Kalmus Wind Library

Six épigraphes antiques was originally written in 1914 by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) for piano duo. While the composer himself transcribed the work for solo piano the following year, the first orchest...

German composer Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) composed this wind Octet, Op. 216 in 1892, though the reason is unclear. The four-movement work may have been written at the request of Paul Taffanel's "Socié...

German composer Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) composed this wind Octet, Op. 216 in 1892, though the reason is unclear. The four-movement work may have been written at the request of Paul Taffanel's "Socié...

Part of the CARIBBEAN SUITE, "Havana Moon" was written in 1955 by Alfred Reed (1921-2005) during the rising popularity of the clarinet choir as an ensemble among music educators around the United Stat...

Part of the CARIBBEAN SUITE, "Havana Moon" was written in 1955 by Alfred Reed (1921-2005) during the rising popularity of the clarinet choir as an ensemble among music educators around the United Stat...

SERENADE No. 12 in C minor, K. 388/384a, written for eight wind instruments, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1782 or 1783. While serenades (or Harmoniemusik) at the time were ge...

SERENADE No. 12 in C minor, K. 388/384a, written for eight wind instruments, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1782 or 1783. While serenades (or Harmoniemusik) at the time were ge...

Louis Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898) was a French/German composer of the Romantic era. Though raised in a French-speaking household, due to his preference for instrumental music rather than opera, he spen...

Louis Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898) was a French/German composer of the Romantic era. Though raised in a French-speaking household, due to his preference for instrumental music rather than opera, he spen...

Originally written as a suite for piano four-hands in 1871, Georges Bizet (1838-1875) orchestrated the six of the twelve movements in 1880. A precursor to other childhood-themed works by Debussy, Faur...

Originally written as a suite for piano four-hands in 1871, Georges Bizet (1838-1875) orchestrated the six of the twelve movements in 1880. A precursor to other childhood-themed works by Debussy, Faur...

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...

Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947), while born in Venezuela, moved to Paris at the age of three where he proved himself a child prodigy and learned to compose in the French style of that time. "Le Bal de Béatr...

Bruce Broughton's Concerto for Tuba was originally written as a Tuba Sonata (M158791). Each movement presents the soloist with a different technical challenge, ranging from facility to the upper regis...

La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1791 after he had almost finished Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Commissioned to celebrate...

La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1791 after he had almost finished Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Commissioned to celebrate...

Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impressario) is a comic singspiel written by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) as "a parody on the vanity of singers," who argue over status and pay. Described by Mozart as "comedy w...

Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impressario) is a comic singspiel written by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) as "a parody on the vanity of singers," who argue over status and pay. Described by Mozart as "comedy w...

Originally written for piano four hands in 1879, this set of 21 lively dance tunes, mostly on Hungarian themes, are among Johannes Brahms' most popular works today, and they were the most profitable f...

The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, is a work for solo piano written by Johannes Brahms in 1861. It consists of a set of twenty-five variations and a concluding fugue, all based on...

The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, is a work for solo piano written by Johannes Brahms in 1861. It consists of a set of twenty-five variations and a concluding fugue, all based on...

This orchestration for 11 wind instruments of three (Starodávný I, Dymák, and Starodávný II) of the six Lachian Dances (Lašské Tance) by Czech composer Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) has been completed by G...

Six épigraphes antiques was originally written in 1914 by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) for piano duo. While the composer himself transcribed the work for solo piano the following year, the first orchest...

This charming work in four movements was requested of Charles Gounod by a Parisian wind ensemble called Societe de Musique Pout Instruments a Vent, led by famed flautist Paul Taffanel. Written for flu...