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Swan Lake is probably one of the most famous ballets of all time, and this waltz is one of the most recognizable tunes in classical music! William Ryden's careful arrangement ensures that your orchest...

The Ride of the Valkyries refers to the beginning of act 3 of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas constituting Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. As a separate piece, the "Ride" is often...

Written in 1874, the orchestral tone poem Danse Macabre Op. 40 by Camille Saint -Saëns (1835-1921) premiered in January of 1875 and was not well received by the audience. 21st century scholar Roger Ni...

The White River flows very near The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and meets Lake Michigan in Muskegan County, Michigan. Many legends can be told about this river and the beautiful region where it is locate...

This evocative setting for full orchestra is the second of four movements representing the life of early Native Americans of the Southwest United States. The lyric melodies and flowing lines portray t...

This overture is from First Suite in A minor and was composed in 1725. It is one of the most dramatic of all of his works. This edition has been scored by Clifford P. Barnes. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:...

The White River flows very near The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and meets Lake Michigan in Muskegan County, Michigan. Many legends can be told about this river and the beautiful region where it is locate...

This evocative setting for full orchestra is the second of four movements representing the life of early Native Americans of the Southwest United States. The lyric melodies and flowing lines portray t...

First performance at the XIII Olympic Winter Games 1980, Lake Placid, New York, by the Crane Chorus and Orchestra, State University College, Potsdam, New York. Instrumentation: 2.2.2+BCl+CBCl.2+CBsn:...

This Scherzo is included in Chaminade's Orchestral Suite and was later transcribed for piano solo. It fits the orchestra like a glove, sparkling color from all sections.

This march in C major begins with a stately melody with dotted-note rhythms, which is shared between the winds and strings. No section is ignored in Philip Clark's orchestration; every instrument has...

This march in C major begins with a stately melody with dotted-note rhythms, which is shared between the winds and strings. No section is ignored in Philip Clark's orchestration; every instrument has...

First performance at the XIII Olympic Winter Games 1980, Lake Placid, New York, by the Crane Chorus and Orchestra, State University College, Potsdam, New York. Instrumentation: 2.2.2+BCl+CBCl.2+CBsn:...

This is a fun and entertaining piece. The clarinet soloist, after stating the theme, proceeds to take away pieces of the instrument until, eventually, he or she is left playing only the mouthpiece as...

This arrangement by William Ryden is close to Brahms' original Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 & 6 The Kalmus edition has been re-edited, with a few of the most difficult parts adjusted for practicality. If y...

This flashy work will be a challenge, but it will also be an exhilarating accomplishment! Edited and arranged from the original by Tom Kennedy, only a few of the most complex parts have been changed,...

Originally for orchestra, the entire composition grows from the opening three-note motive. This is a rhythmically charged, dynamic work with beautiful lyric contrasting sections. It is included on man...

SHENANDOAH is one of America's most popular folk songs. It is a capstan (or "short haul") chanty of American origin whose subject is said to be the Valley of the Shenandoah (between the Blue Ridge and...

Richard Strauss was born in Munich, Germany on June 11, 1864 and died in 1949. He is considered one of Germany's greatest composers and a master of orchestration. For his tone-poems ("Till Eulenspiege...

An NSOA prize winner and the only such prize winner to have been performed by the Philadephia Orchestra. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 4.3.3: Timp. Xyl-Bells. 3 Perc: Strings 9.8.7.6.5

Published for the first time, Circus Galop finds its origins in Sousa's last and unperformed opera The Irish Dragoon. Short, arresting and classically Sousa, this light-hearted and exciting work is a...

The stirring Spanish style is immediately recognizable, particularly in this famous paso doble. Some simplification of keys makes it accessible to orchestras of all levels of experience.

The light bossa nova style of this Johnny Mandel hit comes from the classic M-G-M movie "The Sandpiper."

This snappy Cole Porter arrangement is from the movie "Born to Dance." Bass clarinet features prominently and the work ends with a fascinating whisper.

This is a stunningly beautiful treatment of "The Last Rose of Summer." Technically accessible, it is music that requires the utmost in control and sensitivity. It will be a concert standout.