 4, from Richard Strauss (1864-1949) and the work premiered on November 18, 1884 in Munich, with the composer conducting the Me...

French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) wrote the first version of Lied et Scherzo, Op. 54 for solo horn and wind nonet in 1910. It was composed to be the horn examination piece for the Conservato...

French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) wrote the first version of Lied et Scherzo, Op. 54 for solo horn and wind nonet in 1910. It was composed to be the horn examination piece for the Conservato...

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) wrote Pastorale Varie in Olden Style, Op. 30 (Pastorale variée dans le style ancien) for piano originally in 1893. It is a collection of seven short movements in older dance...

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) wrote Pastorale Varie in Olden Style, Op. 30 (Pastorale variée dans le style ancien) for piano originally in 1893. It is a collection of seven short movements in older dance...

The short, almost funereal work for nine wind instruments, Eine Kleine Trauermusik, D. 79, was written by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) on September 19, 1813. The work opens with a horn duet and then alt...

The short, almost funereal work for nine wind instruments, Eine Kleine Trauermusik, D. 79, was written by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) on September 19, 1813. The work opens with a horn duet and then alt...

Dvorák's five-movement Czech Suite was originally composed for pairs of oboes, bassoons, horns, and strings in 1879, then first published in 1881. Adolf Cech conducted the premiere. Dvorák had only re...

Dvorák's five-movement Czech Suite was originally composed for pairs of oboes, bassoons, horns, and strings in 1879, then first published in 1881. Adolf Cech conducted the premiere. Dvorák had only re...

Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn (1855-1933), German composer, teacher of such students as Paul Hindemith, and second cousin to Felix Mendelssohn, composed the Suite for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion, Op....

Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn (1855-1933), German composer, teacher of such students as Paul Hindemith, and second cousin to Felix Mendelssohn, composed the Suite for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion, Op....

The German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff (1822-1882), often viewed controversially now due to claims discovered after his death that he was heavily involved in the creation of works of his friend and be...

The German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff (1822-1882), often viewed controversially now due to claims discovered after his death that he was heavily involved in the creation of works of his friend and be...