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Subterranean Dialogues, by Richard Meyer, is an edgy-sounding selection that is the perfect piece to feature your advanced string bass section while keeping all the players in your orchestra on their...

Subterranean Dialogues, by Richard Meyer, is an edgy-sounding selection that is the perfect piece to feature your advanced string bass section while keeping all the players in your orchestra on their...

Subterranean Dialogues, by Richard Meyer, is an edgy-sounding selection that is the perfect piece to feature your advanced string bass section while keeping all the players in your orchestra on their...

New Beginnings, by Patrick Roszell, is an exciting concert opener or closer for your beginning string orchestra. It is energetic and contains multiple opportunities to reinforce concepts like accents,...

Similar to life, Terra Beata, arranged by Vanessa Fanning, carries the listener through a series of pleasant and more intense experiences, ending victoriously. Written in the key of C, the melody begi...

Anticipation, by Cooper Ford, sets the stage for that near-future moment that can't come soon enough, whether it's the next epic movie, some grand adventure, or even the big concert! This music is ful...

Canticle of Light, by Gary Fagan, is an uplifting and heroic piece that was created to herald a "return to normal" following more than two years of quarantine and social distancing, which took a consi...

Visual imagery is often at the center of naming a musical composition. Skylight, by Bruce W. Tippette, for string orchestra, is no exception. It beautifully conjures images of light entering a space t...

County Kerry is a fun and lively jig written by Susan H. Day, inspired by and paying tribute to County Kerry, a popular area of western Ireland. Written in 6/8 time and D minor, the piece features mel...

Lake of the Clouds, by Michael Hopkins, is a beautiful lyrical original concert work for string orchestra. A visit to the Lake of the Clouds, situated in a valley between two ridges in the Porcupine M...

Symphony No. 104 by Franz Joseph Haydn, arranged by Jim Palmer, is a charming symphony movement from the Classical Era that will capture students' attention immediately. The catchy melody, crisp rhyth...

Celestial Collisions, by Dión Morales, is the overture to an epic space opera! The piece begins with a powerful rhythmic motif that pulls you into a story where danger lurks at every moment as siniste...

Inspired by the burst of life in springtime, this elegant, delightful dance is a celebration of the beauty and playfulness of nature. Written by Nathan Jacklin, Meadow Dance starts with bird calls bef...

Taking a page from the humorous and energetic movie Gnomeo & Juliet, Dance of the Garden Gnomes, by Patrick Roszell, is a fun piece that depicts the famous garden gnomes of England dancing and enterta...

Embark on a thrilling musical journey with New Voyage, by Victor López. This uniquely dramatic piece for string orchestra offers powerful, soaring melodies and a mature sound far beyond its grade leve...

Furioso, by Todd Stalter, is music that contains so much energy, it has to be released... but not all at once. After the opening statement, the music suddenly pulls back and begins a series of charact...

Imagine flying over fields of vibrant colors and sunshine. Centered in G, Cooper Ford's Soaring Meadows is a lighthearted piece for intermediate string orchestra that features an introduction to accid...

Take flight with this fantastic work, Flight of the Phoenix, by Chris M. Bernotas, for young string orchestra! Every section features melodic content, with violins practicing G string and low 2 finger...

Danza Misolidia, by Anthony Granata, is an energetic and contemporary hoedown featuring a bold and catchy modal theme. Translated from Italian, this "Mixolydian Dance" opens with a robust and heavily...

Dorian Doodles, by Jim Palmer, gives beginners a chance to try out new techniques, including playing melodic lines with pizzicato, exploring dynamic changes, and using the Dorian mode. Students will e...

New World Variations, arranged by Jim Palmer, is a grade 1 variation based on two themes from Symphony No. 9 by Antonín Dvorák. The variations feature lyrical playing, accented playing, and pizzicato....

New World Variations, arranged by Jim Palmer, is a grade 1 variation based on two themes from Symphony No. 9 by Antonín Dvorák. The variations feature lyrical playing, accented playing, and pizzicato....

An engaging and playful piece for beginning string orchestra, Playlist takes students on a whirlwind tour of nine iconic classical themes. Imagining the experience of flipping through tracks on a smar...

Captain Hook, by Chris M. Bernotas, delivers the perfect blend of skill-building and swashbuckling fun! It is the ideal piece for reinforcing hooked bowing in a context your students will love. With i...

The great composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) composed the Academic Festival Overture Op. 80, during the summer of 1880 for the University of Breslau, which was awarding him an honorary doctora...