Reduced Opera Orchestrations for Rent

We offer quality reduced orchestrations of a variety of operas for rent, for small- to medium-sized orchestras. Our reductions retain at least one of each original instrument, achieving a faithful reproduction of the composer's original full-orchestra sound. There is no keyboard fill-in as there is in many "pocket" arrangements.

Parts are professionally printed and bound. The wind and percussion parts have been completely reset from scratch, with no paste-ups, inserts, or hand alterations.

Wind parts have been transposed for modern instruments.

Onstage and backstage music (banda) is incorporated into the pit orchestration.

Timpani and percussion parts are combined on a grand staff into one part, to be covered by a single player if desired.

Attention is given to minimizing performance mishaps—with courtesy accidentals, liberal use of cues, clarinet transposition shown on every page, attention to page turns, etc.

A full score is included with the rental, showing both the original and reduced orchestrations. Score and parts all have rehearsal marks and/or measure numbers.

Motet Music Publishing Company offers a flat rental fee—no per-performance charges.