Below you will find samples of my music engraving ranging from full concert band to single instrument parts to musical insert graphics. Please click each example to view. I have been using Finale since 1995 an have worked as a copyist and arranger for the US Air Force Band (ret. 2016) as well as clients throughout the Washington DC area. I am currently a freelance engraver/copyist and work remotely for private clients. If you have any questions or are in need of short or long term services, please contact me anytime.
Large Ensemble (Band/Orchestra):
Click the titles for a sample of each piece.
Gustav Holst / Mercury from The Planets: This was arranged and engraved by me for the USAF Band in 2013 and revised for civilian concert band in 2017.
Ottorino Respighi / La Primavera from Trittico Botticelliano: A sample of engraving a handwritten score for the USAF Band (2013). Here is a sample of the original manuscript: Manuscript for La Primavera
Joachim Raff / Mvt. 4 from Symphony No.11: My own arrangement for concert band.
The Rogues - Holy Moly: A example of a more popular genre (including soloists) with my orchestration (for band) of an existing orchestra arrangement.
Chamber Orchestra/Medium Ensembles:
Georges Bizet / Galop (Le Bal) from Jeux d'enfants: A piece commissioned for an non-traditional chamber orchestra. Landscape format.
Pat Benatar / Hit Me With Your Best Shot: A simple horn accompaniment for a USO-style deployment band from the USAF Band.
Chamber Ensembles:
Richard Strauss / Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome arranged for reed quintet
Three Chansons de Charles D'OrleansThree Chansons de Charles D'Orleans arranged for reed quintet
Camile Saint-Saens / Clarinet Sonata arranged for clarinet quintet
Leonard Bernstein / Overture to Candide arranged for clarinet quartet
Single instrument parts and transpositions:
These are samples of individual instrument parts from a few of the scores above.
SaintSaens - Clarinet Sonata - Bass Clarinet
Raff - Symp.11 Mvt.4 - Horn 1-2
Royal Scotch Highlanders - Piccolo: This was march sized Db piccolo part that no one wanted to read. Transposed here to C piccolo in original format.
Graphics:
Here are a few examples of musical figure graphics requested for scholarly papers/dissertations.
These files but can be rendered as TIFF, PDF, JPEG, PNG, etc.