Orchestral and choral arrangements

There are three types of simplified arrangement for Ten Pieces for beginner, intermediate and advanced ability levels:

  1. Instrumental only arrangements
  2. Vocal only arrangements
  3. Orchestral with vocal arrangements

Instrumental and vocal parts are listed by ability level for each piece but have been designed to work together to enable mixed-ability groups to perform as one. You can use the arrangements to develop creative responses and put on performances.

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ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS

 

Grażyna Bacewicz - Overture

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This arrangement is for Grade 4 - 5 only, owing to the complexity of the piece.

Grade 4 - 5

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Sally Beamish - Haven from Seavaigers

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Haven has been arranged for string orchestra. The complex rhythms and chromaticism of the original mean it is only suitable for players from Grade 3 upwards.

The download zip includes rhythm exercises to help ensembles get to grips with Sally Beamish's exciting metre and time signatures.

The piano part is optional.

Grade 3 and above

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Leonard Bernstein - ‘Mambo’ from Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story'

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All levels of ability in one combined score

Beginner/ Pre-Grade 1

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Grade 1 - 3

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Grade 4 - 5

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Original Instrumentation

In case you're considering using original parts together with these arrangements, you may find the composer's original instrumentation helpful:

2+p.2+c/a.2+Eb/c+b/c.+a/sx.2. – 4.3.3.1. – T – 7P – Pf - strings

 

Georges Bizet - ‘Habanera’ from ‘Carmen Suite No. 2’

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All levels of ability in one combined score, transposed key of G minor

Beginner / Pre-Grade 1

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Grade 1 - 3

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Grade 4 - 5

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Original Instrumentation

In case you're considering using original parts together with these arrangements, you may find the composer's original instrumentation helpful:

2.2.2.2 – 4.2.3.1 – tmp+4, - strings

 

Georges Bizet - ‘Toreador Song’ from ‘Carmen Suite No. 2’

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All levels of ability in one combined score, transposed key of G minor

Beginner / Pre-Grade 1

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Grade 1 - 3

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Grade 4 - 5

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Also available in the original key of F minor for Grade 4 - 5 players

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Original Instrumentation

In case you're considering using original parts together with these arrangements, you may find the composer's original instrumentation helpful:

2.2.2.2 – 4.2.3.1 – tmp+3, - strings

 

 

Lili Boulanger – D'un matin de printemps

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The arrangements of D'un matin de printemps by Fiona Brice are for Grade 3 and above players. The different levels are interchangeable.

Grade 3 - 5

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Grade 5+

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Anna Clyne - Night Ferry (extract)

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Grade 5+

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Original instrumentation

In case you're considering using original parts together with these arrangements, you may find the composer's original instrumentation helpful:

3.3.3.3 – 4.3.3.1 – tmp+3, harp, pf, strings

 

 

 

 

Edward Elgar - Enigma’ Variations – Theme (‘Enigma’), variations 11, 6 & 7

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Beginner / Pre-Grade 1

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Grade 1 - 3

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Grade 4 - 5

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Other scores for Theme (Enigma):

Other scores for Variation 11 (G.R.S.):

Other scores for Variation 7 (Troyte):

Other scores for Variation 6 (Ysobel):

 

 

 

 

 

Marianne von Martínez - Overture ('Sinfonie') in C major - Allegro con spirito (1st mvt)

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These arrangements of Martinez's Sinfonie in C by Sarah Freestone have been designed so that all levels are interchangeable.

Beginner / Pre-Grade 1

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Grade 1 - 4

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Grade 5 and above

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Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians (excerpt)

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This arrangement is for Grade 4/5 only, owing to the complexity of the piece.

Grade 4 - 5

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Figurenotes

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Ravi Shankar - Symphony - Finale: Banjara (excerpt)

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This arrangement is for Grade 4/5 only, owing to the complexity of the piece.

Grade 4 - 5

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Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10 in E minor - Allegro (2nd movement)

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All levels of ability in one combined score (original key of B minor)

All levels of ability in one combined score (transposed key of A minor)

Beginner / Pre-Grade 1 (original key of B minor)

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Grade 1 - 3 (original key of B minor)

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Grade 4 - 5 (original key of B minor)

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Beginner / Pre-Grade 1 (transposed key of A minor)

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Grade 1 - 3 (transposed key of A minor)

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Grade 4 - 5 (transposed key of A minor)

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Original instrumentation

In case you're considering using original parts together with these arrangements, you may find the composer's original instrumentation helpful:

3.3.3.3 – 4.3.3.1 – tmp+4, strings

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Wagner - ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ from ‘Die Walkure’

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All levels of ability in one combined score

Beginner / Pre-Grade 1

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Grade 1 - 3

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Grade 4 - 5

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Original instrumentation

In case you're considering using original parts together with these arrangements, you may find the composer's original instrumentation helpful:

4.4.4.3 – 8.3.4.1 – 2tmp+3, strings

 

Kerry Andrew - No Place Like

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Choral arrangements

Please get in touch with the Ten Pieces team if there are minor adjustments you would like to make for your ensemble.

You can also download the No Place Like piano backing tracks as MP3s - the tracks are split into two so you can add your own soundscape of home town sounds in the middle:

 

Reena Esmail - Sun Sundar Sargam

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This arrangement of Sun Sundar Sargam is for 2-part voices, piano and optional sitar.

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Hildegard of Bingen - O Euchari in leta via

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Gabrielle Chudi has written a creative arrangement of Hildegard's O Euchari for 3-part voices. It can be performed with 2-part voices (voice 3 is optional) but with all three parts, it creates a beautiful antiphonal performance.

Singers should be grouped by part and organised:
Part 1 - left hand side
Part 2 - right hand side
Part 3 - central

DOWNLOAD the vocal score (pdf)

ORCHESTRAL WITH VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

 

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana - ‘O fortuna’

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Instrumental and vocal arrangements are available on request. Please email [email protected]

 

Giuseppe Verdi - Dies Irae’ and ‘Tuba Mirum’ from ‘Requiem’

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All levels of ability in one combined score:

Beginner / Pre-Grade 1

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Grade 1- 3

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Grade 4 - 5

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Vocal parts

Original Instrumentation

In case you're considering using original parts together with these arrangements, you may find the composer's original instrumentation helpful:

3.2.2.4 – 4.4 (+4).3.1 – tmp+1, strings