Distanced Repertoire for Orchestra or Ensemble: 21-50 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 between 21 and 50 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 chamber orchestra, for large ensemble, works with soloists whether local or principal players, 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:
> Small orchestra or ensemble with up to 20 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
Here [enclosed] 17'
for chamber orchestra and soundtrackJohn Adams
Christian Zeal and Activity 10'
for chamber ensembleFearful Symmetries 27'
for orchestra or chamber orchestraJohn Adams-Busoni
Berceuse élégiaque 9'
arrangement for chamber orchestra of Busoni's Berceuse No.7 (Elegies for solo piano)John Adams-Liszt
The Black Gondola 9'
arrangement for chamber orchestra of Liszt's La Lugubre gondola IIWiegenlied 4'
arrangement for chamber orchestra of Liszt's WiegenliedDominick Argento
Royal Invitation 23'
for chamber orchestraLeonard Bernstein, arr. Garth Edwin Sunderland
Anniversaries 15'
arrangement of Anniversaries piano works for orchestraDybbuk 47'
chamber version for 23 playersLeonard Bernstein
Overture to Candide (theatre version) 4'
for chamber orchestra (pit orchestra)Overture to West Side Story (theatre version) 5'
for chamber orchestra (pit orchestra)Oscar Bettison
Animate Objects 15'
for chamber orchestraLights in Ashes 12'
for orchestraHarrison Birtwistle
In Broken Images 18'
after the antiphonal music of Gabrieli, for ensembleElliott Carter
Instances 8'
for chamber orchestraEnrico Chapela
Irrational 8'
for chamber orchestraUnsuk Chin
Graffiti 28'
for large ensembleAnna Clyne
Sound and Fury 15'
for chamber orchestraAaron Copland
Billy the Kid - Waltz 4'
for chamber orchestraMusic for the Theatre 22'
for chamber orchestraMusic for Movies 16'
for orchestraQuiet City 10'
for chamber orchestraSymphony No. 1 - Prelude 6'
arranged for chamber orchestra by the composerAaron Copland, arr. Dennis Russell Davies
Short Symphony (No.2, reduced version) 15’
arranged for chamber orchestraMichael Daugherty
Tell My Fortune 28'
for orchestraSunset Strip 15'
for chamber orchestraBrett Dean
Game over 13'
for instrumental soloists, string orchestra and electronicsPastoral Symphony 17'
for chamber orchestraShadow Music 19'
for small orchestraTestament 14'
for chamber orchestraClaude Debussy, arr. Joolz Gale
La Mer 26’
arranged for chamber orchestraBernd Richard Deutsch
phi 11'
for chamber orchestraPaquito D'Rivera
Brussels in the Rain 7'
arranged for orchestra (arr. Franzetti)Jacob Druckman
Nor Spell Nor Charm 15'
for chamber orchestraAlberto Ginastera
Variaciones Concertantes 24'
for chamber orchestraDetlev Glanert
Fünfzehn Karikaturen (Fifteen Caricatures) 23'
for orchestraHK Gruber
Manhattan Broadcasts 11'
for light orchestraRobin Holloway
Concertino No.1 20'
for chamber orchestraConcertino No.2 25'
for chamber orchestraFirst Idyll 11'
for small orchestraFourth Idyll 23'
for small orchestraInquietus 10'
for small orchestraOde 14'
for four winds and stringsSecond Idyll 20'
for chamber orchestraThird Idyll: Frost at Midnight 15'
for small orchestraElena Kats-Chernin
Clocks 21'
for ensembleBarbara Kolb
Yet That Things Go Round 14'
for chamber orchestraBenjamin Lees
Concerto for Chamber Orchestra 18'
for chamber orchestraDivertimento-Burlesca 22'
for chamber orchestraMarvin David Levy
Trialogus II 15'
for chamber orchestra of 33 playersMagnus Lindberg
Aventures 12'
for chamber orchestraAldeburgh Trilogy 21'
for ensembleBubo bubo 4'
for ensembleGran Duo 20'
for woodwind and brassShadow of the Future 17'
for ensembleSteven Mackey
Tonic 22'
for chamber orchestraJames MacMillan
Memoire imperial 5'
for chamber orchestraOne 3'
for chamber orchestraSinfonietta 19'
for orchestra or chamber orchestraSymphony No.2 24'
for chamber orchestraTryst 30'
for orchestraBohuslav Martinu
Comedy on the Bridge - Little Suite from the opera 6'
for chamber orchestraSinfonietta la Jolla 19'
for chamber orchestra and pianoToccata e due canzoni 25'
for chamber orchestraTre Ricercari 12'
for chamber orchestraPeter Maxwell Davies
Concert overture: Ebb of Winter 18'
for chamber orchestraStrathclyde Concerto No.10 35'
concerto for orchestraA Welcome to Orkney 3'
for chamber orchestraAndrzej Panufnik
Harmony 17'
a poem for chamber orchestraSinfonia Mistica (Symphony No.6) 22'
for chamber orchestraSerge Prokofieff
Classical Symphony in D (Symphony No.1) 15'
for orchestraOverture (American) 8'
for chamber orchestraOverture on Hebrew Themes 9'
arranged for orchestra by the composerSinfonietta 21'
for chamber orchestraA Summer Day 15'
children's suite for small orchestraSteve Reich
Music for a Large Ensemble 17'Ned Rorem
Symphony No.2 18'
for orchestraChristopher Rouse
Iscariot 13'
for chamber orchestraKurt Schwertsik
Compagnie Masquerade 22'
for small orchestraMozart, auf und davon (Mozart, up and away) 9'
for chamber orchestraSchrumpf-Symphonie (Shrunken Symphony) 5'
for orchestraSean Shepherd
Blur 12'
for ensembleIgor Stravinsky
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments 18'Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920 version) 10'
Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version) 10'
Iris ter Schiphorst
'La tristesse durera...' 5'
for chamber orchestra and samplerZerstören 10'
for ensembleDmitri Shostakovich, arr. Rudolf Barshai
Chamber Symphony op. 73a 33’
arrangement of String Quartet No.3 for chamber orchestraChamber Symphony op. 83a 19’
arrangement of String Quartet No.4 for small orchestraChamber Symphony op. 49a 14’
arrangement of String Quartet No.1 for chamber orchestraChristopher Tin
Calling All Dawns 47'
for chamber orchestraThe Drop That Contained the Sea 58'
for chamber orchestraMichael Torke
Ash 17'
for chamber orchestraIsang Yun
Kammersinfonie I 24'
for two oboes, two horns and stringsKammersinfonie II 33'
for small orchestraAlso explore works for chamber orchestra published by Sikorski.
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John Adams
Eros Piano 15'
for piano and chamber orchestraViolin Concerto 33'
for violin and chamber orchestraLeonard Bernstein
Halil 16'
Nocturne for solo flute and small orchestraPrelude, Fugue and Riffs 9'
arranged for solo clarinet and orchestra by Lukas FossSerenade (after Plato's 'Symposium') 30'
for solo violin, harp, percussion, and stringsSonata for Clarinet and Piano (orchestral version) 11'
for solo clarinet, percussion, piano and stringsHarrison Birtwistle
Panic 18'
a dithyramb for alto saxophone, jazz drummer, wind, brass and percussionThe Cry of Anubis 13'
for tuba and orchestraEnrico Chapela
Espresso Doppio 7'
for two clarinets and orchestraUnsuk Chin
Piano Concerto 25'
for piano and orchestraAaron Copland
Clarinet Concerto 18'
for clarinet and orchestraMichael Daugherty
Trail of Tears 25'
for flute and chamber orchestraPaquito D'Rivera
Cape Cod Concerto 20'
for clarinet, piano and orchestraGran Danzón 26'
for flute and orchestraGerald Finzi
Violin Concerto 20'
for violin and small orchestraHans Gál
Concertino for Cello and Strings 26’
for cello and string orchestraConcertino for Piano and Strings 15’
for piano and string orchestraRoberto Gerhard
Piano Concerto 24’
for piano and string orchestraDetlev Glanert
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra 29'
for harp and small orchestraVariations on a Theme by Mozart 5'
for solo flute and small orchestraHK Gruber
Violin Concerto No.1 '...aus schatten duft gewebt' 27'
for violin and orchestraRobin Holloway
Horn Concerto 35'
for horn and orchestraRomanza 16'
for violin and orchestraSerenata Notturna 14'
Concertante piece for 4 horns with accompaniment for 2 trumpets and string orchestraElena Kats-Chernin
Ornamental Air 22'
for basset clarinet and chamber orchestraMagnus Lindberg
Campana in Aria 11'
for horn and orchestraSteven Mackey
Four Iconoclastic Episodes 21'
for violin, electric guitar and string orchestraJames MacMillan
A Deep but Dazzling Darkness 22'
for solo violin, ensemble (or chamber orchestra) and tapeCumnock Fair 12'
version for string orchestra and pianoFrom Ayrshire 8'
for violin and orchestraOboe Concerto 23'
Peter Maxwell Davies
Strathclyde Concerto No.1 for Oboe and Orchestra 28'Strathclyde Concerto No.3 for Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra 28'
Strathclyde Concerto No.7 for Double Bass and Orchestra 22'
Tod Machover
Breathless 18'
concerto for flute and orchestraAndrzej Panufnik
Metasinfonia (Symphony No.7) 25'
for solo organ, strings and timpaniBassoon Concerto 20'
for bassoon and small orchestraCello Concerto 18'
Concerto in modo antico 15'
for trumpet and chamber orchestraViolin Concerto 22'
for violin and string orchestraSerge Prokofieff
Cinq Melodies (sans paroles) 13'
transcribed for solo cello and orchestra by Rodion Shchedrin (No.1, 3, 4 & 5) and Serge Prokofieff (No.2)Flute Concerto 24'
Flute Sonata in D, orchestrated by Christopher PalmerEinojuhani Rautavaara
Fantasia 15'
fantasy for solo violin and orchestraTwo Serenades 14'
two movements for violin and orchestra (completed posthumously by Kalevi Aho)Ned Rorem
Triptych 10'
Three Pieces for Chamber OrchestraFlute Concerto 25'
concerto for flute and orchestra in six movementsWater Music 17'
for clarinet, violin and orchestraKurt Schwertsik
Double Bass Concerto 14'Instant Music 15'
for flute and orchestraMark-Anthony Turnage
Dialogue 24'
for violin and cello soloists, strings, percussion, harp and pianoA Prayer Out of Stillness 24'
concertante for double bass (doubling 6-string bass guitar) and string orchestraRiffs and Refrains 18'
for clarinet and orchestraIsang Yun
Flute Concerto 22'
for flute/alto flute and small orchestraAlso explore similar scaled works published by Sikorski.
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Michel van der Aa
Here [to be found] 18'
for soprano, chamber orchestra and soundtrackJohn Adams
The Wound-Dresser 19'
for baritone and chamber orchestraDominick Argento
Casa Guidi 20'
for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (reduced orchestration by composer)Songs about Spring 12'
for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestraJack Beeson
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze 9'
for countertenor and chamber ensembleBenjamin Britten
Nocturne 25'
for tenor, seven obbligato instruments, and stringsElliott Carter
In the Distances of Sleep 15'
for mezzo-soprano and ensembleBrett Dean
And once I played Ophelia 17’
for string orchestra and sopranoWolf-Lieder (Wolf Songs) 21'
for soprano and ensembleSteve Reich
Tehillim 30'
for voices and ensembleClaude Vivier
Wo bist du Licht! 23'
for mezzo-soprano, percussion, strings and tapeRichard Wagner, arr. Eberhard Kloke
Tristan und Isolde 28'
three fragments for soprano and chamber orchestraAlso explore similar scaled works published by Sikorski.
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Photo: Basque National Orchestra