Carl Fischer Sheet Music

This book presents common rhythm patterns in various time signatures, beginning with the most basic and progressing toward syncopation and odd meter. Each rhythm is introduced with a simple open strin...

D Major

Carl Fischer Music presents the sequel to the already popular Aunt Rhodie's Appetite. Now Aunt Rhodie has eaten too many hot cross buns and needs to go on a diet! This is a great opportunity to showca...

Cal's Jig is an original, tuneful, and upbeat dance. Every section of the orchestra gets a chance to shine and play melodic material. You can work on a light style of bowing used in this type of piece...

Kith and Kin, meaning friends and family, is a piece for developing strings intended to inspire reflection and fond feelings for our loved ones. The piece opens with a warm and lush introduction and l...

This piece should depict images of kings and castles, knight and horses, dragons and damsels in distress. It is a bold and aggressive piece throughout, but a contrasting lush secondary theme for varie...

First-year players can ?reach for the stars? with this easy concert piece. An ethereal theme with simple rhythms in first position calls to mind mysterious celestial spheres. All sections of the orche...

Lauren Bernofsky wants young string players to love playing music, from the very beginning of their studies. Therefore, she likes writing early-level pieces that are fun, yet pedagogically helpful. 'O...

Ancient Wonders Suite is a musical description of four of the wonders from the ancient world. Movement one describes the awe-inspiring grandeur of the Temple of Artemis located in Ephesus (present-day...

A relentless 6/8 accompaniment drives this piece forward with exciting momentum. Two-against-three rhythm patterns add urgency to the theme, requiring precision in counting and maintaining an even tem...

Describing the playful cascading of a waterfall, this light-hearted work gives students multiple opportunities to work on both style and technique. Alternating between energetic ostinatos and lyrical...

This exciting piece starts with a treacherous storm motif that acts as the undercurrent as quotes from famous water-themed compositions are heard. Some shifting is required in first violin, cello, and...