Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Here's an exciting work musically depicting the hustle and bustle of many hurried people at a single event. Imitation and contrary motion are an extensive part of this fast-paced work. In a strict D d...

This very sensitive and lyrical work will showcase your ensemble's musical maturity. This is one of Robert's most beautiful melodies and he has skillfully scored it throughout the ensemble. An excelle...

The familiar folk song Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair is the basis of this beautifully scored work in E minor. The melodic line occurs in various voices against a slightly contrapuntal acco...

This easy fiddling tune is scored to be played entirely in first position. It's an excellent piece to develop some additional technique without leaving the comfort zone. Written in the key of D minor.

This excellent adaptation of our national anthem is scored in D major and is ideal to work on hooked bowing. All instruments are given an important role in this very playable arrangement which is also...

This classical style arrangement from Lauren Bernofsky works well as a concert opener. Everyone in the ensemble has interesting parts, and students can listen for slight variances in the melody as the...

Offenbach's Can Can has been a popular tune for years among young string students. Elliot has expanded the version found in most method books to create a superb arrangement with plenty of teaching pot...

This arrangement for young string players and optional ship's bell portrays an imaginary voyage, which includes "gummery bread," a "rubagub tree," and "Binnacle-bats" wearing "waterproof hats." All in...

This symphonic treatment of Good King Wenceslas is perfect for your next holiday concert. Easy double stops will really make your ensemble sound brilliant. The piece is voiced in simple three-part har...

You'll be surprised to know that this great sounding work uses only six notes in all instruments (D-B). The piece has a Renaissance quality to it and includes a lyrical processional theme (at the same...

String educator Keith Sharp offers this lighthearted work with a Mexican theme. Dancing Peppers is both fun to play and packed with wonderful teaching opportunities to help encourage both left- and ri...

Based on a traditional Bulgarian line dance, this rhythmic work with percussion has a unique sound in a 7/8 meter written in such a way that students can pick it up quite easily. In the key of D minor...

Based on Thomas Moore's The Minstrel Boy, this work uses the full gamut of styles and techniques, from bagpipe drones to lyrical playing and even fiddle music. The work is composed of three variations...

Based on Thomas Moore's The Minstrel Boy, this work uses the full gamut of styles and techniques, from bagpipe drones to lyrical playing and even fiddle music. The work is composed of three variations...

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

In the spirit of classic western songs, this haunting work depicts lonely cowboys on their long journeys across dangerous terrain while facing freezing temperatures, scorching heat, blizzards, rain, a...

Riveting! Take a journey with the legendary hero Perseus in this dynamic and stunning symphonic work as he slays the snake-haired Medusa and rescues the princess Andromeda. From the opening rhythmic f...

Premiered at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, this predominately lyrical work draws its inspiration from ice hotels - temporary hotels made entirely of ice and snow. Strong elements of film scor...

This stunning work pays tribute to Aaron Copland as it depicts many of the magnificent scenes that have occurred throughout the American west. From the opening pastorale, to hoedowns and cattle drives...

Experience the diverse cultures of Singapore ("Lion City") in a whirlwind of sonorities! From the opening harmonic glissandos to the innovative use of instruments (to imitate authentic instruments suc...