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Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. This transcription follows the short but jolly introduction of the fi...

Das "Ave Maria" von Charles Gounod besteht aus einer Melodie, die er über eine nur sehr leicht veränderte Version des Prélude Nr. 1 "aus Joh. Seb. Bach aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier" überlagert, da...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. In 1929 the German...

Giuseppe Giordani (1751-1798) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. Giordani is mostly know for his popular aria 'Caro mio ben'. This song is even nowadays sung by many great singers, as well male...

Dido's Lament ist ein Rezitativ, gefolgt von einer Arie des englischen Komponisten Henry Purcell. Das Stück ist der dramatische Höhepunkt seiner Oper "Dido und Aeneas", die auf der Aeneis von Vergiliu...

Julius Fucík war ein tschechischer Komponist, der über 400 Märsche, Polkas und Walzer komponiert hat. Da die meisten seiner Werke für Militärkapellen bestimmt waren, wird er manchmal als "böhmischer S...

Nico Dostal (1895-1981) war ein österreichischer Operetten- und Filmmusikkomponist. Er schrieb die Musik zum Film 'Kaiserwalzer' (1933) und erntete großen Erfolg mit seiner ersten Operette 'Clivia' (1...

Das "Ave Maria" von Charles Gounod besteht aus einer Melodie, die er über eine nur sehr leicht veränderte Version des Prélude Nr. 1 "aus Joh. Seb. Bach aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier" überlagert, da...

Das "Ave Maria" von Charles Gounod besteht aus einer Melodie, die er über eine nur sehr leicht veränderte Version des Prélude Nr. 1 "aus Joh. Seb. Bach aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier" überlagert, da...

Das "Ave Maria" von Charles Gounod besteht aus einer Melodie, die er über eine nur sehr leicht veränderte Version des Prélude Nr. 1 "aus Joh. Seb. Bach aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier" überlagert, da...

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843) was an Austrian dance music composer. He is best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even t...

This section from Bizet's incidental music to the play, 'L'Arlesienne' by Alphons Daudet gives an excellent rendition of the rural ambience of the Provence. The simple but highly characteristic melody...

This section from Bizet's incidental music to the play, 'L'Arlesienne' by Alphons Daudet gives an excellent rendition of the rural ambience of the Provence. The simple but highly characteristic melody...

This arrangement of Italian shepherd's music reserves a major role for the clarinetchoir in your orchestra. The simple shepherd's melody is arranged in 12/8 time as was customary in the pastoral tradi...

This arrangement of Italian shepherd's music reserves a major role for the clarinetchoir in your orchestra. The simple shepherd's melody is arranged in 12/8 time as was customary in the pastoral tradi...

The moving prayer of Desdemona from Act IV of Otello. The accompaniment is arranged exclusively for woodwinds only. (Soprano and Concert Band)

The moving prayer of Desdemona from Act IV of Otello. The accompaniment is arranged exclusively for woodwinds only. (Soprano and Concert Band)

The aria 'se al nuovo di pugnando' in Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'La Battaglia di Legnano' is sung by Rolando, the leader of a group of Italian knights that tried to stop the invasion in Lombardy of the G...

The aria 'se al nuovo di pugnando' in Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'La Battaglia di Legnano' is sung by Rolando, the leader of a group of Italian knights that tried to stop the invasion in Lombardy of the G...

In this transcription of Giovanni Gabrieli's Christmas Motet 'Angelus ad pastores ait' for twelve voices in two choirs, the choirs are presented by the woodwind- and the brasschoir of the Symphonic Ba...

The Oratorio de NoÙl, opus 112 was composed in 1858 and is one of the four oratorios he wrote.It is scored for five soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and baritone) four-part mixed choir, s...

The Oratorio de NoÙl, opus 112 was composed in 1858 and is one of the four oratorios he wrote.It is scored for five soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and baritone) four-part mixed choir, s...

The aria Stride la vampa - blazing flames - is sung by the gipsy woman Azucena in the second act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore whilst she is staring into the campfire and telling the story of...

In 1855 Johann Strauss composed the 'Aurora Polka' for the ball of the Aurora artists' association. The work was performed for the first time on February 14, 1855 in 'Tanzlokal Zum Sperl' in Vienna. D...