RoyalStar Arranging & Composition
The ensemble
comes first.
Custom arrangements and original music shaped around the musicians, the performance environment, and what the music needs to accomplish.
Before the First Note
The arrangement begins with the ensemble.
The strongest arrangement is not simply impressive on paper. It fits the musicians who will perform it.
- Instrumentation and available personnel
- Range and technical demands
- Musical identity and intended audience
- Movement, staging, or performance context
- Rehearsal time and delivery schedule
- The purpose the arrangement needs to serve
These details shape the writing from the first sketch through the final score and parts.
Choose Your RoyalStar Experience
One arrangement.
Different levels of support.
01
Ready to Go
RoyalStar Xpress
Ready to go.
Prewritten RoyalStar arrangements for programs that need quality music without the custom-arranging process.
Catalog Pricing
- Full instrumentation
- Full score + parts
- Full-ensemble sound file
- Creative Baseline Percussion
02
Custom
RoyalStar Standard
Made for your ensemble.
A complete custom arrangement with full instrumentation, Creative Baseline Percussion, full-ensemble audio, and one range/rhythm revision.
Starting at $25
- Full instrumentation
- Full score + parts
- Full-ensemble sound file
- Creative Baseline Percussion
- Written for your ensemble
- One range + rhythm revision
03
Insight
RoyalStar Standard+
Know what’s behind the music.
Everything in Standard plus the Director’s Edition with arranging insight, rehearsal considerations, balance and voicing guidance, and more.
Starting at $45
- Everything in Standard
- Director’s Edition
04
Complete Experience
RoyalStar Gold Standard
Teach what’s inside the music.
Everything in Standard+ plus custom exercises developed specifically from the musical and technical concepts in your arrangement.
Starting at $70
- Everything in Standard+
- Arrangement-specific exercises
Beyond the Tiers
Build Your Package
Your program. Your project.
Building a complete show? Need multiple arrangements or a custom combination of services? Build a package around your program.
- Complete shows
- Multiple arrangements
- Custom service combinations
- Custom or specialist percussion
- Program-specific options
Let’s Talk
Need something different? Additional revisions, alternate versions, custom percussion, rush service, and other options are available.
Supporting the Arrangement
Creative Baseline
Percussion
Percussion writing is included as a creative baseline for the arrangement. The parts can be effective as written for developing ensembles while providing a foundation that can be modified or expanded for more advanced percussion sections.
Custom percussion options are available for programs that need more specialized writing.
Commissioned Work
Privacy is part of the service.
A commissioned arrangement belongs to the ensemble that paid for it. RoyalStar does not publish specific commissioned works or reuse them as catalog material.
Start a Conversation
What are you
trying to build?
Tell RoyalStar about the ensemble, the music, and what the arrangement needs to accomplish. We’ll determine the strongest next step from there.
Every Decision Has a Purpose.