"Music is the tonal reflection of beauty."
— Duke Ellington
Featured Ellington Works
The Best of the Sacred ConcertsFor narrator, SATB Choir and Orchestra
Black, Brown and Beige— adapted by Jeff Tyzik
For orchestra
Caravan— arr. by Morton Gould
For large orchestra
Essential Ellington: Music of Ellington and Strayhorn arr. by Jeff Tyzik
For large orchestra
Ellington Portrait arr. and orch. by Jeff Tyzik
For large orchestra
The Golden Broom and the Green Apple
For large orchestra
Mood Indigo arr. by Morton Gould
For five-brass setting or For six-brass setting
Night Creature
For Orchestra ed. by David Berger, or Jazz band and orchestra ed. by Gunther Schuller
The Nutcracker Suite — Tchaikovsky
For Orchestra, arrangement adapted by Jeff Tyzik, or Jazz band arr. by Ellington and Strayhorn
Solitude arr. by Morton Gould
For String Orchestra
Sophisticated Lady arr. by Morton Gould
For String Orchestra
Three Black Kings
For Soloists and Orchestra, ed. by Maurice Peress, a Ballet for Orchestra arr. by Luther Henderson, or Concerto Grosso also arr. by Luther Henderson.
For a complete list of Ellington's works available from G. Schirmer, please click here.
"Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it."
— Duke Ellington