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, since rehearsal time is often short with opera—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.