Classical Instrumental Works for Orchestra

Immerse yourself in the elegant world of Jane Austen's masterpiece with the enchanting music from the award-winning BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Composed by Carl Davis, the famous main theme...

Lush, vibrant, and beautiful, this arrangement of the theme from the film Summer of '42 will be the perfect addition to your program. Instrumentation: 3.1+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp:Perc(2): Str (9-8-7...

Like most of Leroy Anderson's efforts, "Belle of the Ball" is light, effervescent, and devoid of conflict or disharmony. Anderson looked upon the piece as a modern-day American revival -- or revitaliz...

This is the beautiful slow movement from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. This abridged version adds two alternate orchestrations to the original and is suitable for better orchestras everywhere. Inst...

GISELLE, a two-act ballet by French composer Adolphe Adam (1803-1856), was premiered in Paris on June 28, 1841, and is, along with the Christmas carol MINUIT, CHRÉTIENS (O HOLY NIGHT in English), Adam...

Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet, arranged by Richard Meyer, will give your students an opportunity to perform one of the most familiar scenes from that famous opera. In this authentic sounding a...

Your students will love rehearsing and performing Richard Meyer's arrangement of the Overture from Bizet's opera Carmen, which contains some of the most recognizable music ever written. Very faithful...

This collection of all instrumental numbers from "Castor et Pollux" (tragédie in a prologue and five acts) brings together the movements and dances of all versions based on the volumes of the “Opera O...

Although not performed during his lifetime, Rameau’s “Les Boréades” from 1762 are his musical masterpiece and a synthesis of his compositional work. All the musical innovations to which the composer s...

Text by Franc-Nohain Place and time: The plot takes place in Toledo, in the 18th century Characters: Concepción, Torquemada's wife (Soprano) - Gonzalve, bachelier (Tenor) - Torquemada, clockmaker (Tri...

Jacques Offenbach's (1819-1880) opéra bouffe in three acts, La belle Hélène (The Beautiful Helen) parodies the Greek myth of Helen and Paris' elopement, which set off the Trojan War according to Homer...

The opera LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was written in 1862 and premiered in the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre of Saint Petersburg, Russia on November 10 of that same year. Following ma...

LOHENGRIN, first performed in 1850, is a Romantic opera in three acts, written by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Based on the legendary 13th century romance of Lohengrin, a knight of the Holy Grail, who...

Diane et Endymion is a tragédie lyrique in three acts about the mythological love story of the goddess Diana for the shepherd Endymion. The libretto written by the almost unknown Jean-François Espic c...

Maurice Ravel's “Daphnis et Chloé” is undoubtedly one of the most dazzling masterworks of the 20th century. With Suite No. 2 (Fragments Symphoniques), the French master created an orchestral tour de f...

Text by Franc-Nohain Place and time: The plot takes place in Toledo, in the 18th century Characters: Concepción, Torquemada's wife (Soprano) - Gonzalve, bachelier (Tenor) - Torquemada, clockmaker (Tri...

The prelude to the opera "Lohengrin", which premiered in Weimar in 1850 and marks the transition from Wagner's romantic opera to through-composed music drama, represents a special developmental step a...

When Carl Maria von Weber composed the overtura to "Der Freischütz" in May 1820, it was the final musical building block for his opera. In this respect, Weber was able to perfectly trace and condense...

The Hindemith Complete Edition publishes the score of the opera in four acts Cardillac (new version) in two volumes: in volume I,5-Part A the First and Second Acts together with an introduction, the r...

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Argentine tango with "3 Tangos for Orchestra", published by the renowned Tonos Musikverlag. This thrilling work captures the raw passion, melancholy, and r...

Immerse yourself in the pulsating soul of Buenos Aires: With "Tres Movimientos Tanguísticos Porteños" for orchestra, published by the renowned Tonos Musikverlag, Tango Nuevo unfolds in its most captiv...

Introduce your full orchestra to the baroque style and sound with this exciting new arrangement of Handel's masterpiece. The composer's original rhythms, melodies and counterpoint are all so playable...