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A 3/4 jazz blues form with a twist, this piece is set in the Dorian mode and features unusual changes. It also includes rhythm parts and room for an improvised solo for violin, viola or cello. Suggest...

Based on a West African dance form, this fun piece is written in 6/8 and offers challenging interlocking rhythmic motifs. Drum part is included.

Encouraged by a friend, Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) wrote the 1st movement of his Sonatine for piano, M. 40, for a competition sponsored by the Weekly Critical Review magazine. The competition was later...

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) drew material for his NORWEGISCHE TÄNZE, Op. 35 (4 NORWEGIAN DANCES), originally scored for piano and four hands, from an 1853 collection of Norwegian folk tunes compiled by L...

The technical skills are well within the demands of first year players in this sophisticated overture for string orchestra. Students can concentrate on ensemble skills and beauty of tone and will be a...

The technical skills are well within the demands of first year players in this sophisticated overture for string orchestra. Students can concentrate on ensemble skills and beauty of tone and will be a...

Watch the sun set from your veranda with this relaxed Latin waltz. It's a good opportunity for upper strings to use both high and low 2nd fingerings. Your orchestra will learn to count tied notes and...

Take your beginning orchestra on a tour of the old west with this ballad in 3/4 time. A simple D major melody is passed between sections, with nothing more rhythmically complex than quarter notes. The...

Take your beginning orchestra on a tour of the old west with this ballad in 3/4 time. A simple D major melody is passed between sections, with nothing more rhythmically complex than quarter notes. The...

These CANONIC SONATAS have been edited to reflect the recent, more authentic return to Baroque performance style. Now playable as a mixed duet, with viola or cello. Violin and Viola parts are Grade 3,...

These CANONIC SONATAS have been edited to reflect the recent, more authentic return to Baroque performance style. Now playable as a mixed duet, with viola or cello. Violin and Viola parts are Grade 3,...

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) composed SERENATA IN VANO in 1914 on short notice for a commission from Ludvig Hegner of the Royal Theatre for a tour of the Danish provinces. Nielsen wrote of the piece: "SER...

Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu's first successful publication, "Puppets" is a cycle of 14 short pieces over a series of three books inspired by famous Italian puppets Pierrot, Columbine, and Harlequi...

FANTASY PIECES (Fantasiestykker), Op. 43, by Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890) is a four-movement work for clarinet or violin and piano. Composed in 1864, it was one of the composer's mos...

Prelude in C from J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is a beautiful arrangement that features the piano along with very simple string parts. There is an alternate violin 3 part provided for viola. Nel...

At times heroic and bold, at times elegant and lovely, this musical work pays tribute to iconic figures that have shaped the lives of youth. Everything bands love to play is here, with active lines an...

At times heroic and bold, at times elegant and lovely, this musical work pays tribute to iconic figures that have shaped the lives of youth. Everything bands love to play is here, with active lines an...

This first movement from Ira Hearshen's original dance suite was inspired by "Sentimental Journey," first performed and recorded by Les Brown and His Band of Renown with vocalist Doris Day. It is a fr...

As may be readily apparent from the title, the second movement of this stellar work from Ira Hearshen is reminiscent of Tennessee Waltz. The waltz was a huge hit for Patti Page in 1950 and, as of 1974...

The fourth movement of Ira Hearshen's suite of ballroom music is inspired by "Some Enchanted Evening," the most popular song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which they wrote for the musical "South Pacific...

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1945. (The movie was "Here Come the Waves.") The concluding movement of Ira...

This first movement from Ira Hearshen's original dance suite was inspired by "Sentimental Journey," first performed and recorded by Les Brown and His Band of Renown with vocalist Doris Day. It is a fr...

As may be readily apparent from the title, the second movement of this stellar work from Ira Hearshen is reminiscent of Tennessee Waltz. The waltz was a huge hit for Patti Page in 1950 and, as of 1974...

Dance, Ballerina, Dance was written by Nat King Cole and recorded by both the writer and Frank Sinatra. Ira Hearshen has crafted the third movement of his Aragon suite in the style of this beloved tun...

The fourth movement of Ira Hearshen's suite of ballroom music is inspired by "Some Enchanted Evening," the most popular song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which they wrote for the musical "South Pacific...