Advanced Sheet Music for Chamber Orchestra

John Rutter's Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach, the Magni...

Mendelssohn's oratorio Elias (Elijah) was composed at a time when large choral societies were formed and music festivals involving hundreds of singers were all the fashion. 271 singers and 125 orchest...

Schubert's Mass in E flat major is the last of his six settings of the Ordinarium Missae and at the same time his most important work of this genre. The Mass is full of varied drama and confessional e...

Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite compirses five charming miniatures, each evoking a fairy tale scene. From the simplicity of the opening 'Pavane of Sleeping Beauty' to the whirling dance of the 'Con...

Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite compirses five charming miniatures, each evoking a fairy tale scene. From the simplicity of the opening 'Pavane of Sleeping Beauty' to the whirling dance of the 'Con...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 is one of the most significant works of the Baroque era. It was composed at the beginning of the 18th century and dedicated to the Margrave of Brande...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 is one of the most significant works of the Baroque era. It was composed at the beginning of the 18th century and dedicated to the Margrave of Brande...

Wie die Sonne auf einem bunten Glasfenster treibt die Musik ihr Spiel mit dem Strahlenkranz der Farben. Auf unerwartete Weise entstehen dadurch abwechslungsreiche Rhytmen: fantastisch und verspielt (F...

The harmonic basis for this composition is found from analysing sounds of individual instruments, with the non-harmonic sounds produced on double bass and bass flute, these provide a model for the cho...

And Do They Do was comissioned by Siobhan Davies and the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. It was composed during the summer of 1986 and first performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre on 25 November in th...

Programme Note SIRENENGESANG was composed in the spring 1994 and was commis-sioned by the AVANTI! Chamber Orchestra. The work was written with support from NOMUS. The music is not a romantic reflectio...

Bruckner's great "Mass in F minor" is one of the composer's most important works – and of 19th-century choral music in general. In a unique way, the composer succeeds here in musically penetrating the...

Bruckner's great "Mass in F minor" is one of the composer's most important works – and of 19th-century choral music in general. In a unique way, the composer succeeds here in musically penetrating the...

Just like 'I Shall Love But Thee', this work for soprano and orchestra was originally written for a special occasion: the wedding of one of the composer's children. The lyrics are from the book 'Respi...