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WILLIAM TELL, Rossini's last opera, was first producted in Paris in 1829 and is still widely regarded as his masterpiece. This finale to the celebrated overture encapsulates the enthralling experience...

This overture, written two days before the fairy-tale opera's 1791 premiere, is among the best known in the classical literature. This version is edited by Steven Rosenhause. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:...

This overture, written two days before the fairy-tale opera's 1791 premiere, is among the best known in the classical literature. This version is edited by Steven Rosenhause. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:...

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) is best known for his short opera, Cavalleria Rusticana. First performed on May 17, 1890 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, it enthralled the audience so much that they demand...

Verdi's music transcends the boundaries of its genre. This excerpt from Aida has become a part of popular culture. It includes a significant number of bowings and fingerings to assist less experienced...

Thom Sharp's creativity shines again in this collection that features hard rock, Latin rock, and even a rock ballad. Players will get a good rhythmic workout with parts written at an advanced intermed...

An E minor driving rock beat and two sets of parts will allow you to combine absolute beginners and second year students with great success. The easier parts are all high 2s, simple rhythms, and use l...

Funky Sneakers is a hard-rocking D minor Blues that is sure to be a favorite of your string orchestra as well as your audience. The driving bass line and lick-based melody were written by Thom Sharp t...

Performers and audiences alike will love this arrangement of Rock, Rock Merrily on High by Vanessa Fanning. In this delightful piece, each section delivers the melody or counter melody accompanied by...

Six original rags for French horn quartet. Rags: 1. Mere Truffles; 2. Brownie Points; 3. Favoring Curry; 4. Spice Is Nice; 5. Mussel Bound; 6. No Pablano!

This fun flamenco piece for beginning string orchestra is sure to engage all of your students! This piece was written with a loving dedication for Percy Hall's grandaughter, who at the time was the pr...

An open string/first finger masterpiece, this work focuses on the tango rhythm and stretching that low first finger. Harmonically, there is some lovely, shocking dissonance -- just like a real tango!

Chicken Cha Cha for string orchestra delightfully expresses a day in the life of a chicken, including the creative musical description of running in the coop via dissonant eighth notes. All instrument...

Caribbean Tides features elements of Caribbean music with steel pan traditions. The melody is inspired by the Jamaican folk song Linstead Market. Fusing Afro-Caribbean rhythms with pop music elements,...

Bolero is probably the best-known work of the French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) . The piece was commissioned by Ida Rubenstein in 1928 and performed at the Paris Opera that sam...

An open string/first finger masterpiece, this work focuses on the tango rhythm and stretching that low first finger. Harmonically, there is some lovely, shocking dissonance -- just like a real tango!

Caribbean Tides features elements of Caribbean music with steel pan traditions. The melody is inspired by the Jamaican folk song Linstead Market. Fusing Afro-Caribbean rhythms with pop music elements,...

On the inspiration for Midnight (A Slow Mambo), Steven Rosenhaus, the composer writes: "Growing up in New York City, as with any major city, presents a wide variety of opportunities to experience aspe...

Bolero is probably the best-known work of the French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) . The piece was commissioned by Ida Rubenstein in 1928 and performed at the Paris Opera that sam...

This upbeat setting of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" starts with a funky Latin bass line in the low strings. Fragments of the tune enter with some cool syncopated patterns; some of these patterns come...

Don't get your fingers tangled in the chromatic fingerings! Alternating arco and pizzicato makes things even more interesting (plus some hooked bowings for the fun of it). Everyone gets the melody, wi...

Based upon an early English ballad brought to Appalachia, this is the work you want to program to show off your band's ability to play beautiful melodies and rich harmonies. Rewarding for players at a...

A Welsh ballad, this lovely melody has been set for concert band by Gene Milford in this arrangement called The Sun's Bright Glow. Myfanwy has been called by some "the greatest love song ever written....