Intermediate Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music

When Cuarteto Casals approached me with the idea of illuminating Beethoven's quartets anew, you can imagine the many thoughts and feelings that where going through my mind: what a joy, what a great ho...

Nach der Toccata für Klavier und Streichquintett von 1989, dem Quartett für Oboe, Violine, Viola und Klavier von 2010 und dem Klavierquintett von 2014 hat Olli Mustonen nun seinen ersten Werkbeitrag f...

Duo Concertante contains five brief movements of contrasting character. The first movement functions as a short prelude, with the viola and bass combining to form alternating high and low harmonies an...

In his second string quartet the composer Harald Weiss counters our fast-moving time with a work on silence and concentration. Rubatos, fermatas and little caesuras are added to simple note values - l...

Luthervariationen für Streichquartett wurden inspiriert von der Musik und dem Leben des Reformators Martin Luther. Die Dramatik, die das Leben Luthers prägte, legte es nahe, die einzelnen Sätze der Lu...

Die Uraufführung des Streichquartetts e-Moll fand am 6. November 1925 in Göttingen im Studentenheim am Wilhelmsplatz statt. Es spielte das Bentz-Quartett, eines von wenigen reinen Frauenensembles der...

The Phantasy, written when the composer was twenty for the Cobbett prize at the Royal College of Music. The piece demonstrates a confidence and flair, as well as an emerging sense of the distinctive A...

An exciting and colorful tone poem based on Washington Irving's famous short story, your students will love this musical depiction of the fateful night when Schoolmaster Ichabod Crane meets up with th...

Danza Fuoco is an exciting "fiery" dance that was inspired by the use of 7/8 rhythms and multi-meters. This piece was commissioned by Peter Lipari to commemorate Joliet Township's celebration of 120 y...

Program the explosive energy that results from Celestial Sparks! Strings soar through dazzling melodies and shimmering harmonies, propelled by bouncing syncopations and rhythmic surprises. This piece...

2 piccolo trumpets and string orchestra or organ Exact instrumentation: Strings: 8.6.6.5.4

Four Shakespeare Sonnets for baritone and string orchestra was composed to commemorate the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth in 2014. For more than 40 years, I have enthusiastically com...

Four Shakespeare Sonnets for baritone and string orchestra was composed to commemorate the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth in 2014. For more than 40 years, I have enthusiastically com...

Catalyst is a fiery and rhythmic piece that allows your ensemble to work on syncopated rhythms, difficult but accessible fingerings, and advanced phrasing. Articulations should all be emphasized in or...