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Take an exciting ride on the underground railroad with these three traditional spirituals about trains: The Gospel Train's a-Comin'; Get on Board and This Train. Everyone has a chance to play the melo...

Four traditional songs, from China (Descendant of the Dragon), Japan (Sakura), Korea (Arirang), and Vietnam (Ly Cay Bong) comprise this unique medley. Not only does each section get its thematic momen...

This is a cheerful arrangement that gives your players a simple tune and lets everyone play it in two keys. It opens with the upper strings introducing the theme in the key of D. Then the cellos and b...

Fun in the sun in G major! This is a great special feature for your young group's concert! The strings' dotted rhythms and pizzicato play above maracas and clave percussion for a lilting Caribbean fee...

This piece features a musical portrait of pirates and crashing waves that students will really love. The 6/8 A section is in D major, featuring hooked bowings and good arpeggio exercises. The B sectio...

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 an exciting ride on the underground railroad with these three traditional spirituals about trains: The Gospel Train's a-Comin'; Get on Board and This Train. Everyone has a chance to play the melo...

Four traditional songs, from China (Descendant of the Dragon), Japan (Sakura), Korea (Arirang), and Vietnam (Ly Cay Bong) comprise this unique medley. Not only does each section get its thematic momen...

Show off your principal players with this accessible and richly scored Christmas medley of Echo Carol and Polish Carol, as well as brief appearances of other favorites. Solo parts shift to allow inter...

WOW for string orchestra is a great new way to integrate basic bowing patterns and ensemble playing into one fun experience. Everybody plays the same rhythms, but each section has different harmonized...

WOW for string orchestra is a great new way to integrate basic bowing patterns and ensemble playing into one fun experience. Everybody plays the same rhythms, but each section has different harmonized...

CORCOVADO (Quiet Night of Quiet Stars) will be a standout moment on any concert. The arrangement for strings and jazz rhythm section is an effective contrast to strings alone. Conservative ranges and...

Looking for that work that is not what anyone expects? You'll find it in this highly original fantasy in triple meter.

Looking for that work that is not what anyone expects? You'll find it in this highly original fantasy in triple meter.

Everyone loves the blues! They will love them even more after hearing this treatment that plays the string orchestra like a W. C. Handy piano roll.

Everyone loves the blues! They will love them even more after hearing this treatment that plays the string orchestra like a W. C. Handy piano roll.

Espressivo is almost Romantic in its style and sound. Written in AABAA' form, this original work in G minor is quite playable technically with only minor challenges posed by its mild chromaticism. All...

Some of the most recognizable orchestral music ever written has been scored for strings by this skillful arranger. Fun to play, this arrangement will, however, provide some rhythmic and technical chal...

Some of the most recognizable orchestral music ever written has been scored for strings by this skillful arranger. Fun to play, this arrangement will, however, provide some rhythmic and technical chal...

PERPETUAL MOTION is a flashy, encore-type piece composed as a violin solo by Carl Böhm, who lived in the 19th and 20th centuries. This arrangement features the entire first violin section on the melod...

The fugue-like jig in the opening section of this work gives everyone a piece of the action! Shifting between G minor and G major and 6/8 and 3/4 meters gives this work a unique sound and feel while p...

Bring Teddy Roosevelt, an American icon, to life with this original work by Percy Hall. Musically evocative of Roosevelt, his Rough Riders, and their exploits in the Spanish-American War, it is an exc...

The arranger's sense of humor shines through in this unique setting of one of our oldest familiar carols with intermittent outbursts from the low strings (these require careful counting!). Each sectio...

A lively opening theme begins the race of toy boats down a stream. With the ebb and flow of the current, they bob and weave their way to the finish line. All sections of the orchestra see action in th...

An energetic romp in the key of g minor, SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION utilizes drum set to help drive the string orchestra. Some position playing is required of both violin parts and double bass. This could...