Kalmus Orchestra Library

Spring Song, Op. 16 (Vårsång) was written in 1894 by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) and was initially titled Improvisation for Orchestra. Sibelius revised the single-movement tone poem a year later and ret...

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) a écrit la valse La plus que lente pour piano solo en 1910, une œuvre inspirée ou non par une petite sculpture posée sur sa cheminée. Le titre suggère ironiquement l'intenti...

Though Hubay was best known as a violinist, he also distinguished himself as a composer. His FANTAISIE BRILLANTE was written in 1877. Demanding considerable technique, it contains the opera's greatest...

Though Hubay was best known as a violinist, he also distinguished himself as a composer. His FANTAISIE BRILLANTE was written in 1877. Demanding considerable technique, it contains the opera's greatest...

Il s'agit du magnifique mouvement lent de Cavalleria Rusticana de Mascagni. Cette version abrégée ajoute deux orchestrations alternatives à l'original et convient aux meilleurs orchestres du monde ent...

EUGENE ONEGIN, based on a verse-novel by Alexander Pushkin, is Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) best-known opera. The story depicts the life of the titular Onegin, a Russian dandy who does not...

EUGENE ONEGIN, based on a verse-novel by Alexander Pushkin, is Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) best-known opera. The story depicts the life of the titular Onegin, a Russian dandy who does not...

Le ballet El Amor Brujo (L'Amour ensorcelé) a été composé par Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) en 1915, avec des révisions jusqu'en 1920, ce qui a donné lieu à plusieurs versions. Dans ce ballet, qui utili...

Le ballet El Amor Brujo (L'Amour ensorcelé) a été composé par Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) en 1915, avec des révisions jusqu'en 1920, ce qui a donné lieu à plusieurs versions. Dans ce ballet, qui utili...

Written in 1909 and one of two suites by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) under Op. 28 written originally for military band, the First Suite in E-flat is considered a cornerstone of the band repertoire. This...

Written in 1911 and one of two suites under Op. 28 written originally for military band, the Second Suite in F is longer and considered more difficult than its sister suite. This version for orchestra...

La valse de Musetta est une chanson plutôt osée, chantée par Musetta dans l'opéra La Bohème de Puccini pour attirer l'attention d'un ancien amour. Cette nouvelle adaptation de concert n'utilise pas de...

La valse de Musetta est une chanson plutôt osée, chantée par Musetta dans l'opéra La Bohème de Puccini pour attirer l'attention d'un ancien amour. Cette nouvelle adaptation de concert n'utilise pas de...

Má vlast (My Fatherland or My Country) is a collection of six symphonic poems composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) between 1874 and 1879. Conceived as individual works, though commonly presented as...

Má vlast (My Fatherland or My Country) is a collection of six symphonic poems composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) between 1874 and 1879. Conceived as individual works, though commonly presented as...

George Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) loved to read, a fact well-represented by his Don Quixote Suite: Ouverture in G No. 10, TWV 55:G10 (Burlesque de Quichotte) for strings. Introducing his subject wit...

George Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) loved to read, a fact well-represented by his Don Quixote Suite: Ouverture in G No. 10, TWV 55:G10 (Burlesque de Quichotte) for strings. Introducing his subject wit...

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...

Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) opéra comique in two acts, Béatrice et Bénédict, was completed in 1862. The French libretto was completed by Berlioz, after a subplot from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Noth...

Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) opéra comique in two acts, Béatrice et Bénédict, was completed in 1862. The French libretto was completed by Berlioz, after a subplot from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Noth...

Alors qu'Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) est généralement associé à la musique à programme, sa pièce LE CORSAIRE OVERTURE, Op. 21/H. 101 n'a pas de narration derrière la musique, bien que le titre tente un...

Alors qu'Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) est généralement associé à la musique à programme, sa pièce LE CORSAIRE OVERTURE, Op. 21/H. 101 n'a pas de narration derrière la musique, bien que le titre tente un...

One of two orchestral serenades composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) that served as early efforts to write orchestral music, this SERENADE No. 1 in D is the composer's first published orchestral wo...

One of two orchestral serenades composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) that served as early efforts to write orchestral music, this SERENADE No. 1 in D is the composer's first published orchestral wo...

L'histoire complexe de la SYMPHONIE n° 4 en mi bémol (WAB 104) "ROMANTIQUE" d'Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) a commencé avec l'achèvement de la première version en 1874. Il s'ensuivit une deuxième version...