Malcolm Arnold is one of the most versatile and prolific British composers of the post war era. This is his extremely popular Fantasy for Trombone, Opus 101 from 1969.
Tirée du film classique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale de 1957 Le pont de la rivière Kwai, voici la célèbre marche de Malcolm Arnold qui incorpore la marche du colonel Bogey de Kenneth Alford ainsi que...
Malcolm Arnold's famous Fantasy for Horn .
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons (2nd optional), 4 Horns in F (3 - 4 optional), 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Timpani, Percussion (Glockenspiel, Cymbals), HarpStrings (Violin 1, Violi...
Settings of two short poems by Ernest Dowson, for SATB choir.
'Anniversary Overture' was commissioned in 1968 as a twenty-first birthday piece for Hong Kong Philharmonic Society, and is a four-minute firework display for orchestra. Within the framework of a two-...
Finally Malcolm Arnold's highly evocative and colourful 8 Children's Pieces are available again! Ranging in level from about Grade 2-6 they represent a wonderful set of imaginative and fun pieces to l...
1956 entwarf Sir Kenneth MacMillan ein einaktiges Ballett für das Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in London. Die Musik dafür wählte er aus den beiden erfolgreichen Reihen English Dances von Sir Malcolm...
Flute/Piano reduction.
Arnold himself was a prolific trumpeter and was principal for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, widely acknowledged as one of the great trumpeters of the age.
Fantasy for Guitar by Malcolm Arnold, edited by Julian Bream, who gave the first performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall in May 1971.
Composed in 1966, Arnold's Fantasy for Flute was commissioned by the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the Birmingham International Wind Competition of 1966. It is a challenging piece, but one...
... a brief opening allegro, a slow movement that evolved from lyrical simplicity to portentous emotional gestures, and a finale that was an euberant and affectionate salute to Pre-Goodman Rag. Christ...
Edited and arranged by Brian Bonsor, the solo part takes into consideration the different makes of the tenor recorder and the varying amounts of breath demanded by each. Great care has also been taken...
Work premiered by Yehudi Menuhin and Ivor Newton.
This is a magnificent work! Based on a famous poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, the overture is a tone poem which eloquently expresses the intense moods of the frightening tale told by the poet. Joh...
A fascinating work from the end of Malcolm Arnold's composing life, written at the same time as his 9th Symphony. Opus 129.
This collection, published for the first time, dates from 1937 when Arnold was still only 15, to 1945 by which time he had composed his overture Beckus the Dandipratt, much chamber music and his 1st H...
This new volume brings together four more previously unpublished pieces. They share an interesting connection - each never fulfilled its original intention... For more details of Sir Malcolm's fascina...
Parts only. Composed 1952. Scored for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet. Score available: PAT60550SC
Arnold's Sonatina was written in January, 1951 and was first performed at the Gallery of the Royal Society of British Artists in London by Colin Davis. The piece is in three highly varied movements, w...
Orchestration/b> t2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons (2nd optional)4 Horns in F (3 %26 4 optional), 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 TrombonesTimpani, Percussion (Glockenspiel, Cymbals)HarpStrings (V...
For Unison Voice and Piano.
One of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operettas has been wonderfully adapted and arranged here for a classroom cantata by M. J. Arnold. This musical is full of the same lively and colourful char...
A fabulous choral adaptation by Gilbert and Sullivan arranged by M. J Arnold. The delightful saga of the Mikado arranged for unison and two-part chorus with all the favourite leading characters. This...
For SSA Choir A Cappella.
Malcom Arnold's The Song of Simeon was first performed on 5th January, 1960, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and tells the story of the Nativity. The work may be performed as a stage or a concert pre...
Work for SATB Choir and 2 Pianos. Text: John Clare
Transcribed by Charles Sayre. From the warmth of the opening theme to the imitation of terrors of battle, this extraordinary selection captures the full spectrum of musical emotions. Essential for you...
Originally written for orchestra, this Flourish was written to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the granting of a charter to the City of Bristol, which shows Malcolm Arnold at his best in producing...
Guitar/Piano reduction of work for Guitar and String Orchestra. Premiered by Julian Bream under the direction of the composed in 1955.
Solo guitar with piano reduction.
Arranged for Piano by John York. These dances were composed early in 1957 and are dedicated to the BBC Light Music Festival. They are based on original melodies, except one, the melody of which was co...
Composed as a virtuoso showpiece for the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble in 1988, and premiered at the Cheltenham Festival, this 8-minute quintet is in three movements. Two vivace movements bookend a mournfu...
Full score. Quintet for Brass composed 1961. Parts available: PAT60040SP
Malcolm Arnold's Fantasy for Descant Recorder is an exciting, varied piece which explores the range of the instrument. With a combination of lively, highly ornamented phrases and slow, lyrical lines,...
Malcolm Arnold Sonatina Op. 41 for Recorder and Piano. Also suitable for flute or oboe.
English Dances, Set I, opus 27, is a light classic composition that was written for orchestra by the British composer Malcolm Arnold in 1950. The set contains four dances that continue without pause:...
English Dances, Set I, opus 27', est une composition de musique légère classique pour orchestre écrite en 1950 par le compositeur britannique Malcolm Arnold. La série comprend quatre danses qui s'ench...
The composer writes, " there are so many works for flute which are solely vehicles for instrumental virtuosity that I have attempted to write a piece where the musical element is more to the fore...
This work, originally for orchestra, was one of two new pieces added to Arnold's English Dances of 1951 to complete the score of Kenneth MacMillan's Solitaire, first performed in 1956 by the Royal Bal...
Composed in 1943. Duration 7 minutes. Full score. Parts available: PAT60070SP.
Written to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the legendary oboist Leon Goossens, and first performed by him and the Carter Trio in 1958, this delightful 13-minute quartet is a fine showcase of Malcol...
This work was commissioned for Michala Petri by the Carnegie Hall Corporation, in honour of Carnegie Hall's Centennial Season. The world première of the original version was given in Carnegie Hall's W...
Oboe and Piano reduction of the concerto for Oboe and Strings op. 39. Suitable for grade 8 standard players.
Rinaldo and Armida was written for the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet Company (UK). Duration: c.9 minutes. Orchestra 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in B-fla...
Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Cymbals, Side drum, Bass drum, Triangle. Tambourine, Glockenspie...
String Quartet No.2 Op. 118 by Malcolm Arnold was first performed at the 1976 Aldeburgh Festival by the Allegri Quartet. This new edition has been arranged for two violins, viola and cello.
Malcolm Arnold's String Quartet No. 2 followed some 30 years after his first: it was completed in Dublin in August 1975 and first performed by the Allegri Quartet the following year at the 29th Aldebu...
This work is an arrangement and orchestration of Malcolm Arnold's Piano Sonata, which he wrote in 1942, produced for alto saxophone and strings by David Ellis in 1994 at the request of the composer. I...
Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921) put an end to his career as leading trumpeter with several famous London symphony orchestras to become a full-time composer. He became world famous with his soundtrack music...
The Open Window by Malcolm Arnold is an opera in one act based on the story by H. H. Munro. Vocal score.
Peterloo is the derisive name given to an incident on 16 August 1819, in St Peter's Fields, Manchester, when an orderly crowd of some 8,000 people met to hear a speech on political reform. On the orde...
Instrumentation: 2222 - 4230 - timp - perc(1): cyms/glsp/tam-t/BD - strings
This is indeed a substantial piece of music and there is never any doubt it was written by a symphonist. The orchestration is both clever and brilliant. . .a contemporary masterpiece.Schenectady Gazet...
The chilling slow movement seems to me to be one of the great symphonic essays written by an Englishman.Michael Kennedy, Daily Telegraph, 1 June 1991, Instrumentation: picc.2.2.2.2.cbsn - 4331 - timp...
Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Clarinet in B-flat 1, Clarinet in B-flat 2, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2.
Set of parts. Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Clarinet in B-flat 1, Clarinet in B-flat 2, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2.
Work for Wind Band.
Study Score. Composed 1952. Scored for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet. Parts available: PAT60550SP
Malcolm Arnold's Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115, was dedicated to Benny Goodman, and first performed by him as part of the Red Rocks Music Festival with the Denver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Br...
... steers an admirably judged course between neo-classicism and neo-romanticism... Edward Greenfield, The Guardian, 1966
Piano Trio composed in 1956, scored for Piano, Violin, Cello. Duration 13 minutes.
Three Shanties Opus 4 for Brass Quintet.
Denis Wick's arrangement of Three Shanties Opus 4 for Brass Quintet, composed by Malcolm Arnold. These are the parts.
Parts only. Quintet for Brass composed 1961. Score available: PAT60040SC
Malcolm Arnold 'Three Shanties' Op. 4 Wind Quintet Parts only. Score available: PAT60070SC
Fantasy for Cello, Op.130 by Malcolm Arnold. The first performance was given by Julian Lloyd Webber at the Wigmore Hall on 13th December 1987.
Malcolm Arnold's Flute Concerto No.2 was first performed by Richard Adeney and the English Chamber Orchestra on 28th June 1973 at The Maltings, Snape, as part of the 26th Aldeburgh Festival. A rel...