Classical Sheet Music for Chamber Orchestra

Verdi's Requiem is one of those works that almost every choir would like to have sung (at least) once. This arrangement for chamber orchestra means that smaller choirs and choirs with more limited spa...

„Der geistlichen Musik die Kraft zuzuwenden, bleibt ja wohl das höchste Ziel des Künstlers“ (“The artist’s supreme calling is to devote his energies to sacred music”). These words were written by Robe...

Psalmtexte inspirierten Mendelssohn während seines ganzen Schaffens; die Vertonung des 42. Psalms bewertete Schumann 1837 als die 'höchste Stufe, die er [Mendelssohn] als Kirchenkomponist, ja die die...

Psalmtexte inspirierten Mendelssohn während seines ganzen Schaffens; die Vertonung des 42. Psalms bewertete Schumann 1837 als die 'höchste Stufe, die er [Mendelssohn] als Kirchenkomponist, ja die die...

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...

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...

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...

Beethoven bezeichnete die Missa solemnis mehrfach als sein größtes Werk. 'Von Herzen kommend', sollte es die Menschen berühren und bewegen. Lange und intensiv hatte Beethoven sich mit der Komposition...

Beethoven bezeichnete die Missa solemnis mehrfach als sein größtes Werk. 'Von Herzen kommend', sollte es die Menschen berühren und bewegen. Lange und intensiv hatte Beethoven sich mit der Komposition...

Puccini composed his Messa a 4 voci con orchestra in 1878-1880. The musical quality, the energy, and the freshness of this youthful work led the composer to quote from his Mass in later operas, ensuri...

Puccini composed his Messa a 4 voci con orchestra in 1878-1880. The musical quality, the energy, and the freshness of this youthful work led the composer to quote from his Mass in later operas, ensuri...

Following his early departure from the opera stage in 1829, besides chamber music Gioachino Rossini composed only larger scored works of church music. The Stabat Mater is among these. It was composed...

Following his early departure from the opera stage in 1829, besides chamber music Gioachino Rossini composed only larger scored works of church music. The Stabat Mater is among these. It was composed...

Zur Komposition My Requiem is in seven movements and mixes the traditional Latin Requiem Mass text with poetry by Bridges, Whitman and Keats. The work has no dramatic tension; it's like a lullaby for...