Scores for Orchestra

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) wrote his overture King Lear (H 53), just after the abrupt dissolution of his engagement to Camille Moke. He had just arrived in Italy as the winner of the 1830 Prix de Rome...

This Critical Edition by Clinton Nieweg of Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) is a result of a collaboration among several major orchestras. This corrected edition succeeds in addressing the n...

The three-act opera Parsifal was conceived of by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) in 1857, but not completed until 1882. Telling the story of Parsifal, the "pure fool" destined to claim kingship in the coun...

Concert Waltz No. 2 in F major, Op. 51 was composed in 1894 by Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) during a period when he was firmly established as one of Russia's leading symphonic composers and a promin...

Originally written for piano four hands in 1879, this set of 21 lively dance tunes, mostly on Hungarian themes, are among Johannes Brahms' most popular works today, and they were the most profitable f...

Minuet, Op. 21 was composed by Edward Elgar (1857-1934) in 1897 for piano, then orchestrated later that same year. This work falls just before the period of his breakthrough to international fame with...

When Karl Traugott Queisser, trombonist in the Gewandhaus Orchestra, asked Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to compose a trombone concerto for him, the composer declined due to time restraints. The task we...

Poème lyrique in D-flat major, Op. 12 was composed between 1884 and 1887 by Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) while still in his late teens, during the period when he was emerging as one of the most prom...

Mattinata ("'Tis the Day") was composed in 1904 by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the Italian composer best known for his verismo opera Pagliacci. Written originally for voice and piano and later or...

This most beautiful orchestration by Alfred Reed is now available with a full score and parts. The haunting, sonorous, transcendent charm of this beloved melody makes it an appropriate addition to any...

In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 was composed by Edward Elgar (1857-1934) in 1903-1904, during the height of his international success after the Engima Variations and The Dream of Gerontius, following a...

Tom Kennedy includes arrangements for full orchestra of the following patriotic songs: America (G; Henry Carey); America the Beautiful (C; Samuel A. Ward); Battle Hymn of the Republic (Bb; William Ste...

Including "Turkey in the Straw," "Chicken Reel" is among the two most well-known poultry-inspired folk tunes. Originally composed by Joseph M. (Michael) Daly in 1910, the novelty song turned folk song...

Richard Hayman (1920-2014) had a very successful career as chief music arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra, an association that lasted over 50 years, and also served as a pops conductor for various...

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...

Originally written for piano four hands in 1879, this set of 21 lively dance tunes, mostly on Hungarian themes, are among Johannes Brahms' most popular works today, and they were the most profitable f...

Maurice Ravel's (1875-1937) longest work at almost an hour, the complete one-act ballet Daphnis et Chloé was described by the composer as a "symphonie choregraphique" (choreographic symphony). Ravel b...

Spirituals for String Choir and Orchestra draws upon the rich native heritage of Negro and White spirituals. There is very little literal quotation as such, but rather an attempt to realize the textur...

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg), WWV 96 is a music drama/opera in three acts by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Taking nearly four and a half hours to perform in its entir...

Walter S. Hartley (1927-2016), whose works for saxophone and low brass significantly expanded the repertoire available for those instruments, wrote the QUARTET CONCERTO for SATB saxophones in 1992 for...

Written between 1914 and 1917, Gustav Holst was initially inspired to compose THE PLANETS based on a conversation he had about astrology while on holiday in Spain with some friends in 1913. Intrigued...

Hamlet was written by French composer Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) in 1868, two years after the completion of his other well-known opera, Mignon. Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based their libretto on...

The Three-Cornered Hat is a two-act ballet by Manuel de Falla that was commissioned by famed ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev and premiered in 1919. Incorporating Spanish dance rather than classical...