Scores for Orchestra

Your students will love the Spanish sounds of this exciting and passionate dance, which introduces Act IV of this operatic masterpiece. The expressive opening melody will help develop your woodwinds'...

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...

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!

Using all the colors of the string orchestra, this charming Spanish-flavored piece features melodic material for every instrument. Two contrasting tunes, one for high voices and one for low, are intro...

This highly recognizable work is a sure bet for success, especially for beginning players' first experience with the textures of a full orchestra. Audiences will love hearing the 'Masterpiece' theme b...

Take them to festival with this stunning, minimalist piece, arranged with the melody doubled in many sections, for a first full orchestra experience. With an emphasis on slow bows, the easy rhythms an...

A fantastic arrangement of music from Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, that is true to the original but eminently playable, this transcription will fit any concert. (1:45)

Opening in the key of G, the piece then moves to the key of D, allowing each section to play the melody on their upper strings. With doubling in many sections for a perfect first full orchestra experi...

Featuring 'Morning Mood' and 'In the Hall of the Mountain King,' this authentic-sounding arrangement includes 6/8 time, legato, staccato and marcato styles, frequent doublings, a wide variety of dynam...

Combined with an introductory theme from the suite, the overture is among the most majestic Baroque music ever written. Perfectly set as a first full orchestra experience, the contrasting statements o...

In D minor, this arrangement is a very 'approachable' version of this masterwork. Strings will use a variety of bowings, and some position work is required of first violins and cellos. Winds, brass, a...

Auf zu neuen Welten! - Das pathetische Hauptthema der Blechbläser aus dem letzten Satz Antonin Dvoráks berühmter 9. Sinfonie kündigt nach dem dramatischen Beginn der Streicher die 'Neue Welt' an. Idea...

Enjoy this bright, cheery opera music and introduce the orchestra to Mozart. (2:45)

'Realms of Endless Day' is a fantasy setting of the hymn tune melody, 'Picardy.' This melody, thought to have been named for the region in France where it is believed the melody originated, is also th...

With string parts as close to the original as possible, this full orchestra arrangement of two movements from Grieg's Holberg Suite is a gem! It may be performed by string or full orchestra, and, for...

The 'Linz Symphony' is included among Mozart's best. The first movement is cheerful and buoyant in mood, yet retains an air of dignity and poise reflective of a true master of the genre. Richard Meyer...

Tschaikowskis beliebte Programm-Ouvertüre 'Romeo und Julia' basiert auf William Shakespeares gleichnamigen Drama und war sein erstes Meisterwerk. Genießen Sie das fantasievolle Konzertstück in dieser...

Perfect for a first full orchestra experience, this arrangement of Chester by William Billings and arranged by Brad Pfeil provides all sections with melodic material to build technique. It also provid...

One of celebrated Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's most colorful works is this distinctive piece, now effectively scored for your string or full orchestra by Michael Story. Perfect for concert or con...

One of Brahms' most performed works, this 'very boisterous potpourri of student songs' (J. Brahms) is now playable by strings, or strings with any combination of wind/percussion instruments (up to ful...

Treat your students to one of the most-loved symphonic movements ever written by a master of the classical style in this Richard Meyer arrangement of Symphony No.8, Mvt. 1, known as the 'Unfinished.'...

Haunting, ominous, and playful, this Scherzo movement from Beethoven's famous Symphony No. 5, arranged by Richard Meyer, has it all. Your students will love the stirring harmonies and driving rhythms...

Your symphony orchestra will love March Slav by Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, arranged by Chris M. Bernotas. Scored for full orchestra or strings only, this arrangement features great themes and a big full...

Nostaglia, by Rossano Galante, literally means a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. This orchestral setting is lyr...

The second movement from his sixth and last symphony finds Tchaikovsky at his melodic best, arranged by Richard Meyer. This elegant 'waltz' in 5/4 meter has long been a favorite of audiences and is an...