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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.

Oozing and dramatic! Chromatics and clever dramatic effects balance with long, tendril-like lines passed from section to section in this spooky original. Interspersed staccato bass lines, harmonic gli...

This fast swing piece in G minor is playfully sneaky! With a catchy, singable tune, this work features a tutti pizzicato section, as well as some melodic moments for bass and celli. All parts remain i...

Mambos just don't get any friendlier than this. Every section in the orchestra is featured, with lots of fun imitation between upper and lower strings. All parts are in first position, with only one l...

A proud, stately theme in modal B minor represents the warriors in this piece. A combination of staccato and slurred articulations is used, and the cello and bass parts feature chromatic fingerings. E...

Your middle school orchestra players will think that they've fallen through the rabbit hole into a cartoon land. This piece is all about effectsstaccato, pizzicato, dynamics, and sudden bursts of colo...

Hold on to your hats for a fast ride on the samba machine! Thom Sharp has created this new piece that is rhythmically challenging and chromatic but has a singable main theme. All sections are featured...

The bass and percussion sections lay down the classic bolero groove while the rest of the orchestra takes turns playing the lazy, singing, rolling melody. Enjoy a warm, tropical feeling as the orchest...

An ideal piece for first year string students written in moderate tempo, a friednly key, and all players remain in first position. This gem by Emmy award-winning composer Thom Sharp is sure to be a hi...

In a contemporary L.A. swing style, this piece is sophisticated and will promote musical maturity. Your bass players will lay down a swinging foundation, while the rest of the orchestra floats above w...

This is a great way to introduce your strings to Jazz! This easy-to-play selection inspired by the "Be-Bop" style uses short swing-eighth note patterns over a walking bass line, and sounds good at var...

A play on the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in a swing style,Thom Sharp's Twinkle Toes will surely get audience and performers toes tapping!

A simple blues in "G" never sounded this fun! The walking bass line sets the mood as the upper strings trade bluesy riffs. There are a few brief written solos for the principal players, too. It's a sh...

Here's a great hard-grooving straight-eighth piece in 7/8 time. Optional rhythm parts are provided. Use as an ensemble piece or feature a soloist.

Fresh, contemporary harmonies and unusual rhythms and phrase groupings keep this light-hearted piece interesting to musicians and audience alike.

This dark and moody rock is set in G minor and has a Middle Eastern flair to it. Any similarities with "Led Zeppelin's" Kashmir are purely coincidental! If your students have electric instruments, thi...

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...

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...