Church Music for Chamber Orchestra

In 1892, Dvorák was honored to receive a commission from New York to compose a festive cantata to mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America. Within a short space of tim...

„Der geistlichen Musik die Kraft zuzuwenden, bleibt ja wohl das höchste Ziel des Künstlers“, schreibt Robert Schumann im Januar 1851 - und das, obwohl er bis dato kaum als Komponist geistlicher Musik...

Mendelssohn described his 1840 work Lobgesang as “a symphony for chorus and orchestra”. It is now firmly established in the standard repertoire of the major oratorio choirs. For many choirs, Lobgesang...

Mendelssohn's St. Paul with just seven instead of the usual 18 wind instruments? Thanks to this arrangement for chamber orchestra, a performance with smaller forces is now possible, and presents an at...

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...

But, dear Beethoven, what have you done again? Even if the authenticity of this statement, which was quoted by Anton Schindler, may be doubted, it reflects quite well the confusion that the Mass in C...

Meditation über das erste Präludium aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier für GCH, Orch. bzw. Orgel SATB, Sopran, Tenor-Solo, Kleines Orchester (Orgel)

Chamber Orch: 1.1.0.0 - 1.1.0.0 + organ + opt. timp. and 2 perc. (5-8 players) or 1.1.0.0 - 1.1.0.0 + hp. + timp. + 2 perc. + str. (13 players)

Chamber Orch: 1.1.0.0 - 1.1.0.0 + organ + opt. timp. and 2 perc. (5-8 players) or 1.1.0.0 - 1.1.0.0 + hp. + timp. + 2 perc. + str. (13 players)

Chamber Orchestra (13+players) Fl. Ob, Horn, 2-Bb Tpt.,+ hp. + timp + 1 perc. + Str.

Chamber Orchestra (13+players) Fl. Ob, Horn, 2-Bb Tpt.,+ hp. + timp + 1 perc. + Str.

Chamber Orch: Flute, Oboe, Horn in F, Bb Tpt., Timp. Perc. (Cymbal and Glock) Harp, Piano (opt.) and Strings

Chamber Orch: Flute, Oboe, Horn in F, Bb Tpt., Timp. Perc. (Cymbal and Glock) Harp, Piano (opt.) and Strings

Score for Chamber Orch and Organ and Winds version - Organ + Winds (5 players + Org.): Flute, Oboe, Fr. Horn, 2 - Bb Tpts., and Org. (opt. Timp/Perc) - Organ plays a separate part and replaces the str...

Parts for Chamber Orch. and Organ and Winds version - Organ + Winds (5 players + Org.): Flute, Oboe, Fr. Horn, 2 - Bb Tpts., and Org. (opt. Timp/Perc) - Organ plays a separate part and replaces the st...

While Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger composed a significant number of works for worship, his MASS IN C MAJOR, Op. 169 for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra is the only mass to include orchestral accomp...

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) began work on his version of the traditional hymn, Stabat Mater, in 1831 at the request of one Fernández Varela. As ill health kept Rossini from completing the commission...