Scores for Orchestra

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) composed his opera EDGAR in 1889, following the success of his first stage work LE VILLI and at the encouragement of his publisher, Giulio Ricordi. Premiered at La Scala in...

Bruce Broughton's Concerto for Tuba was originally written as a Tuba Sonata (M158791). The wind ensemble (A671202) and orchestra (A899602) concerti arrangements are available seperately from the publi...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

George M. Cohan (1878-1942), getting an early start in vaudeville with his family act The Four Cohans, soaked up every facet of show business. He acted, composed, sang, danced, produced and wrote play...

The 1912 lighthearted tribute to Ireland, WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING, uses text written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., and set to music composed by Ernest Ball (1878-1927). It has been use...

You're a Grand Old Flag was written by George Michael Cohen (1878-1942) in 1906 for his stage musical George Washington, Jr. First heard by audiences at the musical's premiere on February 6, 1906, thi...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

This Preludio Sinfonico in A (S.32) has often been confused with Giacomo Pucccini's (1858-1924) Preludio a Orchestra (S.1), composed when he was a teenager. The Preludio Sinfonico was composed as part...

A five-movement suite originally written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, MIROIRS ("Mirrors") was written between 1904 and 1905, with each movement dedicated to a fellow member of the Fren...

Leroy Anderson composed "Arietta" in 1962 in Woodbury, Connecticut. The main melody first materialized as a brief eight-measure sketch for viola and cello, intended for Leroy Anderson's daughter Jane...

An American Pops classic in it's original scoring, this work is part of the Anderson Classics Series by E.F. Kalmus.

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975), ever-popular in the concert hall for his light orchestral pieces, found a great musical ally in the Boston Pops Orchestra under its director, Arthur Fiedler. Premiering man...

Leroy Anderson's (1908-1975) "Scottish Suite" (1954) originally had four movements: "The Bluebells of Scotland", "The Campbells Are Coming", "Bonnie Dundee", and "Turn Ye To Me". While he conducted th...

Oversized Score! Leroy Anderson's (1908-1975) "Scottish Suite" (1954) originally had four movements: "The Bluebells of Scotland", "The Campbells Are Coming", "Bonnie Dundee", and "Turn Ye To Me". Whil...

Written by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) in 1913, this cryptic tone poem premiered on March 27th of that year by the Philharmonic Society Orchestra in Helsinki, under the composer's baton. Following that...

Sergei Prokofiev began work on Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 in 1916, but wrote most of it in 1917, completing the piece on September 10, 1917. The symphony was premiered on April 21, 1918 in Petr...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) composed Songs to Poems by Rueckert (Songs after Rückert; Rückert-Lieder) between 1901 and 1902. They were not conceived of as a cycle, with each song only connected by the p...

Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma) is a four-movement symphonic poem for orchestra completed in 1924 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. The piece, which depicts pine trees in four locations in Rome...

The Man I Love is a classic American standard with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira. It was originally part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin musical comedy Oh, Lady, Be Good!....