Douglas Spata

A Matter of Time by Doug Spata is a dynamic piece in E minor that will challenge your middle-level students with mixed time signatures. Simple accompaniments that emphasize a steady beat are subverted...

A Matter of Time by Doug Spata is a dynamic piece in E minor that will challenge your middle-level students with mixed time signatures. Simple accompaniments that emphasize a steady beat are subverted...

Written with beginners in mind, A Winter Hymnal uses easy rhythms and only first finger pattern notes on the D and A strings to create a rich, warm sound - a perfect contrasting piece for your next pr...

Written with beginners in mind, A Winter Hymnal uses easy rhythms and only first finger pattern notes on the D and A strings to create a rich, warm sound - a perfect contrasting piece for your next pr...

New Guardians is a bold overture in D minor, designed as a way for students to show off a variety of intermediate-level skills, such as backward extensions, simple syncopated rhythms, and a variety of...

New Guardians is a bold overture in D minor, designed as a way for students to show off a variety of intermediate-level skills, such as backward extensions, simple syncopated rhythms, and a variety of...

Popular composer Doug Spata presents us with a solid new piece that will help teachers introduce students to simple cut time and the key of g minor. The rhythmic pulsation is consistent in presentatio...

Fun is at the fore in this new work for the String Orchestra by veteran composer Doug Spata! Exciting from start to finish, your musicians will ask to play this one every day!

Doug Spata has really given us an alley of screeching cats! Although these cats we'd listen to all day! A Great introduction to sliding with an equally nice introduction into a bluesy style.

The bows will be shuddering in this piece as the students dig into aggressive sixteenth rhythms in this piece. Composer Doug Spata does it again with a dramatic composition that will get the students...

Composer Doug Spata does it again with a tuneful piece reminiscent of western movie soundtracks. It is a jaunty tune which students and audiences will love. Every section of the orchestra gets a chanc...

Embark on an exciting joy ride with composer Doug Spata in this high-wire new work for the developing String Orchestra. True to Doug's writing, Joy Ride is an inspiring work that will have your musici...