Distanced Repertoire for Orchestra or Ensemble: up to 20 players
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During these unprecedented times, performance plans may need to be adapted to fit within new restrictions that vary from country to country. With that in mind, we have curated lists of selected works for smaller performing groups.The repertoire suggestions below can be performed by up to 20 players. Groups of this number are permitted to gather in some countries already, hopefully with other countries to follow as circumstances and rules allow – with appropriate distancing of course.
Please explore works for small orchestra, for ensemble, works with soloists whether local or principal players, works for orchestral sections, and works with voice.
We are happy to supply perusal scores and audio links to conductors and programmers as required, so please contact your local Boosey & Hawkes office: composers.uk@booseycom; composers.us@boosey.com; composers.germany@boosey.com.
Also explore our repertoire for:
> Chamber orchestra or large ensemble with 21 to 50 players
> String orchestra or ensemble up to 20 or 50 players
> Arrangements of classic works for ensemble
> Chamber opera with ensemble
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Michel van der Aa
Imprint 14'
for Baroque orchestraMask 15'
for ensemble and soundtrackJohn Adams
Chamber Symphony 23'
for chamber orchestraScratchband 12'
for amplified ensembleSon of Chamber Symphony 23'
for chamber ensembleLouis Andriessen
Hoketus 25'
for two groups of five instrumentalistsWorkers Union 25'
for any loud-sounding group of instrumentsBéla Bartók, arr. Joolz Gale
Dance Suite 17'
arranged for chamber ensembleBeethoven, arr. Brett Dean
Adagio molto e mesto (3rd movement of op.59 no.1) 12'
arranged for chamber orchestraLeonard Bernstein, arr. Garth Edwin Sunderland
Fancy Free 27'
chamber version for 18 playersOscar Bettison
Livre des Sauvages 30'
for large ensembleHarrison Birtwistle
Bach Measures 23'
for chamber orchestra or ensemble5 Lessons in a Frame 20'
for 13 playersFantasia upon all the notes 9'
for ensembleBenjamin Britten
Sinfonietta 15'
for ten instruments or small orchestraElliott Carter
Asko Concerto 12'
for ensembleEnrico Chapela
Li Po 10'
for chamber orchestraUnsuk Chin
Fanfare chimérique 14'
for two ensembles of wind and brass with electronicsGougalon (Scenes from a Street Theater) 24'
for ensembleXi 23'
for ensemble and electronicsAaron Copland
Appalachian Spring 25'
Suite for 13 instrumentsSebastian Currier
Eleven Moons 21'
for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, piano, percussionBrett Dean
Dream Sequence 16'
music for ensembleBernd Richard Deutsch
Dr. Futurity 23'
for ensembleMad Dog 20'
for ensembleDetlev Glanert
Mahler/Skizze (Mahler/Sketch) 9'
for ensembleHK Gruber
Zeitfluren (Timescapes) 23'
for ensemble or small orchestraBarbara Kolb
The Web Spinner 10'
for chamber orchestraBenjamin Lees
Concertante Breve 16'
for chamber orchestraMagnus Lindberg
Counter Phrases 6'
for chamber ensembleJubilees 15'
for chamber orchestra or ensembleSouvenir 25'
for large ensembleDavid T. Little
haunted topography 8'
for sinfoniettaSteven Mackey
Triceros 18'
for chamber orchestraPeter Maxwell Davies
A Mirror of Whitening Light 22'
for ensembleSerge Prokofieff, arr. Terry Davies
Romeo and Juliet 100'
reduced version for fifteen playersSteve Reich
Eight Lines 17'
for chamber orchestraRunner 16'
for large ensembleMusic for 18 Musicians 58'
for ensembleCity Life 24'
for ensembleNed Rorem
Concertino da Camera 18'
for harpsichord and seven instrumentsSymphony No.2 18'
for orchestraKurt Schwertsik
Verwandlungsmusik (Transformation Scenes) 21'
for ensembleSean Shepherd
These Particular Circumstances 18'
for sinfonietta orchestraMark Simpson
Geysir 8'
for 13 wind instruments or 12 wind instruments and double bassStraw Dogs 9'
for mixed ensemble (14 players)Ana Sokolovic
…and I need a room to receive five thousand people with raised glasses... 15'
for chamber orchestraCiaccona 15'
for chamber ensembleCinq locomotives et quelques animaux 15'
for chamber ensembleGéométrie sentimentale 15’
for chamber ensemble (15 players)Hymne pour le 60e anniversaire du centre d’arts d’Orford 4'
for string ensemble and percussionIl divertimento barocco 13'
for baroque flute, violin, viola da gamba and harpsichordJeu des portraits 14'
for chamber ensemble (15 players)Nonet 8'
for strings and pianoClaude Vivier
Deva et Asura 15'
for 2 wind quintets, brass quintet and string quintetClaude Vivier, arr. Rea
Pulau Dewata 12'
arranged for chamber orchestra (two versions available)Isang Yun
Impression 13'
for small orchestraKonzertante Figuren 20'
for small orchestraAlso explore ensemble works published by Sikorski.
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Michel van der Aa
Hysteresis 17'
for solo clarinet, ensemble and soundtrackJohn Adams
Gnarly Buttons 26'
for clarinet and small orchestraDominick Argento
Divertimento 17'
for solo piano and stringsOscar Bettison
Pale Icons of Night 25'
for solo violin and ensembleHarrison Birtwistle
Slow Frieze 16'
for piano and ensembleBenjamin Britten
Lachrymae 15'
for solo viola and stringsAnna Clyne
Rest These Hands 15'
for violin and string ensembleMichael Daugherty
Le Tombeau de Liberace 16'
for piano and small orchestraBrett Dean
Approach 12'
Prelude to a Canon - to be performed attacca as an introductory movement before Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.6, BWV 1051Etüdenfest 10'
for piano and string orchestraThe Siduri Dances 10'
for solo flute and string orchestraBernd Richard Deutsch
Oboe Concerto 22'
for oboe and 11 instrumentsIrving Fine
Notturno 15'
for strings and harpGerald Finzi
Clarinet Concerto 26'
for clarinet and stringsFive Bagatelles 14'
arranged for clarinet and stringsInterlude 8'
version for oboe and string orchestraOsvaldo Golijov
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind 33'
for clarinet (or klezmer clarinet) and string orchestraHenryk Mikolaj Górecki
Kleines Requiem für eine Polka 25'
for piano and 13 instrumentsHK Gruber
3 MOB Pieces 11'
arranged for solo trumpet and small orchestraCello Concerto 22'
Concerto in one movement for cello and ensemble (or small orchestra)Nebelsteinmusik 16'
for violin and stringsSofia Gubaidulina
Impromptu 18'
for flute, violin and stringsRobin Holloway
Romanza 15'
for oboe and string orchestraElena Kats-Chernin
Concertino 17'
for solo violin and ensembleBarbara Kolb
Voyants 20'
for piano and chamber orchestraSteven Mackey
Humble River 27'
for flute and string orchestraJames MacMillan
Concertino for Horn and Strings 15'
arrangement for horn and string orchestraKiss on Wood 9'
arranged for cello and string orchestraSeraph 15'
for trumpet and string orchestraTuireadh 22'
arranged for clarinet and string orchestraBohuslav Martinu, arr.Benjamin Wallfisch
Variations on a theme of Rossini 7'
arranged for cello and string orchestraPeter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness 4'
arrangement for solo cello and string orchestraStrathclyde Concerto No.5 35'
double concerto for violin, viola and string orchestraOlga Neuwirth
locus...doublure...solus (ensemble version) 25'
for solo piano and ensemble...miramondo multiplo... (ensemble version) 19'
for solo trumpet and ensembleAndrzej Panufnik
Concertino 15'
for timpani, percussion and stringsHommage à Chopin 15'
for flute and small string orchestraSinfonia Concertante (Symphony No.4) 23'
for flute, harp and stringsSteve Reich
Duet 5'
for two solo violins and string ensemble or string orchestraKurt Schwertsik
Now you hear me, now you don't 15'
for marimba and stringsMark Simpson
Nur Musik 8'
for oboe and ensembleAna Sokolovic
Concerto pour basson et sept cordes graves 12'
for solo bassoon and low stringsEvta 30'
for violin and chamber ensembleGirandole des danses imaginaires 13'
for solo violin, strings, and pianoIgor Stravinsky, arr. Benjamin Wallfisch
Suite Italienne 15'
arranged for solo cello and string orchestraIgor Stravinsky, arr. James Ledger
Le Baiser de la Fée (The Fairy's Kiss) - Divertimento 24'
arrangement for violin and string orchestraMark-Anthony Turnage
Nocturne 8'
for trumpet and stringsRomanian Rhapsody 10'
for solo violin and ensemble -
Brett Dean
Testament 14'
music for twelve violasTwelve Angry Men 18'
for twelve cellosNight's Journey 12'
for four trombonesHK Gruber
Anagramm für 6 Celli 6'
for six cellosElena Kats-Chernin
Charleston Noir 8'
version for double bass quartetMagnus Lindberg
Ottoni 13'
for brass ensembleJames MacMillan
Exsultet 8'
for brass quintet and optional percussionFanfare Upon One Note 2'
for orchestral brassIntercession 7'
for 3 oboesThey saw the stone had been rolled away 6'
Fanfare for brass and percussionSteve Reich
Cello Counterpoint (ensemble version) 11'
version for cello octetChristopher Rouse
Artemis 4'
for brass quintetRapturedux 8'
for multiple violoncelli (in eight parts)Kurt Schwertsik
Fanfare for an Uncommon Man 1'
for brass quintetMike Svoboda
Music for Trombone and Brass Ensemble 18'Dowland Suite 16'
for brass quintetMark-Anthony Turnage
Out of Black Dust 12'
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Michel van der Aa
Here [in circles] 15'
for soprano and ensembleLouis Andriessen
Anaïs Nin 30'
for singer (amplified), ensemble and filmM is for Man, Music, Mozart 30'
for jazz singer and ensemble, available with optional video (film by Peter Greenaway)Jack Beeson
Ophelia Sings 13'
for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensembleLeonard Bernstein, arr. Bright Sheng
Arias and Barcarolles 31'
for mezzo-soprano, baritone, strings and percussionLeonard Bernstein, arr. Bruce Coughlin
Arias and Barcarolles 31'
for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and chamber orchestraJohannes Brahms, arr. Eberhard Kloke
Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs) 11'
transcription for baritone/alto and ensembleBenjamin Britten
Les Illuminations 21'
for high voice and stringsSerenade 24'
for tenor, horn, and stringsNow Sleeps the Crimson Petal 5'
for tenor, horn, and stringsThree Songs for Les Illuminations 8'
orchestration for high voice and strings by Colin MatthewsElliott Carter
The American Sublime 14'
for baritone and ensembleOn Conversing with Paradise 12'
for baritone and ensembleA Sunbeam's Architecture 11'
song cycle for tenor and chamber orchestraIn Sleep, in Thunder 20'
for tenor and 14 instrumentalistsWhat Are Years 12'
for soprano and chamber ensembleUnsuk Chin
Puzzles and Games from Alice in Wonderland (ensemble version) 20'
for soprano and ensembleAnna Clyne
Blush 13'
for baritone, laptop and chamber ensembleDavid Del Tredici
Acrostic Song 4'
for soprano and 11 instrumentsHaddocks' Eyes 20'
for soprano and 10 instrumentsAlberto Ginastera
Cantata para America Magica 25'
for soprano and ensembleSerenata 30'
for baritone, cello, and chamber ensembleHK Gruber
Frankenstein!! (ensemble version) 28'
A pan-demonium for baritone chansonnier and ensemble after children's rhymesSerge Prokofieff, arr. David Matthews
Peter and the Wolf 27'
arranged for narrator and chamber ensembleErik Satie, arr. Martin Christoph Redel
Sports et Divertissements 15'
for ensemble, speaker (opt.) and projections (opt.)Richard Strauss, arr. James Ledger
Four Last Songs 22'
arranged for soprano and ensembleRichard Strauss, arr. Eberhard Kloke
Four Last Songs 20'
transcription for soprano and ensembleRichard Wagner, arr. Robin Holloway
Blooms of Passion 28'
arrangement of the Wesendonck Lieder for voice and string orchestraRichard Wagner, arr. Eberhard Kloke
Wesendonck-Lieder 24'
transcription and paraphrase for soprano or mezzo-soprano and ensemble -
Photo: Basque National Orchestra