Best Instrumental Composition
2014 • 56th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2012 and Aug 30, 2013
2014 Winner is The Clare Fischer Orchestra with "Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra"
Nominees 2014
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Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra
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Bound Away
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California Pictures For String Quartet
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Koko On The Boulevard
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String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversions In Three Parts
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Remy Le Boeuf | First Snow |
| 2025 | Pascal Le Boeuf | Strands |
| 2024 | John Williams | Helena's Theme |
| 2023 | Geoffrey Keezer | Refuge |
| 2022 | Lyle Mays | Eberhard |
| 2021 | Maria Schneider | Sputnik |
| 2020 | John Williams | Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite |
| 2019 | Terence Blanchard | Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil) |
| 2018 | Arturo O'Farrill | Three Revolutions |
| 2017 | Ted Nash | Spoken At Midnight |
| 2016 | Arturo O'Farrill | The Afro Latin Jazz Suite |
| 2015 | John Williams | The Book Thief |
| 2014 | Clare Fischer | Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra |
| 2013 | Chick Corea | Mozart Goes Dancing |
| 2012 | Béla Fleck, Howard Levy | Life In Eleven |
| 2011 | Billy Childs | The Path Among The Trees |
| 2010 | Michael Giacchino | Married Life |
| 2009 | John Williams | The Adventures Of Mutt |
| 2008 | Maria Schneider | Cerulean Skies |
| 2007 | John Williams | A Prayer For Peace |
| 2006 | Billy Childs | Into The Light |
| 2005 | Paquito D'Rivera | Merengue |
| 2004 | Wayne Shorter | Sacajawea |
| 2003 | Thomas Newman | Six Feet Under Title Theme |
| 2002 | Alan Silvestri | Cast Away - End Credits |
| 2001 | John Williams | Theme From Angela's Ashes |
| 2000 | Don Sebesky | Joyful Noise Suite |
| 1999 | Béla Fleck, Roy Wooten, Victor Wooten | Almost 12 |
| 1998 | Wayne Shorter | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| 1997 | Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock | Manhattan (Island Of Lights And Love) |
| 1996 | Bill Holman | A View From The Side |
| 1995 | Michael Brecker | African Skies |
| 1994 | Kenny G | Forever In Love |
| 1993 | Benny Carter | Harlem Renaissance Suite |
| 1992 | Elton John | Basque |
| 1991 | Pat Metheny | Change Of Heart |
| 1990 | Danny Elfman | The Batman Theme |
| 1989 | Mike Post | The Theme From LA Law |
| 1988 | Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Wayne Shorter | Call Sheet Blues |
| 1987 | John Barry | Out Of Africa |
| 1986 | Jan Hammer | Miami Vice Theme |
| 1985 | Randy Newman | The Natural |
| 1985 | John Williams | Olympic Fanfare & Theme |
| 1984 | Giorgio Moroder | Love Theme From Flashdance |
| 1983 | John Williams | Flying - Theme From E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial |
| 1982 | Mike Post | The Theme From Hill Street Blues |
| 1981 | John Williams | The Empire Strikes Back |
| 1980 | John Williams | Superman Main Title Theme |
| 1979 | John Williams | Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind |
| 1978 | John Williams | Star Wars - Main Title |
| 1977 | Chuck Mangione | Bellavia |
| 1976 | Michel Legrand | Images |
| 1975 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells - Theme From The Exorcist |
| 1974 | Gato Barbieri | Last Tango In Paris |
| 1973 | Michel Legrand | Brian's Song |
| 1972 | Michel Legrand | Theme From Summer Of '42 |
| 1971 | Alfred Newman | Airport Love Theme |
| 1970 | John Barry | Midnight Cowboy |
| 1969 | Mason D. Williams | Classical Gas |
| 1968 | Lalo Schifrin | Mission: Impossible |
| 1967 | Neal Hefti | Batman Theme |
| 1965 | Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther Theme |
| 1964 | Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani | More - Theme From Mondo Cane |
| 1963 | Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott | A Taste Of Honey |
| 1962 | Galt MacDermott | African Waltz |
| 1960 | Duke Ellington | Anatomy Of A Murder |
| 1959 | Nelson Riddle | Cross Country Suite |