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Anderson, Leroy (1908-1975)

• The Bluebells of Scotland, from the Scottish Suite
• The Typewriter
• Waltzing Cat

Armer, Elinor (1939- )

• The Great Instrument of the Geggerets

Arutiunian, Alexander Grigori (1920- )

• Concerto for Trumpet

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)

• Concerto for organ & strings in E-flat major, Wq35, H446

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)

• Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major. BWV 1048
• Concerto For Oboe D'amore In A Major
• Piano Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052
• Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140
• Cantata No. 208 "Sheep May Safely Graze", BWV 208

Bach, PDQ (1807-1742) ?

Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)

• Adagio For Strings
• Knoxville: Summer of 1915
• School for Scandal, Overture for Orchestra, Op. 5

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)

• Egmont Overture, Op. 84
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
• Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op. 37
• Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"
• Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 67
• Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
• Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56

Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)

• Overture to "Candide"

Bizet, Georges Alexandre Cesar Leopold (1838-1875)

• Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1

Bloch, Ernest (1880-1959)

• Baal Shem (Three Pictures of Hassidic Life) for Violin and Orchestra
• Concerto Grosso No. 1 for String Orchestra with Piano Obbligato

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)

• Academic Festival Overture
• Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Op. 102
• Hungarian Dance No. 5
• Sextet, No. 2 Op. 36
• Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)

• Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4

Brockman, Jane (-)

• StarSail for Chamber Orchestra
  

Chausson, Amedee Ernest (1855-1899)

• Poème in E Flat for Violin, Op. 25

Copeland, Aaron (1900-1990)

• Appalachian Spring, concert suite
• Fantasia Mexicana (El Salon Mexico)
• Fanfare for the Common Man
• A Lincoln Portrait
• Old American Songs. Set I
• Our Town, suite from the film score, for orchestra (1940)
• Quiet City
• Rodeo, selections from the complete ballet
• The Tender Land
  • "Laurie's Song"

Creston, Paul (ne Giuseppe Guttoveggio) (1906-1985)

• Concertino for Marimba & Orchestra, Op. 21 (1940)

David, Ferdinand (1810-1873)

• Concertino No. 4 in E Flat for Trombone and Orchestra, Op. 4

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)

• Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86

Deussen, Nancy Bloomer (-)

• Reflections on the Hudson (An American Poem)

Dohnányi, Erno (Ernst von) (1877-1960)

• Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25

Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848)

• L'Elisir d'Amore ("Una furtive lagrima")

Dukas, Paul Abraham (1865-1935)

• The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Duruflé, Maurice (1902-1986)

• Requiem, Op. 9

Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904)

• Cello concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op104. B191
• Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op. 88
• Symphony No.9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World")

Ellington, Edward Kennedy ("Duke") (1899-1974)

• Nutcracker Suite (jazz band)

Enescu, Georges (1881-1955)

• Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major, op. 11/1

Faure, Gabriel Urbain (1845-1924)

• Elegie, Op. 24
• Incidental Music to "Pelleas et Melisande", Op. 80

Finzi, Gerald (1901-1956)

• Concerto for Clarinet and Strings, Op.31
• Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op.26

Floyd, Carlisle (1926- )

• Susannah ("Ain't it a Pretty Night?")

John C. Foulds (1880-1939)

• Keltic Lament

Gershwin, George (1898-1937)

• An American in Paris
• Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra
• Rhapsody In Blue
• Porgy & Bess (selections)

Giannini, Vittorio (1903-1966)

• Concerto for Trumpet

Glière, Reinhold Moritzovich (1875-1956)

• "Russian Sailor's Dance", from The Red Poppy. Ballet Op.70

Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)

• Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von (1714-1787)

• Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis
• Paride ed Elena (selections)

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)

• Suite for Strings in Olden Style (from Holdbeg's Time), Op. 40 (Holberg Suite)

Grofe, Ferdinand Rudolph von (Ferde) (1892-1972)

• Grand Canyon Suite

Grondahl, Launy (1886-1960)

• Concerto for trombone and Orchestra (1924)

Handel, George Frederic (1685-1759)

• The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260 (Coronation anthem)
• The Messiah
  • "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"
• Zadock the Priest, HWV 258 (Coronation anthem)

Hanson, Howard (1896-1981)

• Symphony No.2 ("Romantic") Op. 30

Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809)

• Keyboard Concerto in D major, H. 18/11
• Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ("Lord Nelson"), H. 22/11
• Mass in B-flat major, Hob. XXII:14 "Harmoniemasse"
• Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963)

• Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
• When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd (Requiem for those we love), for mezzo, baritone, chorus & orchestra

Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)

• The Planets, Suite for Large Orchestra, Op. 32
• St. Paul's Suite for String Orchestra

Hoover, Katherine (1937- )

• Eleni, A Greek Tragedy, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 36
  ("The first standing ovation for a contemporary work in our orchestra's history." - Carolann Martin, director, South East Kansas Symphony)

Howells, Herbert Norman (1892-1983)

• Hymnus Paradisi

Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)

• Hänsel und Gretel: a Fairy Tale Opera in Three Acts

Ives, Charles Edward (1874-1954)

• Variations on America (Orchestral version of the original organ work by Charles Ives)

Joplin, Scott (c.1867 - 1917)

• The Entertainer

Kabalevsky, Dmitry Borisovich (1904-1987)

• Colas Breugnon Overture

Kapilow, Robert (1952- )

• Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham"

Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903-1978)

• Concerto for piano and orchestra in D flat major, Op. 38
• Gayaneh
  • Sabre Dance (Dance with Swords)

Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)

• Suite from "Háry János" Op. 15

Koussevitzky, Sergei (Serge) Alexandrovich (1874-1951)

• Double bass concerto in f sharp, Op. 3

Larsen, Libby (1950- )

• Overture for the End of a Century (1994)

Liszt, Franz (Ferencz) (1811-1886)

• Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S125

Luzko, Daniel (1966-)

• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
  

Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)

• Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor
  • (IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam)

Massenet, Jules Emile Frederic (1842-1912)

• Manon
  • "Ah! Fuyez, Douce Image"

McCabe, John (1939- )

• Jubilee Suite
• Wind, Sand and Stars
  

Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny Caecilie (1805-1847 )

• Overture

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847)

• Elijah, Op. 70
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25

Menotti, Gian-Carlo (1911- )

• The Medium
  • "Monica's Waltz"

Mozart, Johann Georg Leopold (1719-1787)

• Concerto in D Major for Horn and Strings

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)

• Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191
• Così Fan Tutte Overture, K. 588
• Divertimento No. 17, K. 334
• Don Giovanni, K. 527
• Flute concerto No. 1 in G. Kv313
• Die Zauberflöte, K 620 (The Magic Flute)
• Magic Flute Overture,
• Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Marriage of Figaro)
• Oboe concerto No. 2 in C. Kv314 / Kv285
• Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
• Sinfonia concertante in E flat for Viola, Violin and Orchestra Kv364
• Symphony No. 35 in D "Haffner", Kv385
• Symphony No. 40 in g minor, KV. 550 (KV. 550 Score)
• Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter") KV. 551

Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881)

• Pictures at an Exhibition

Nelson, Ron A. (1929- )

• Aspen Jubilee, for wind symphony

Paganini, Niccolo (1782-1840)

• Moses Fantasy (Variations on a Theme by Rossini)

Poulenc, Francis (1899 - 1963)

• Gloria

Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)

• Lieutenant Kije, Symphonic Suite, Op. 60
• Peter And The Wolf, A Symphonic Tale For Children, Op. 67 (Script Updated By Larry Gelbart, Producer Of M*A*S*H*)
• Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical"
• Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major
• Violin Concerto No. 2 in d minor, Op. 63

Puccini, Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria (1858-1924)

• Gianni Schicchi
  • "O mio babbino caro"
• La Boheme (La Boheme Score)
  • "Si mi chiamano Mimi"
• Tosca (Tosca Score)
  • "E Lucevan Le Stelle"

Purcell, Henry (c1659-1695)

• Dido and Aeneas. Z626
  • "Dido's Lament"/Recitative: "Thy Hand Belinda"
  • "When I am Laid in Earth"

Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1873-1943)

• Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18

Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)

• The Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma)

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai Andreyevich (1844-1908)

• Capriccio Espagñol. op34
• Scheherazade (Symphonic Suite), Op. 35 (Scheherazade Score)

Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)

• Overture No. 1
• Victory at Sea (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)

Rodrigo Vidre, Joaquin (1902- 1999)

• Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar

Ross, John C.

• Centennial (2003) a Fanfare for Brass and Percussion
• Fanfare (2002) for Six Trumpets
• La Tristesse de Cérès - (Ceres' Sorrow), 2002 for Piano & Orchestra
  

Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio (1792-1868)

• Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
  • Overture
  • "Una Voce Poco Fa"
• La Cenerentola
  • "Nacqui all'affanno"..."Non Piu mesta"
• La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie)
  • Overture
• Introduction, theme & variations for clarinet & orchestra in B flat major

Rota, Nino (1911-1979)

• Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra

Rubinstein, Anton Grigorevich (1829-1894)

• Piano Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 70

Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)

• Carnival of the Animals (A Grand zoological Fantasy)
• Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
• Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 6
• Romance For Horn, Op. 36.
• Samson et Dalila
  • "Mon Coeur s'ouvre a ta voix"
• Septour, Op. 65

Satie, Erik (1866-1925)

• Gymnopedies No. 1 & 2

Phillip Schroeder (1956- )

• Surrender to Another, for String Orchestra

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)

• Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, "Unfinished"
• Intende Voci, D.963
• Marche Militaire, D.733
• Mass No. 6 in E-Flat, D.950
• Totus in Corde Langueo (Offertory), D.136

Schuman, William (1910-1992)

• Concerto for Piano & Small Orchestra
• New England Triptych. (Three Pieces for Orchestra after William Billings)

Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856)

• Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 54

Paul E. Schoenfield (1947- )

• Klezmer Rondos for Solo Flute & Chamber Orchestra

Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)

• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
• Festival Overture, op. 96
• Symphony No. 1 in F Major, Op. 10
• Symphony no. 5 in D Minor, Op. 57
• Symphony No. 9 in E flat Minor, Op. 70

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)

• Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7
• Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

Starer, Robert (1924-2001)

• Concerto a Tre (1954)

Strauss, Johann II (jr) (1825-1899)

• 'An der schönen, blauen Donau'- Walzer (Blue Danube Waltz) Op. 314
• Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503)
  • Overture
  • Csàrdas

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)

• The Firebird Suite No. 2 (1919) (L'oiseau de feu)
• Petrouchka, a Burlesque in Four Scenes

Suppe Demelli, Franz von (Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo) (1819-1895)

• Poet & Peasant Overture (Dighter und Bauer)

Swift, J. J. (1954- )

• Heart in the Forest

Száran, Luis (1953- )

• Concertino for Violin and Orchestra

Tann, Hillary (1947- )

• The Open Field

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)

• Ballet suite from "The Nutcracker" Op. 71a
• Jeanne d'Arc
  • "Adieu Fôrets"
• Overture 1812 in E Flat Major, "Solennelle" op49
• Romeo and Juliet (Overture-Fantasy)
• Symphony No. 4 in in F Minor, Op. 36
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

Tower, Joan (1938- )

• Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman

Van de Vate, Nancy (1930- )

• Gema Jawa (Echoes of Java) for String Orchestra (1984)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)

• Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Vehar, Persis Anne Parshall

• In Celebration
• The Inevitable Dawn

Verdi, Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco (1813-1901)

• Nabucco (Nabucodonosor)
  • Overture
• Rigoletto (Rigoletto Score)
  • "La Donna e Mobile"

Viotti, Giovanni Battista (Jean Baptiste) (1755-1824)

• Violin Concerto No. 23 in G Major

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)

• Gloria

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)

• Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
  • Prelude
• Lohengrin
  • Introduction to Act III
• Tannhauser
  • "O du mein holder Abendstern"

Walker, Gwyneth (1947- )

• Fanfare for the Family Farm
• Match Point (1985)
• Up-Front Concerto for Hand Drums Solo and Orchestra (1993)

Warshauer, Meira Maxine (-)

• As the Waters Cover the Sea (a Tribute to Mozart)

Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von (1786-1826)

• Clarinet concertino in E flat. op26. J109

Welcher, Dan (1948- )

• JFK: The Voice of Peace for Orchestra, Chorus and Speakers (1999)

Wendel, Robert ( - )

• Fiesta Mexicana (arr. Wendel)
• From Sea to Shining Sea (arr. Wendel)
• An Irish Trilogy (arr. Wendel)

Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880)

• Legende for Violin & Orchestra

Williams, John (1948- )

• Jurassic Park, highlights (arr. Calvin Custer)
• Summon the Heroes

Zhang, Yi-Cheng (-)

• Longing (1980)
  

Composer & General Information

• ArkivMusic.com, a commercial site, but good place to look for composers, performers, ensembles, etc.
• Bite Sized Trivia, by Tom Heaton. A wealth of mini-factoids hidden under the guise of winning trivia battles at cocktail parties. Other links at this site (WCPE.org) are Composer Bios, Music Terminology Reference links, Timeline of Musical History, etc.
• World Wide Web Virtual Library: Classical Music: Composers

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