Orchestra Study Scores

HPS 1340

HPS 1356

HPS 1132

HPS 712

Study Scores

HPS 1125 Contents: Fanfare for the Common Man * Jubilee Variation * Preamble for a Solemn Occasion * Ceremonial Fanfare * Inaugural Fanfare.

The fateful Pravda article 'Muddle Instead of Music' appeared in January 1936, in which Shostakovich was directly attacked for his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, at which point the composer had comple...

In the summer of 1937 - during the dangerous time of Stalin's Great Terror - Shostakovich completed his Symphony No. 5. The Pravda article "Muddle Instead of Music" from January 1936, which condemned...

While the German Wehrmacht besieged Leningrad, Shostakovich wrote his 'Leningrad' Symphony. More than a million people died during the 28-month-long isolation of the city. Against this backdrop, Shost...

In September 1961, Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem 'Babi Yar' appeared in the Soviet Literaturnaya Gazeta, addressing the mass shooting in 1941 of more than 33,000 Jewish men, women and children on the out...

This exciting and virtuosic piece was commissioned by the Buffet Group to celebrate its 190th anniversary as a manufacturer of wind instruments. It was premiered in July 2013 by the Simón Bolívar Band...

The "Sonata Vox Gabrieli", commissioned by the International Trombone Association, has quickly become a world bestseller since its publication in 1973. The beautiful, highly expressive, captivating, n...

This work was commissioned for the occasion of my 80th birthday (November 11, 1997). Composed in 1996, the piece consists of three movements, each a tribute to someone: 1) 'Hommage à I'Interprete' ('...

Introduction and Main Event was written in 1991 for the American Horn Quartet. It was designed to show off their ensemble, virtuosity, exuberance, solistic flare, power and lyrical style. The work was...

Askell Másson’s Horn Concerto is a work of deep personal significance that combines expressive depth with brilliant virtuosity. It was composed with the internationally renowned hornist Joseph Ogniben...