Kendor Music

One year after completing the 'Messiah', Handel scored another triumph with the 1743 oratorio 'Samson'. Harapha's famous aria from 'Samson' is presented here for grade 4 soloist with piano accompanime...

This immortal theme from Borodin's Prince Igor gives young soloists a welcome chance to play with great dramatic expression. In a brief cadenza near the end, the soloist has the option to ad lib or pl...

Originally written for bassoon, this master edition by John Marcellus (Eastman School of Music) includes detailed instructions for performing the appoggiaturas and trills it features.

Beautifully arranged by master trombonist Allen Ostrander, this solo cantata features moving 8th-note triplets and wide interval leaps of an octave or more to challenge developing players.

Scored at our request for brass soloist with piano accompaniment, this version of Richard Wagner's striking theme vividly portrays the mythical Valkyrie carrying their heroic dead to Valhalla on dashi...

Featuring an array of 15 classics for grade 3-4 players, the musical selections have been carefully chosen and edited to ensure that it is idiomatic for each pair of instruments. Therefore, one book w...

These grade 2-3 additions to the Fun For Two series contain simplified themes, rhythms and textures that are fun to play and provide educationally interesting tunes for sight reading and small ensembl...

This grade 3+ - 5+ collection covers four centuries of music from European and American composers. These pieces can be used in either a recital or a festival ensemble experience.

These grade 3-4 trombone trios provide a variety of melodic, technical and rhythmic opportunities which display the colors of the trombone in the low, middle and upper registers.

In this outstanding concert arrangement by low brass expert David Uber, Wagner's most famous theme springs to life with all the dramatic power we've come to expect. Abundant dotted-eighth/sixteenth fi...

Selected from the lute and guitar literature by masters from the Elizabethan, Renaissance, Classical and Romantic periods, these 10 grade 3-5 transcriptions are perfect for the 4-mallet marimbist and...

This collection of 13 mallet solos from the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a follow-up to the classic Kendor bestseller Bach For Marimba (arr. Moore). Carefully edited by Lynn Glassock to avoid c...

These 9 grade 4-6 editions are culled from Peter Illych Tschaikowsky's symphonic and piano repertoire. All are playable on a low A marimba, and 5 are also playable on vibes.

Featuring 11 short selections by Hummel, Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Byrd, Handel, Kabalevsky, Khatchaturian, Shostakovich, and Prokofieff, this marvelous set of duets for advancing players has been a...

This beautiful, grade 2 lyrical original ensures that every instrument enjoys the melody. The piano part is not required, however, it greatly enhances the orchestra's sound. An mp3 of the piano part c...

We welcome Kirt Mosier to the Kendor family of writers with this grade 2 original. This exciting work evokes images of suspense and intrigue as the only escape from harm's way leads over the old Stony...

The rapid pace and tight rhythms of this grade 2 original will help students develop quick and crisp bowing technique. A fast and furious theme requires precision in playing staccato and hooked bowing...

Beautiful melodic lines, rich harmonies and dramatic contrasts abound in this grade 4 work. Its intensely expressive nature will captivate audiences and provide wonderful programming material for any...

This arrangement of one of the more joyous choral movements from Vivaldi's immortal Gloria will excite all sections of the orchestra. Everybody gets to play their fair share of the jaunty melody and i...

Expertly arranged for student strings, Léo Delibes' Flower Duet (Sous Le Dôme Épais) from Lakmé reflects the unique harmonies, textures and dynamics of music from the opera's exotic setting in British...

Este clásico de Maurice Ravel es la tercera de las cinco Pièces Enfantines (Piezas Infantiles) de la Suite Mother Goose. El carácter pentatónico se presta bien a la orquesta de cuerda. Tremolandos, di...

Robert Schumann's Album For the Young was composed for his three daughters and consisted of 43 short pieces. Most well-known as a piano piece, Knight Rupert adapts perfectly for grade 3 string orchest...

This Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrangement can be performed as a moderate march at the indicated tempo or at a slower tempo as a regal processional. All ornaments -- grace notes, turns and trills -- are...

This mysterious and beautiful grade 3+ work conjures images of a hunt taking place under the cover of darkness with only the subtle light from the moon revealing the mysteries between the shadows. Com...

This excellent grade 3+ adaptation of the George Frederic Handel classic presents two of seven movements from this Baroque masterwork in their entirety -- a minuet and a finale. The remaining movement...