Spartiti classica

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) is probably the most famous danish composer of all times. Among his mot important works are his six symphonies, the wind quintet, the two operas 'Saul and David' and 'Masquera...

Composed with delicate orchestrations and tender melodies, this work presents an uplifting setting for concerts or festivals. Richard uses a mixture of soloists and ensemble scoring as well as careful...

La Passacaglia di Handel dalla Suite n. 7 in sol minore è stata originariamente scritta per clavicembalo e consiste in una serie di variazioni su una progressione armonica ripetuta di quattro misure....

Using the familiar chorale melody from Holst's Jupiter, this stately hymn is particularly popular throughout the United Kingdom and a favorite of the British royal family. Here's a setting for flexibl...

New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a 'picture' that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked this is a foretast...

This could possibly be Alfred Reed's most played work for band and is considered one of the giants of standard band literature. James Curnow's fine transcription for young band puts this important pie...

Questo potente arrangiamento rende accessibile alle bande da concerto di grado 3 una delle opere orchestrali più popolari e drammatiche di Tchaikovsky. L'esteso corale che apre l'opera è stato rielabo...

The familiar themes from the first and last movements of the 'New World Symphony' provide a good vehicle for introducing quality music at an easy grade level. (Grade 1 1/2)

The haunting, but flowing melody from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake has been exclaimed by many as a perfect image of the title dancer who is turned into a swan during the ballet. There are few technical cha...

Marked by its bright brass textures, energetic pulse, and cheerful woodwind melodies, this arrangement makes an ideal concert opener featuring multiple brass fanfares and technical passages for woodwi...

Completato nel 1924, il capolavoro di Respighi è costituito da quattro movimenti contrastanti. Il movimento finale, "I pini della via Appia", raffigura l'avanzamento della legione romana mentre gradua...

Completed in 1924 Respighi's masterwork consists of four contrasting movements. The final movement, 'The Pines of the Appian Way,' depicts the advancement of the Roman Legion as it gradually marches t...

In this famous aria by Puccini from the opera La Bohème based on the novel with the same title by Louis Henri Mürger, Rodolphe sings about his admiration for Mimi, the sweet girl next-door, who knocks...

Alexandre Levy (1864 - 1892) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor. Born in São Paulo, he pioneered a fusion of classical composition with Brazilian folklore and regional rhythms. In 1890 Al...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppe and Karl Millöcker were t...

Puccini's Madama Butterfly is different from many operas. It is intimate, devoid of spectacle, taking place completely within a house in Nagasaki. The Coro a bocca chiusa is the Summ Choir from the op...

Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi's romantic opera Il Trovatore lives by its streams of memorable melodies. One of those is the the 'Miserere' wich is placed in the fourth and final act. A chorus of monks begin...

Hungarian Pictures, talvolta indicata anche come "Hungarian Sketches", è una suite per orchestra del compositore ungherese Béla Bartók. La suite consiste nell'orchestrazione di brevi pezzi per pianofo...

Eigentlich ist eine Kirche ein Ort der Ruhe, des Gebets und der Meditation. Das Gegenteil ist der Fall in Giacomo Puccinis Oper Tosca: Er verwandelt die römische Basilika Sant' Andrea in einen Spielpl...

Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its symphonic...