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This grade 4 piece for string orchestra by Sue Roberts Sharp has lush harmonies and a groovy bassline! Reminescent of a relaxing evening in tropical Rio, each section has a chance to shine in this rew...

This album contains arrangements of piano works by Amy Cheney Beach, Clara Schumann, Cécile Chaminade, and Agathe Backer Gröndahl. Passionate and romantic, this is a wonderful sampling of their work....

This piece is a rich and resonant celebration of the world of string orchestra sonorities. Capable of both great virtuosity and smooth as glass legato lyricism, the string orchestra provides the compo...

A magnificent suite, written in 1987 by Eric Wetherell, for String Orchestra. The first movement is based on the sea shanty Santiano, hinting at the danger as well as the romance of life at sea. The...

This is a wonderful collection of Baroque pieces including works by Corelli, Rameau, Handel, Bach, Purcell and Telemann. Each piece has been selected and arranged for String Quartet or String Orchestr...

The Lamb, a setting for unaccompanied choir of words by William Blake, was first performed by the choir of King's College, Cambridge on 24th December 1982, as part of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Ca...

The Simply Strings series is a collection of arrangements of well-known tunes for beginner string orchestras or chamber groups in schools and music centres. An easy optional piano part (and optional d...

This clever and comical selection was inspired by the music of Sergei Prokofiev and other 20th century Russian composers. Written almost as a gallop, the witty tongue-in-cheek melody will provide a ni...

This lyrical work is a musical portrait of a person experiencing for the first time the awe and grandeur of an ancient European cathedral.

Inspired by the famous Shakespeare soliloquy from the third act of Hamlet, this compelling two-movement work portrays a vast array of emotions. The first movement, Dream of Life, uses long phrases, sl...

Inspired by the famous Shakespeare soliloquy from the third act of Hamlet, this compelling two-movement work portrays a vast array of emotions. The first movement, Dream of Life, uses long phrases, sl...

An exciting piece that explores self-paced developing music for literally any combination of instruments. Inspired by Terry Riley's In C, the piece includes short fragments that performers move throug...

CORCOVADO (Quiet Night of Quiet Stars) will be a standout moment on any concert. The arrangement for strings and jazz rhythm section is an effective contrast to strings alone. Conservative ranges and...

Espressivo is almost Romantic in its style and sound. Written in AABAA' form, this original work in G minor is quite playable technically with only minor challenges posed by its mild chromaticism. All...