Sheet Music for String Orchestra

String teachers are always trying to encourage their students to play with more bow. Composer Joseph Compello gives very beginning students the chance to do just that in his piece, Arco-ology. There i...

Your beginning string orchestra is bound to sparkle with this delightful new composition from composer George Sweet. The piece uses very simple rhythmic figure that will make that very first concert f...

Explore the unknown with your beginning orchestra on the Isle of Mystery. Students will experience the unique sounds of the Phrygian mode, while using only the notes of the D major scale and rhythms w...

Explore the unknown with your beginning orchestra on the Isle of Mystery. Students will experience the unique sounds of the Phrygian mode, while using only the notes of the D major scale and rhythms w...

Written with beginners in mind, A Winter Hymnal uses easy rhythms and only first finger pattern notes on the D and A strings to create a rich, warm sound - a perfect contrasting piece for your next pr...

Written with beginners in mind, A Winter Hymnal uses easy rhythms and only first finger pattern notes on the D and A strings to create a rich, warm sound - a perfect contrasting piece for your next pr...

This highly rhythmic piece for young strings pulses from beginning to end with an intense, syncopated rhythm set against driving quarter notes. Fractus means something that has been broken into small,...

This highly rhythmic piece for young strings pulses from beginning to end with an intense, syncopated rhythm set against driving quarter notes. Fractus means something that has been broken into small,...

This dramatic adventure features the fearless viola section, braving mixed meter and a key change from A minor to E minor to lead the orchestra to triumphant victory. Opening with violas solas (meanin...

This dramatic adventure features the fearless viola section, braving mixed meter and a key change from A minor to E minor to lead the orchestra to triumphant victory. Opening with violas solas (meanin...

New Guardians is a bold overture in D minor, designed as a way for students to show off a variety of intermediate-level skills, such as backward extensions, simple syncopated rhythms, and a variety of...

New Guardians is a bold overture in D minor, designed as a way for students to show off a variety of intermediate-level skills, such as backward extensions, simple syncopated rhythms, and a variety of...

He was a legendary leader from Mongolia, viewed by many as a hero of epic proportions. Born in the vast open plains, Temüjin – or better known by his title Genghis Khan – united nomadic tribes to form...

He was a legendary leader from Mongolia, viewed by many as a hero of epic proportions. Born in the vast open plains, Temüjin – or better known by his title Genghis Khan – united nomadic tribes to form...

This piece is inspired by childhood memories of winter. In the first section, subtle hints of playful Lydian mode convey the joy of running through snowy streets and icy trails, bundled against the co...

This piece is inspired by childhood memories of winter. In the first section, subtle hints of playful Lydian mode convey the joy of running through snowy streets and icy trails, bundled against the co...

Mighty Waters captures a rushing waterfall's majestic natural beauty in a lush, descriptive piece reminiscent of a film score. With an original Americana-flavored melody and active staccato counterpoi...

Mighty Waters captures a rushing waterfall's majestic natural beauty in a lush, descriptive piece reminiscent of a film score. With an original Americana-flavored melody and active staccato counterpoi...

Open String Swing is a great opportunity for beginning students to perform jazz. Only open strings are played throughout the entire piece with unison rhythms as well. Even small ensembles will sound s...

Walk the stone streets and corridors of a once-mighty city, a towering fortress where echoes can still be heard of both battle and celebration. Set in A minor and brisk 2/4 meter, a steady ostinato in...