Scores for Orchestra

Brahms composed this work during the summer of 1880 as a tribute to the University of Breslau for conferring on him an honorary doctorate of philosophy. Known for his love of irony, Brahms based this...

In October of 1898, Edward Elgar returned home after a long day of teaching, ate dinner, then sat down at the piano to doodle on the keys. Elgar described what followed: "In a little while, sooth...

While his Symphony No. 9 is better known, Antonín Dvorák's (1841-1904) Symphony No. 7 is argued by many to be his best symphonic work. Inspired in part by his friend Johannes Brahms' new Symphony No....

The White River flows very near The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and meets Lake Michigan in Muskegan County, Michigan. Many legends can be told about this river and the beautiful region where it is locate...

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), while born in Italy, is associated with France, where he became a violinist in the court orchestra of the Sun King, Louis XIV, becoming the King's favorite musician as...

This evocative setting for full orchestra is the second of four movements representing the life of early Native Americans of the Southwest United States. The lyric melodies and flowing lines portray t...

Here's a magnificent arrangement of Purcell's ever-popular Trumpet Voluntary! Nelhybel begins by setting up wonderful counterpoint by splitting the violins into four independent parts before bring in...

All the melodic lines are written in the Dorian mode (D minor, played most of the time on the white keys of the piano) and except for the modern snare drum, the percussion evokes the character of the...

Based on WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME; GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH; and AMERICA. "A real crowd pleaser." (The Instrumentalist)

A composition with Eastern European folklore flavor, with a great range of contrast, from a dramatic, melancholic adagio to a frantic 'Transylvanian' folk dance. (VN)

A dramatic, exuberant composition, in which even an average junior high school orchestra can achieve a genuine, big symphonic sound. "Written in D minor, Overture for Orchestra ...is a terrific select...

This Scherzo is included in Chaminade's Orchestral Suite and was later transcribed for piano solo. It fits the orchestra like a glove, sparkling color from all sections.

This march in C major begins with a stately melody with dotted-note rhythms, which is shared between the winds and strings. No section is ignored in Philip Clark's orchestration; every instrument has...

A spirited, almost fiddle-like tune begins our journey down the river, with cascading 8th notes in each section. The drama builds with a modulation to D, with figures representing the whitewater rush....

Winner of the 2007 TODA Composition Contest! Contending presents all the ensembles' voices in a gradually intensifying processional theme which also closes the piece. Framed in-between is a slower, ly...

Oboe, Englischhorn, Klarinette in B, Bassklarinette in B, 2 Fagotte, 4 Hörner in F, 2 Trompeten, 2 Posaunen, Pauken, Harfe, - Streicher

Score for solo voices, boys' choir, girls' choir, chamber choir, chorus, piano, 3 Violins, Handbell choir, Rrgan, 12 Trumpets, and Orchestra.

An American Elegy' is, above all, an expression of hope. It was composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors. It is offered a...

Finally, another option for bassoonists looking for a solo piece with orchestra! This is a fantastic arrangement of the Bassoon Sonata by Camille Saint-Saens which captures the essence of the original...

Franz Krommer's beloved concerto for solo clarinet (Opus 36), edited here by Matt Johnston for Clarinet Solo with Orchestra. In three movements: Allegro; Adagio; Rondo