Overtures for Orchestra

'Genesis' by Rossano Galante is a stunning original cinematic overture that will transport your students to the movie soundstage. This stunning cinematic overture is a musical journey that depicts the...

Your students will love rehearsing and performing Richard Meyer's arrangement of the Overture from Bizet's opera Carmen, which contains some of the most recognizable music ever written. Very faithful...

A lovely transcription, this reduction allows the advanced orchestra or community orchestra to experience Tchaikovsky's masterpiece in about half the duration of the original. A must for any library!

La Traviata, an opera in three acts written by the Italian composer, Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), has become a favorite of opera lovers the world over. It contains some of the most beautiful of Verdi's...

Since its premiere in 1874, Die Fledermaus (The Bat) has been one of the most beloved operettas ever written. Among Johann Strauss' most famous overtures, this delightful selection abounds with memora...

The opening of Charpentier's Te Deum was made known largely by its use as the signature tune of 'Eurovision' but more recently has been very popular at weddings or indeed just as an excellent stately...

All the dark and passionate themes of this great work are maintained, yet this arrangement is perfect for intermediate orchestras. Even though the piece does not have a programmatic theme beyond that...

Your students will have a field day filled with fun as they perform this exciting overture! Field Day, by Chris M. Bernotas, works perfectly for string orchestra alone or with added winds and percussi...

Johann Sebastian Bachs vier Orchestersuiten (BA 5252-BA 5255) gehören zu jener besonderen Gruppe barocker Orchesterwerke, die von je her äusserst beliebt und vielgespielt sind. Sie stammen wahrscheinl...

Orchester - Partitur; Urtextausgabe

Your students will love rehearsing and performing Richard Meyer's arrangement of the Overture from Bizet's opera Carmen, which contains some of the most recognizable music ever written. Very faithful...

The history of Beethoven's only opera, FIDELIO, is rife with twists and turns, among them that the opera was originally to be called LEONORE. Additionally, the opera is unique in that Beethoven compos...

Jacques Offenbach's (1819-1880) opéra bouffe in three acts, La belle Hélène (The Beautiful Helen) parodies the Greek myth of Helen and Paris' elopement, which set off the Trojan War according to Homer...

LOHENGRIN, first performed in 1850, is a Romantic opera in three acts, written by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) . Based on the legendary 13th century romance of Lohengrin, a knight of the Holy Grail, who...

Zaïs by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) was first performed on February 29, 1748 at the Opéra in Paris. It is a pastorale héroïque, a form of the opéra-ballet genre of French Baroque opera that draws...

Ariane et Barbe-bleue: Act III, Introduction forms part of Paul Dukas' (1865-1935) only completed opera, composed between 1899 and 1906, and premiered on May 10, 1907, at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. D...

Diane et Endymion is a tragédie lyrique in three acts about the mythological love story of the goddess Diana for the shepherd Endymion. The libretto written by the almost unknown Jean-François Espic c...

Historically sound and authentic musical text; high-quality orchestral material based on the complete edition The musical text of the 1974 Strauss complete edition of the operetta "Die Fledermaus" is...

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 essence and resonance of this timeless overture is perfectly preserved in Leidig's arrangement. Technical range is perfect for high school string or full orchestras. String parts are carefully edi...

Urtext der Telemann-Ausgabe. Alt-Blockflöte in f,g (2), Flöte 1, Flöte 2/ Piccolo, Oboe (2), Fagott, Streicher, Basso continuo - Partitur; Urtextausgabe

Johann Sebastian Bachs vier Orchestersuiten (BA 5252-BA 5255) gehören zu jener besonderen Gruppe barocker Orchesterwerke, die von je her äusserst beliebt und vielgespielt sind. Sie stammen wahrscheinl...