Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music Downloads

Undercurrents Redux originally evolved from the solo piece "Undercurrents" for solo flute, which was composed in the spring of 2007 for Amy Porter, a longtime friend and inspiring musician. In 2010, t...

Skeleton at the Feast was composed in 2017 for the Trio Virado and premiered in 2019 in Joplin, Missouri. The work is based on an ancient tradition described by Plutarch, in which a skeleton or mummy...

Deutsch Birdsong was inspired by a dream about a rather unusual journey through the rainforest of northern Queensland, Australia. The sounds of the exotic birds there are truly overwhelming. At the ce...

For 'Eastwind', Jean-François Michel was cleverly inspired by the rich Balkan or Eastern European musical folklore, which was introduced by the gypsies in countless variations wherever they settled. T...

*Instants*, for pan flute and string quartet, is a work by Dominique Gesseney-Rappo dedicated to Jeanne Gollut. In its four movements—Soliloque, Contrastes, Mémoire, and Dérision—the piece explores a...

Caravan by Alexander Arutiunian, arranged by Fedor Vrtacnik, is a work full of character, marked by lively rhythmic energy and striking musical colors. With its alternation between rousing passages, e...

As the title suggests, *Cantilena* is first and foremost a song: a long melodic line that unfolds gently and restrainedly over an introspective *andante*. The work draws all its material from the melo...

THE BITTER AND THE SWEET was commissioned by the chamber music ensemble Pastiche, which also recorded the work. The composition is structured both as a rondo and as a theme with variations, and is roo...

This collection for violin, cello, and piano consists of a series of seven pieces, each with its own distinct character. The overture sets a passionate and intense tone right from the start. The seren...

Composed in 1969 for Janet and Gilbert Norwood, *Elegy* for soprano, clarinet (or oboe), and piano is a setting of a poem by the American poet Thomas S. Jones Jr. (1882–1932). The approximately three-...

The three-movement Piano Quartet unfolds a gripping contrast between rhythmic energy and inner contemplation. The first movement (Con rigore) begins with a jarring fortissimo: hammered pizzicati from...

In *Grand Trio*, Ivan Jevtić combines violin, viola, and piano into an expressive and varied musical dialogue. Lyrical passages, rhythmic contrasts, and intense moments alternate, with each instrument...

The Work This work is conceived as an intense journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Like a courageous and enchanted visitor, the listener moves through the winding paths of lush vegetation...

Three Sides for trumpet/flugelhorn, vibraphone, and piano was written in 2010 for Raymond Mase, a legendary New York trumpeter. The work is in three movements and is a blend of pointillism and lyricis...

Just Keep Moving is part of the concept album *Chesapeake* (Summit Records DCD 639), performed by the American Brass Quintet with percussion and piano. This work is one movement within an integrated r...

The Powell Trio for tenor trombone, marimba, and piano was composed in 2009 for Michael Powell, a prominent New York trombonist. Composed of three movements—"Flow," "Stillwater," and "Eddies"—the work...

Over the course of about ten minutes, this three-movement concerto unfolds a densely woven dialogue between the soloist and the string ensemble. The first movement, "Introduction – Allegro," begins wi...

Composed in five movements, Waiting draws on the idea of waiting in different forms, from invoking raw emotion to weaving rich poetic and literary references. Penelope weaving alludes to The Odyssey,...

Maurice Ravel's melancholy popular 'Pavane for a Dead Princess' composed in 1899 was originally written for piano before he arranged it for orchestra in 1910. Though dedicated to a real princess, the...

Gerne überraschte Mutter Teresa ihre Gesprächspartner damit, dass sie ihnen anstelle einer herkömmlichen Visitenkarte ein kleines Kärtchen überreichte, auf dem ein kurzer Text zu lesen war, beginnend...

Partchs Titel And on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma ist eine Hommage an seine kalifornische Heimat. 4 Jahrzehnte verbrachte der Komponist - mit 2 jeweils 6-jährigen Unterbrechungen - in der B...