Search SOUNZ Toroa Toi te Arapūoru Find music, resources, composers and artists Find news, interviews, podcasts and videos Search Showing results for: Orchestra Clear all × Catalogue Works 1,617 People Library Films & audio Shop Content Refine ▼ Type of MusicStrings (Bowed) Woodwind Brass Percussion Mixed Chamber Groups Sonic Art Vocal Solo Vocal Ensemble (2-8 voices) Orchestra Choral Music Keyboard Vocal Music for the Stage Jazz Strings (Plucked) Māori Music Moana Pacific Music Music for Screen Subcategories Please Select Primary Category Wind Band/Concert Band Wind Band or Orchestra Opera and Operetta Percussion Ensemble (7+) Recorder - solo or with keyboard Other keyboard instruments solo Musical Percussion Trio Wind Duos String Orchestra Violin - solo or with keyboard Percussion Quartet Wind Trios String Orchestra with soloist/s Viola - solo or with keyboard Percussion Sextet Wind Quartets Contralto or Alto with other instrument Wind Quintets Countertenor - solo or with keyboard Countertenor with other instrument Tenor - 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Reincarnation of a Nightmare1990 Stephan Schulz for orchestra 2 buy/borrow 2 scores Work From Grey2002 Dylan Lardelli for string orchestra and harp 1 film/audio 2 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample 2 resources Work Frederick Street Fragment2007 Dylan Lardelli for children's chamber orchestra 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Pan Awakes2009 Dylan Lardelli for orchestral wind and brass 1 film/audio 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work These Dark Hands2004 Dylan Lardelli for orchestra Work Tumbu2005 Dylan Lardelli for solo clarinet and orchestra 2 film/audio 1 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample 3 resources Work Jubilate1999 Robin Fazakerley for trumpet, chamber orchestra and pipe organ Composed to celebrate the 21st birthday of the Hastings Sinfonietta, this single-movement work for trumpet, chamber orchestra and pipe organ is a meditation ... 4 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Piha Waiata Po2002 Robin Fazakerley for cello and chamber orchestra This work was inspired by happy memories of wartime holidays at Piha and ably describes the quiet peace of the rugged countryside; the sea with its swirling ... 4 buy/borrow 4 scores 1 sample 1 resource Work Fiesta!2006 Patrick Shepherd for orchestra This orchestral work was especially written for the orchestra in the 2006 Christchurch Primary Schools' Festival. Following the theme of 'celebrations' ... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Flute Concerto1999 Patrick Shepherd for solo flute and orchestra A sense of optimism pervades this work - remarkable considering that during the writing of it some of my worst fears were realised. I lost my father and find... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work sing songs self2012 Chris Watson a single movement piano concerto My 2 year old son's bedtime rituals included milk drinking, book reading, story telling and the singing of songs. When it came time to say goodnight he woul... 3 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Sad Song2018 Robbie Ellis for voice and orchestra with surprise cello reveal This is a sad song about a sad song. Sad so sad. 1 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Fanfare for a City2001 Maria Grenfell for orchestra The opening piece of an orchestral concert has traditionally been the ubiquitous "overture"; whether it be a concert piece of short duration, or a real overt... 1 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 resource Work Jangeran2005 Chris Watson for orchestra and gamelan Jangeran seeks to bridge the musical gap between East and West: a Balinese melody is appropriated by the Western orchestra and is recast in a range of West... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Ice2017 Kirsten Strom for orchestra When I approached this piece I had an image in my mind of an iced over lake, its scarred surface stretched over blue water. Forms are pressed u... 3 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample 1 resource Work Philip Glass2020 Robbie Ellis for voice and chamber orchestra Sketch comedy in the Second City tradition has the concept of the “EBO”, or “extended blackout”. A typical blackout is a single-joke scene that lasts just a ... 1 film/audio 4 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Suite for String Orchestra1991 Patrick Shepherd for string orchestra 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Purakaunui2012 Anthony Ritchie for chamber orchestra Purakaunui was commissioned by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for inclusion in their series entitled NZSO In Miniature, and is designed for communi... 4 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work A Shakespeare Overture1981 Anthony Ritchie for youth orchestra The starting point for the piece is a 6-note theme - C-D-G-A-E-F - attributed to the playwright William Shakespeare in a biography of his life by Anthony Bur... 2 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Cartoon: Fantasy for oboe and orchestra1996 Anthony Ritchie for oboe and orchestra 1 film/audio Work Viola Concerto No. 2 Anthony Ritchie for viola and string orchestra 1 film/audio Work Rain2008 Anthony Ritchie for baritone and orchestra Rain is an iconic poem by Hone Tuwhare, describing beautifully a feature of the weather but also subtly ruminating on death. The setting is quiet and lyric... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Three Pieces for Strings1980 Anthony Ritchie for string orchestra These pieces were composed while Ritchie was a second year student at Canterbury University, in 1980. They received their first performance at the Cambridge ... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 resource Work Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra1996 Anthony Ritchie for soprano saxophone and orchestra This is a quirky but also soulful piece for an unusual and beautiful instrument. It is reasonably easy to play for the orchestra. It was commissioned by saxo... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Revelations1997 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra What happens to us after we die? This fundamental question has haunted human imagination for thousands of years. Many recorded accounts of 'near-death' exp... 2 film/audio 5 buy/borrow 2 scores 2 samples 1 resource Work The Hanging Bulb1989 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra The Hanging Bulb consists of a continuous movement, divided into four sections: slow, fast, slow, fast. Sections 1 and 2 are thematically related, as are... 8 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Flute Concerto1993 Anthony Ritchie for flute and orchestra The Flute Concerto was composed for flautist Alexa Still in 1993 while Ritchie was Composer-in-Residence with the Southern Sinfonia. Unlike the _Symphony "... 7 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Gouache2009 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra Gouache is the final movement from the orchestra suite Portrait of FH, a work about the life of artist Frances Hodgkins. At the premiere the music was inter... 1 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Portrait of FH2009 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra with optional narrator part Portrait of FH was commissioned by The Southern Sinfonia and written as part of a presentation about the life of great NZ artist, Frances Hodgkins. It reflec... 1 buy/borrow Work Procession2007 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra Procession was commissioned by the Manukau Symphony Orchestra, as part of the Composer-in-Residence position held by Anthony Ritchie. It was written for th... 1 film/audio 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Coming to It1999 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra and speaker Coming to It was commissioned by the Wellington Sinfonia (now Vector Wellington Orchestra) to collaborate with Sam Hunt. The poems and music speak from the... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 2 samples Work Remember Parihaka1993 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra The starting point for this piece was a curiosity in the metal doors that covered the entrances to cells imbedded in the cliffs near Andersons Bay inlet, in ... 1 film/audio 5 buy/borrow 3 scores 2 samples Work Te Hau-A-Kaiaua (The Winds of Kaiaua)1989 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra Translation of title: 'The winds of Kaiaua' In Maori mythology, Kaiaua was a child of Tahwiri, the great god of the wind. The winds of Kaiaua are the nor'... 1 buy/borrow 1 score 1 sample Work Variations1987 Anthony Ritchie for youth orchestra This is a lively and colourful piece for youth orchestra, based on a quasi-Hungarian folk tune. After a slow introduction, a rhythmic melody springs to life,... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Whalesong2006 Anthony Ritchie for solo double bass and orchestra Whales have long been one of my favourite mammals, and I have always felt greatly aggrieved when I hear of the slaughter of these huge and gentle creatures. ... 2 film/audio 4 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample 1 resource Work Autumn Concerto1985 Anthony Ritchie for piano and orchestra 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Piano Concerto1982 Anthony Ritchie for piano and full orchestra This work features virtuosic writing for the soloist along with a colourful orchestral part. In four movements, it explores a wide range of moods and styles.... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Concerto for Three: 'Coming of Age'1988 Anthony Ritchie for flute, violin, cello and strings 1 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample 1 resource Work Diary of a Madman: Dedication to Shostakovich2006 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra In 1975 when Shostakovich died I was in the fourth form at St Bedes College and already hooked on the music of the Russian genius. When the death notice appe... 1 film/audio 4 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample 2 resources Work Southern Journeys2000 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra with video New Zealand's landscape has long been a source of inspiration for artists and composers. I was fortunate enough to have enjoyed frequent trips to the mountai... 3 buy/borrow 1 sample Work Yet Another Poem of Spring1991 Anthony Ritchie for full orchestra In 1981 I composed a series of piano pieces called Poems of Spring, in which I juxtaposed the exhilarating beauty of a Christchurch spring with the terribl... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Journey through Eastern Europe1987 Anthony Ritchie for chamber orchestra Work Timeless Land2003 Anthony Ritchie for orchestra and multimedia Central Otago holds a special place in the hearts of many people. This is clear to see in the wonderful book called 'Timeless Land' which combines the painti... 1 film/audio 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work From Mountains to Sea Anthony Ritchie for orchestra A one movement work reflecting the landscape of South Canterbury Work Goodbye to Blues1991 Anthony Ritchie for symphonic or concert band This work attempts to shake off 'the blues' with playful and vigorous musical ideas. It starts slowly and in sombre mood but this is quickly swept aside by ... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample « First ‹ Prev 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Next › Last » × Borrow/Hire: To borrow items or hire parts please email SOUNZ directly at info@sounz.org.nz.