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Please note that these arrangements were prepared to meet a variety of requirements, and therefore may differ in terms of difficulty levels, instrumentations etc. Additionally, some may have performance restrictions (see individual titles), and all arrangements of in-copyright works (asterisked) will need clearance from the copyright owners, a process that can take up to 3 months. Contact for details of availability and pricing.

A

A Night on the Bare Mountain (Mussorgsky), abridged - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
All Together Now! (original version) - Original work for symphony orchestra and beginner learners
*America (Bernstein) - Contact Boosey & Hawkes regarding availability
As I Went upon the Ice (trad.)

B

Bint el Chalabaya (arrangement)

C

Carillon from L'Arlésienne (Bizet)
Cello Concerto (Dvorak), 3rd movement, arrangement
*Chan Chan (C. Segundo)
Cockney Medley/Cockney Songs

*Concerto for Turntables (G. Prokofiev) (requires soloist audio download) - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit

D

Dardanus (Rameau)
Double Violin Concerto (Bach) -
outer movements only

E

EGAD! - Original work for strings
EGAD! (version with additional instruments) - Original work for strings
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart), 1st movement
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart), 4th movement

F

Farandole (Bizet)
*Firebird (finale) (Stravinsky), arrangement no. 1
*Firebird (Stravinsky) finale, arrangement no. 2 -
Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit

G

*Galop (Shostakovich, from "The Gadfly") - Possible copyright restrictions on future performances
Great Gate of Kiev (Moussorgsky)

H

Habañera (Carmen Suite), Bizet - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
*Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman), arrangement
*Hoe-down (Copland)
Horn Concerto no. 4 (Mozart), 3rd movement (orchestral arrangement, no soloist)
- Available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
Hungarian Dance no. 5 (Brahms)

I

*I Got Rhythm (Gershwin)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) -
Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit

J

*James Bond theme (Norman)

K

*Kastchei's Infernal Dance (Firebird, Stravinsky) - Publishers need 3 months to consider performance requests

L

La Traviata medley
*Libertango (Piazzolla)
*Lieutenant Kijé suite (Prokofiev), extracts
- Possible copyright restrictions on future performances

M

*Mambo (Symphonic Dances), Bernstein Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
*March (Shostakovich, from the Suite for Variety Orchestra) -  Possible copyright restrictions on future performances
*March from The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev) - arrangement Possible copyright restrictions on future performances
March to the Scaffold (Symphonie Fantastique, Berlioz)
Mars (The Planets, Holst) -
abridged Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
Music Makers Sing! - Original work for school choirs (inexperienced singers) and symphony orchestra

N

*Night Ferry (Anna Clyne) - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
Nimrod, from the Enigma Variations (Elgar), arrangement

O

Overture from Ruslan and Ludmila (Glinka), arrangement

P

Pass It On -  Original work for strings, demonstrating how a theme is passed around an orchestra
*Polka (Shostakovich, from Ballet Suite no. 2)  - Possible copyright restrictions on future performances
Polovtsian Dances (Borodin)

R

Rejouissance (Music for the Royal Fireworks, Handel)
Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner) - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit

Romanian Dances no. 1, 5 & 6 (Bartok), arrangement

S

Sheep may Safely Graze (Bach)
*Short Ride in a Fast Machine (John Adams), motifs - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit

Strings on the Wing - Original work for multi-level strings
Surprise Symphony movement (Haydn)
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky), Dance of the Cygnets
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky), Scène (Act 1:1)
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky), Scène (Act 2:14)
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky), Waltz
Swan Lake theme (Tchaikovsky)
Symphonie Fantastique (Berlioz), abridged
Symphony no. 2 (Brahms), 4th movements (extracts)
Symphony no. 3 (Beethoven), 1st movement (exposition)
Symphony no. 40 (Mozart), 1st movement
Symphony no. 40 (Mozart), 3rd movement

Symphony no. 5 (Beethoven), 1st movement (abridged) - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
Symphony no. 7 (Beethoven), Allegretto (extracts)
Symphony no. 9 (Dvorak), 4th movement (extracts)
*Symphony no.10 (Shostakovich), (available in 2 keys) -
2nd movement Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit

T

*The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams), orchestral arrangement, no soloist - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 (Bach), abridged - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
Toreador's Song (Carmen Suite), Bizet (available in 2 keys) - Only available from BBC Ten Pieces unit
*Troika (Prokofiev) - Possible copyright restrictions on future performances
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens (Beethoven)

V

Violin concerto (Mendelssohn), 1st movement, extracts

W

*Waltz (Shostakovich Orchestra) - from the Suite for Variety Possible copyright restrictions on future performances
Water Music (Handel)
We All Like Tchaik! -
A linked sequence of Tchaikovsky themes (strings)