Richard Meyer

Another very clever and entertaining novelty piece from Richard Meyer. Kids will surely enjoy the programmatic train ride effects and learn valuable syncopated rhythm patterns at the same time. Left h...

Another very clever and entertaining novelty piece from Richard Meyer. Kids will surely enjoy the programmatic train ride effects and learn valuable syncopated rhythm patterns at the same time. Left h...

Students are challenged with numerous string crossings, large intervals and pizzicato passages that musically describe dancing grasshoppers. Grade 1, 3:00

This bluegrass 'fiddle' version of Rossini's famous overture will get your audiences' toes tappin' and your violinists' fingers flyin'. The entire violin section is featured in this fun, virtuosic-sou...

Millennium, grabada este año por primera vez por Alfred, fue estrenada en 1998. Ganadora del concurso de composición de la N.S.O.A. de 1998, esta obertura de sonido contemporáneo es extremadamente pod...

Emocionante, lírica y muy dramática, esta nueva y audaz muestra para la orquesta escolar madura lo tiene todo. Richard Meyer ha creado una obertura que explora los diversos sonidos de la música americ...

Estrenada en Roma en 1816, esta obertura es una de las obras orquestales más queridas de Rossini. Sus alumnos reconocerán sin duda el contagioso tema principal por su frecuente uso en anuncios publici...

Este maravilloso arreglo lleva la obra maestra de Bedrich Smetana a su joven orquesta preservando el sonido y la intención del original. Todas las partes de cuerda se pueden tocar en primera posición...

Hailed by Tchaikovsky as 'a colossal masterpiece of instrumentation', Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Capriccio Espagnol' has delighted audiences since its premiere in 1887. The melodies used in the piece go back...

Before writing the piece, Mr. Meyer asked members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra to compose original themes of their own. Four of these themes were chosen, and then woven together by the com...

Since its premiere in 1874, Die Fledermaus (The Bat) has been one of the most beloved operettas ever written. Among Johann Strauss' most famous overtures, this delightful selection abounds with memora...

Enjoy this bright, cheery opera music and introduce the orchestra to Mozart. (2:45)

Treat your students to one of the most-loved symphonic movements ever written by a master of the classical style in this Richard Meyer arrangement of Symphony No.8, Mvt. 1, known as the 'Unfinished.'...

Flower Duet, con arreglos de Richard Meyer, dará a toda su orquesta la oportunidad de desarrollar un estilo de interpretación legato y delicado, prestando especial atención a la mezcla y el equilibrio...

Millennium, recorded this year by Alfred for the first time, was first released in 1998. Winner of the 1998 N. S. O. A. composition contest, this contemporary-sounding overture is extremely powerful a...

Exciting, lyrical and highly dramatic, this bold new showcase for the mature school orchestra has it all. Richard Meyer has fashioned an overture that explores the various sounds of American music (in...

Before writing the piece, Mr. Meyer asked members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra to compose original themes of their own. Four of these themes were chosen, and then woven together by the com...

The myth of the minotaur - half-man, half-bull - has haunted generations since it was first told centuries ago. This colorful tone painting will give your advanced high school orchestra a real workout...

Truly a celebration in itself, Richard Meyer's NSOA Competition Winner (1989) is a winner. Contrasting style sections (Allegro con brio, Cantabile, etc.) and lively syncopated rhythms accent the festi...

Exciting, lyrical and highly dramatic, this bold new showcase for the mature school orchestra has it all. Richard Meyer has fashioned an overture that explores the various sounds of American music (in...

Before writing the piece, Mr. Meyer asked members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra to compose original themes of their own. Four of these themes were chosen, and then woven together by the com...

The myth of the minotaur - half-man, half-bull - has haunted generations since it was first told centuries ago. This colorful tone painting will give your advanced high school orchestra a real workout...

Truly a celebration in itself, Richard Meyer's NSOA Competition Winner (1989) is a winner. Contrasting style sections (Allegro con brio, Cantabile, etc.) and lively syncopated rhythms accent the festi...

Millennium, recorded this year by Alfred for the first time, was first released in 1998. Winner of the 1998 N. S. O. A. composition contest, this contemporary-sounding overture is extremely powerful a...