Percy Hall

This fun flamenco piece for beginning string orchestra is sure to engage all of your students! This piece was written with a loving dedication for Percy Hall's grandaughter, who at the time was the pr...

This duet of unusual instrumentation was written for the composer's sister-in-law and husband. Based upon the popular hymn tune (also known as "Dix") of the same name, the work presents four subtle va...

Aura Lee and "Dixie" are well-known tunes from the 19th century that still have popular appeal. Legato playing is necessary for the proper interpretation of "Aura Lee," and "Dixie" should be played in...

I. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, II. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray; A legato first movement is beautifully harmonized in the key of A-flat at a slow tempo. The second movement moves a little faste...

I. Steal Away, II. Little David Play Your Harp; Starting with a beautiful legato melody in 4/4, this work modulates from F to A-flat before changing to an up tempo in 2/4 that is light and lively. Com...

I. My Lord, What a Mornin', II. King Jesus is a Listenin', III. My Lord Delivered Daniel; Class C' high school medley of three spirituals in F A-flat and B-flat. Solos in all three parts. Ranges are e...

Verdi's music transcends the boundaries of its genre. This excerpt from Aida has become a part of popular culture. It includes a significant number of bowings and fingerings to assist less experienced...

One of Bach's most famous melodies (actually written as a chorale by Johann Schop and embellished by J.S. Bach), this is a timeless classic with value on any program. The chorale melody is placed an o...

Louis Spohr is a German composer who lived at the same time as Beethoven. He was an outstanding violinist and is remembered mostly for his compositions for the violin. Proudly as the Eagle is a vocal...

The title Two Auras is a play on words. This arrangement presents the college song Aura Lee in two versions, first as a ballad, and then as a waltz. The melody is familiar dating back to the Civil War...

Class 'B' Viola quartet based on Concerto in D Major for Four Violins by Georg Phillip Telemann. Here it has been moved to G major for the viola and places equal demands on the first three parts while...

Edvard Grieg is Norway's most revered composer. "The Song of the Watchman" is lyrical in style in contrast to the marcato-staccato style of "The Sailors' Song" which follows. Rhythms are not difficult...

This trio was created for the Mansfield Symphony Woodwind Trio to play at children's concerts. It tells the story of how during the American Revolution and Civil War young boys shouldered a rifle and...

A fun and whimsical piece that gives slurred eighth note passages to all parts, but still keeps third and fourth mostly under the break. Written in the keys of C and F, there are a few accidentals in...

I. Meditation, II. Whimsical Dance: All four parts solo in the first 4/4 legato movement. The third and fourth parts stay in the chalumeau register throughout. The second movement is a light, fast 2/4...

The Biblical story of Noah, who took two of every animal aboard the ark before the flood devastated the world, is a familiar one. In this quartet, four clarinets are paired off, two by two, in present...

Louis Spohr is a German composer who lived at the same time as Beethoven. He is remembered most for his compositions for the violin. However, "Proudly as the Eagle" is a vocal excerpt taken from one o...

Mozart's magical minuet movement from Symphony No. 40 comes alive in this masterful edition for string orchestra by Percy Hall. The grace and style of the classic minuet still charms audience and play...

WILLIAM TELL, Rossini's last opera, was first producted in Paris in 1829 and is still widely regarded as his masterpiece. This finale to the celebrated overture encapsulates the enthralling experience...

I. Minuet, II. Gavotte, III. March. Easy H.S. trio for Violin 1, Violin 2 (opt. Viola), & Cello (opt. Bass). The Minuet is in 3/4 in the key of G major. Gavotte is in cut time in the key of g minor. T...

This one captures all the exuberance of an American square dance! Set out simply in phrases of 4 bars, this will be easy to learn and fun to perform.

There are rich harmonies and singable melodies to delight the young string student. Set in the keys of D and G major, this one sounds more difficult than it appears.

Alexander Luigini (1850-1906) was an Italian violinist, conductor and composer who was born in France and spent most of his life there. Ballet Egyptien (1875) is his best known work, gaining great pop...

The Gavotte and the Contredanse are both lively French dances from the 17th century. Gaining popularity in the Court of Louis XIV, the Gavotte was a gracious dance in duple meter with four bar phrases...