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This piece depicts the magic of butterfly migration with only open strings and first finger (using all strings).  The butterflies disappear into the sky with a soft, delicate pizzicato ending. &n...

Written in C Major, the 3rd violin and piano parts are included. With a poem about the nocturnal marsupial from Australia and their habits, this work for beginning to developing strings encourages the...

Grade 1 1/2 * This piece in D Major offers easy optional violin/cello parts, and a piano part is included.

Roaches in the Pantry is a fun piece for young players in D Major and D Modal. It is written in ABA form with presto scurrying in the beginning and ending section, with a slower mysterioso middle sect...

This lyrical work will show off your strings' expressive side. The music, set in 3/4 time, moves seamlessly between D major and B minor tonalities and uses the notes string players learn first and kno...

This bright waltz in G major from south of the border will  bring the spirit and fun of a Mexican holiday to your orchestra!  This likeable, light work introduces some rhythmic challenges, p...

Explore a rhythmic way to use open strings and 1st finger in this ragtime-inspired original! In G major, students can become corfortable learning half position, or simply the backward extension of the...

Ancient Days creeps in and rises to a crescendo with a driving, primodial melody. The work's Dorian modality is emphasized by arpeggiated lower string accompaniment, while upper voices have an opportu...

This piece depicts the magic of butterfly migration with only open strings and first finger (using all strings). The butterflies disappear into the sky with a soft, delicate pizzicato ending. Bowing s...

This collection of six piano pieces by the Russian composer and pianist Rodion Shchedrin include the following: 1. Poem, 2. The Hump-Backed Horse, 3. Humoresque, 4. A la Albeniz, 5. Troika, and 6. Two...

Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) was an American composer whose later works made him the most famous American to contribute to musical Impressionism, the movement associated with French composers...

Written in 1919 by Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), this collection of organ works was originally titled Fifteen Pieces for Organ Founded on Antiphons (15 Versets pour les Vêpres du Commun des Fêtes de la Sa...

L'ARLÉSIENNE (THE WOMAN FROM ARLES), a play produced in 1872, was adapted from an 1868 novel by the author Alphonse Daudet. Georges Bizet (1838-1875) was commissioned to write the incidental music for...

This set of rose-themed trios for violin encompass a variety of musical styles. These trios are a great way to develop chromatic fingerings, syncopation, and shifting. They are designed for a variety...

A collection of spooky favorites used in movies, television and commercials. All parts are activeno one is left out of the fun! These pieces would be useful for in-school performances or recruiting. C...

A collection of spooky favorites used in movies, television and commercials. All parts are active so no one is left out of the fun! These pieces would be useful for in-school performances or recruitin...

Caryn Wiegand Neidhold devised a bubbly, multi-level arrangement of Jingle Bells with a dollop of holiday tradition and a dash of contemporary rock. Level 2.5 students work on their spiccato skills an...

The theme from the film "Summer of '42" is familiar to nearly all. The robust sound of the string orchestra is a natural for this memorable and opulent melody.

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...

This delicate, lyric solo is presented here for C, Bb or F instrument with audio accompaniment. A version for C, Bb or F instrument, piano and string quartet is also available. It is sure to find a sp...

This delicate, lyric solo is presented here for C, Bb or F instrument with piano and string quartet. A version for C, Bb or F instrument and audio accompaniment is also available. It is sure to find a...

This setting of the "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" for SSAA choir includes keyboard/synthesizer accompaniment. A version for SATB voicing is also available.

The text of the Magnificat, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior' has been set by master composers through the ages. The fascination with this text may lie with the...