Ensemble

Familiar songs of the Chanukah season are skillfully presented in this great arrangement for young strings by John O'Reilly. Ideal for first-or second-year string orchestras, this selection is correla...

Your students will love the modern sound of this original by John O'Reilly. The piece begins with a lyrical "Andante" in Phrygian mode utilizing slurred bowings, followed by a robust folk style "Alleg...

A Kwanzaa Celebration combines "African Noel" and "Kum Ba Yah" with easy-to-play and fun percussion parts that will have your audience tapping their toes. A novel way to introduce multicultural music...

Explore two modes, first in a chant-like E Aeolian section reminiscent of early Medieval music, followed by a dance-like G Mixolydian section. What a great change of pace that includes dialogues betwe...

With two contrasting movements that reflect vignettes of fall, this piece will delight players and audiences. Flowing melodies and colorful harmonies give way to a rollicking jig and evoke the beauty,...

Originally entitled "The Rhythm Decides", "Sinfonia Rhythmico" is an exciting, edgy work for advancing string orchestra that comes off as a gripping musical ride with a dominating rhythmic element. Rh...

O Sole Mio - Tarantela Napoletana - Santa Lucia - Carnival Of Venice - Funiculi Funicula

Russian Traditional

Perfect for your Halloween concert, this spooky piece in G minor has a good bit of divisi in the violins. There are two cello parts, one that shifts and one that does not. Special effects such as glis...

A tone poem, A Warrior's Dream uses a myriad of special effects and articulations to tell its story. All sections are required to shift, first violins and cellos most frequently. The length and vigoro...

American Frontier for string orchestra was written by Joshua Reznicow utilizing various ensemble configurations from within the string orchestra. Solo lines, quartet, quintet, and sectional soli all h...

Scored for a full sound, this concert opener is just what the title indicates. Its syncopated themes, bright tempos and sophisticated scoring will energize your string orchestra. The middle lyrical se...

Perfect for your Halloween concert, this spooky piece in G minor has a good bit of divisi in the violins. There are two cello parts, one that shifts and one that does not. Special effects such as glis...

A tone poem, A Warrior's Dream uses a myriad of special effects and articulations to tell its story. All sections are required to shift, first violins and cellos most frequently. The length and vigoro...

American Frontier for string orchestra was written by Joshua Reznicow utilizing various ensemble configurations from within the string orchestra. Solo lines, quartet, quintet, and sectional soli all h...

This exciting work does wonders with the full spectrum of sounds available to string orchestra; spiccato, col legno (witht the stick), harmonics, tremolo, and more. These effects serve the musical ide...

A cool, ethereal composition featuring harmonics and tremolo to draw in the listener. Flowing passages melt into contemporary rhythmic sections and feature solos for violin or viola. Mature players wi...

This exciting work does wonders with the full spectrum of sounds available to string orchestra; spiccato, col legno (witht the stick), harmonics, tremolo, and more. These effects serve the musical ide...

A cool, ethereal composition featuring harmonics and tremolo to draw in the listener. Flowing passages melt into contemporary rhythmic sections and feature solos for violin or viola. Mature players wi...

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) reigned as one of the most famous composers of Venice, some say even more famous during his lifetime than his contemporary, Antonio Vivaldi. Among his notable compositions...