Classical Instrumental Works for Orchestra

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...

Maurice Ravel's (1875-1937) Boléro, M. 81/ IMR 4, is a piece that grew out of an orchestration exercise based on a rhythm common in the title Spanish dance. Today, it's usually performed as an orchest...

Maurice Ravel's (1875-1937) Boléro, M. 81/ IMR 4, is a piece that grew out of an orchestration exercise based on a rhythm common in the title Spanish dance. Today, it's usually performed as an orchest...

Maurice Ravel's (1875-1937) Boléro, M. 81/ IMR 4, is a piece that grew out of an orchestration exercise based on a rhythm common in the title Spanish dance. Today, it's usually performed as an orchest...

Bandoneon, Piano, Harp, Percussion, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bandoneon, Trumpet, Trombone, Xylophone, Triangle, Guiro, Harp, Piano, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass

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...

As Mozart specialist Ulrich Konrad was able to prove in 2020, the version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's “Masonic Funeral Music” that is widely in use today does not stem from the composer himself. Rath...

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: "Jesu, bleibet meine Freude"), orchestrated by Alfred Reed, originates from Johann Sebastian Bach's (1685-1750) cantata comp...

Composed for the famous ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes, Maurice Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe was drawn from an ancient Greek fable. At the time, Ravel announced his intention to...

Premiered by Oliver Knussen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1992, Broken Symmetry is a 20-minute outburst of energy and momentum. Vivid, violent, occasionally threatening, its character is continuou...

Hervé Lacombe est professeur de musicologie à l'université Rennes 2 et responsable de la série > des publications de la Société française de musicologie. Spécialiste de la musique au XIXe et au Xxe s....

From the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák.

From the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák.

From the master of educational arranging, this arrangement will be perfect for intermediate and high school full orchestra. A great piece for festival and contest, this one has been a successful selec...

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...

Audiences and students will recognize this much-loved Russian dance from The Nutcracker Ballet. Arranged for Grade 1 orchestra without losing the energy and flavor of the original, Trepak's generous d...

Audiences and students will recognize this much-loved Russian dance from The Nutcracker Ballet. Arranged for Grade 1 orchestra without losing the energy and flavor of the original, Trepak's generous d...

The excitement of Dvorák's most famous orchestral work is now within reach of the young full orchestra. With string parts remaining in first position throughout, this great-sounding arrangement featur...