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Specially Prepared Orchestral Parts, etc.

The following list consists of items I have prepared for special situations in the orchestra library. They may be difficult to obtain or out-of-print parts, more accomodating transpositions, etc. as well as some other useful forms and information including blank manuscript paper.

Special items currently available for download (.pdf files unless indicated otherwise):

Orchestral parts

Woodwinds:

• Strauss, Four Last Songs, Bass Clarinet written in treble clef B-flat (3 pages, 249K)
• Mahler, Symphony No. 5, D Clarinet part transposed to E-flat Clarinet (5 pages, 401k) contributed by Ella Fredrickson
• Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, D Clarinet part transposed to E-flat Clarinet (6 pages, 146k)
• Mendelssohn, Overture für Harmoniemusik, Op. 24, transposed Clarinet parts, F to E-flat and C to B-flat and Bass Cl. for Basset Hn. 2 (15 pages, 471K)
• Mahler, Symphony Nr. 6, IV. movement rewritten for E-flat clarinet, original is for D clarinet (6 pages, 144K)
• Till Eulenspiegel (Strauss), E-flat clarinet part transposed from the orginal in D (4 pages, 109K)
• Alpensinfonie (Strauss), Bb Clarinet/Bass Clarinet transposed from the original, C Clarinet/Bass Clarinet (11 pages, 232K)
• Romeo & Juliet (Prokofiev) Suite 2, Bass Clarinet part written in treble clef  (6 pages, 230K)
• Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas), Bass Clarinet part written in treble clef  (7 pages, 118K)
• La Valse (Ravel), Bass Clarinet part written in treble clef  (8 pages, 119K)
• Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier Suite, three clarinets covering all clarinet parts (prepared by Cro Duplantier)
  • Clarinet 1 in A
  • Clarinet 2 in A and B-flat
  • Bass Clarinet/Clarinet in A
• Also available: Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries (Hutschenruyter) and Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances - both parts, Bass Clarinet in Treble clef B-flat. (contact me for information)

Brass:

• Mozart Requiem, Alto Trombone for the Bärenreiter Edition 4538, correctly notated in alto clef (8pages, 204K)
• Mozart Mass in C, Alto Trombone for the Bärenreiter Edition, correctly notated in alto clef (6 pages, 199K) contributed by Juhana Hautsalo (Tapiola Sinfonietta)
• Götterdämmerung: Rheinfahrt, Tod u. Trauermarsch, & Immolation Scene (Wagner), Bass Trumpet at concert pitch written in bass and tenor clef (8 pages, 136K)
• Symphony Fantastique (Berlioz), Cornet part written for movement II. "Un Bal" (2 Pages, 54K)
• Pines of Rome (Respighi), Trombones 1 & 2 in place of (bass clef) Buccine in Bb  (o Flicorni bassi) (1 page, 38K)
• Don Quixote (Strauss), Tenor Tuba in C, in bass clef (4 pages, 313K) contributed by David Miller
• Sinfonetta (Janacek), Bass Trumpet (in C) written in bass clef   contributed by Jari Eskola

Strings:

• Harp, extended TACET section cues of Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste  after rehearsal figure 300
• Viola part for Kalmus, La Bohème, transposition of tenor aria missing from Act I  (2 pages)
• Mahler, Symphony Nr. 6 - string insert leading up to 135: Vn1, 2, Va, Vc, Cb (5 pages, 101K)
  : same in score form, compressed (.sit) Finale 2002b file (29K)
• Vaughan Williams, Fantasy on a Theme of Thomas Tallis - Violin II insert at letter C divisi part written out for legibility (1 page, 146K) prepared by Ron Krentzman

Scores:

• Tchaikowsky, Sleeping Beauty Ballet: summary of editions and map of rehearsal figures prepared by Rob Bridges (8 pages, 28K)
• Bruch, Concerto No. 1 for Violin in G minor; Ending for the first movement (score page) with a link to Finale file for part extraction (1 page, 46K)

Manuscript paper (blank - no clefs, no bar lines):

• 10 staff manuscript paper (1 page, 6K)
• 12 staff manuscript paper (1 page, 6K)
• 2 staff system w/brace (12 staff keyboard) (1 page, 6K)
• 3 staff system (15 staff/5 system, piano/voice) (1 page, 6K)
• 4 staff system (16 staff/4 system, quartet) (1 page, 6K)

Forms and miscellaneous:

• Orchestration Checklist (1 page, 156K)  NOTE:  After you download this page, double click on the (?), question mark icon, for help.
• Archaic Techniques for the Modern Orchestra Librarian (booklet, 10 pages, 1.7MB)

You may download the files by clicking on the appropriate instrument or title. Files are in .pdf format and require  Adobe Acrobat Reader (TM)  to open and read. Files may appear fuzzy and irregular on your monitor but will print clearly. Once downloaded, you can print and use them free of charge.

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I will be adding more to this page, so check back often. Please let me know if you have suggestions for parts or other items you would like to see here. Thanks for your interest.

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