Light Music and Film
Film music is popular with our member orchestras and our Library contains a wealth of music composed for film and television, as well as many works that were adapted as theme tunes.
Richard Addinsell
Richard Stewart Addinsell (1904 – 1977) was an English composer, best known for film music. His Warsaw Concerto was composed for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (also known under the later title Suicide Squadron).
Available from our library is his Waltz Theme from Blithe Spirit performed by Mantovani and his Orchestra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v70ZYIdIm2k
Contact our Library team for further information.
Women Composers
We are exploring the many works in our catalogue by women composers and arrangers.
With over 100 women represented, there is plenty to discover.
The following is a work composed by Cecile Chaminade and originally written for piano, which has also been arranged by orchestra.
Instrumentation can be found in our Catalogue
What makes your audiences smile?!
Here are some suggestions that would make perfect programme fillers or encores.
The Two Imps - Kenneth Alford
Keep moving - Frederick G. Charrosin
Repertoire ideas…
Here are some works being borrowed from our library by member groups:
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes - Grace Williams
Celtic Suite 1. Glenorchy and 2. Tartan - Philip Lord
March of the Siamese Children from The King and I - Richard Rogers
Our Classical World
Our library is not just about light music. We have a significant collection of lighter opuses from the western classical tradition.
Here are some suggestions:
Buckaroo Holiday 'Rodeo' - Copland
Clair de Lune - Debussy arr. Caplet
Composer Spotlight
Ronald Binge wrote many well known works which have continued to entertain audiences. Some of his most popular works are Sailing By and Elizabethan Serenade.
But here are some other works that may not be as familiar:
Prelude - The Whispering Valley
Contact us on lmsliborders@gmail.com for more information.
Light Music News…
We’re celebrating two major anniversaries in the world of Light Music this year with the centenary of Ron Goodwin (famed for his numerous film scores including Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines) and the bi-centenary of Johann Strauss II.
2025 also sees the 150th anniversaries of the birth of Maurice Ravel and Albert W. Ketélbey. We have an enormous range of music by these composers in our Library and you can find out more in our catalogue. For more information please contact the library team at lmsliborders@gmail.com
Savings Available
Can your group benefit from ordering more orchestral sets from LMS?
Music groups can order multiple orchestral sets at a reduced rate. Here are the details.
Orchestral Music sets for sale
Is your music group looking to buy some orchestral music?
We have a selection of orchestral sets for sale.
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