LudwigMasters Concert Strings

Ever popular, now viola, cello, and bass students can join the violins performing this time-honored piece by Corelli, La Folia arranged by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Each variation may be performed by a...

Mykonos is a Greek island lying off the country's East Coast in the Aegean Sea. The island is famous for tourism, and it's widely known for its lovely beaches, vibrant nightlife, and interesting archi...

Using bristling 16th note patterns and syncopated rhythms, Where the Sky Begins is a thrilling and optimistic concert overture for intermediate players. Buoyant melodies, dramatic tonal shifts and thr...

This intermediate arrangement is an adaptation of the original festival piece for full orchestra. Fast with rhythmic energy, the music features a variety of bowings, including detaché and martelé, rep...

Charles Gounod was a prolific French composer in the mid 1800' s, but he was not well recognized by his peers or the public until his opera Faust was first performed in Paris in 1859. The opera remain...

This arrangement is slightly abridged for difficulty but still contains all of the original themes from Dvorak's popular 'New World' symphony. The key is a half-step higher (two sharps) to make it mor...

It is difficult to imagine that Schubert never finished this symphony when we hear the captivating beauty of his melodies.  Now string orchestra alone can enjoy the first movement of this classic...

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...

The second of the six symphonic poems from Smetana's masterwork MA VLAST (My Country) describes the course of the Moldau River from its beginnings as two springs to its ends as a majestic and mighty r...

Here is the perfect alternative for Pomp and Circumstance. It is much easier on the orchestra and everyone plays the melody. All parts shift and use chromatic fingerings, and there is great opportunit...

Bach never sounded more cool or hip than he does in Jazz Sebastian Bach by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold! The Rondeau from Orchestra Suite No. 2 is transformed into a swinging chart with a walking bass line,...

Ever popular, now viola, cello, and bass students can join the violins performing this time-honored piece by Corelli, La Folia arranged by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Each variation may be performed by a...

Sommerset is a mostly rural area in Southwest England. Two Songs from Sommerset by David M. Martin incorporates two contrasting folk tunes from the region. "Waly, Waly" (aka The Water is Wide) is take...

Mill Creek is a happy, perky, little Ozark Mountain creek fed by many springs. Water from the springs is collected into rivulets and then a creek. But after it crosses State Highway 7, a National Scen...

Ancient Kingdom, originally composed for and dedicated to the 2024 Iowa Junior Honors Orchestra, is a musical journey that delves deep into the echoes of a forgotten civilization. Scored for string or...

Mykonos is a Greek island lying off the country's East Coast in the Aegean Sea. The island is famous for tourism, and it's widely known for its lovely beaches, vibrant nightlife, and interesting archi...

Using bristling 16th note patterns and syncopated rhythms, Where the Sky Begins is a thrilling and optimistic concert overture for intermediate players. Buoyant melodies, dramatic tonal shifts and thr...

This intermediate arrangement is an adaptation of the original festival piece for full orchestra. Fast with rhythmic energy, the music features a variety of bowings, including detaché and martelé, rep...

An intermediate solo in classical style, this concertino by R. Scott Whittington is the perfect vehicle to feature an up-and-coming student. Pleasantly melodic with appealing sequences, it utilizes po...

An intermediate solo in classical style, this concertino by R. Scott Whittington is the perfect vehicle to feature an up-and-coming student. Pleasantly melodic with appealing sequences, it utilizes po...

Marked "Spirited and Playful," this Brahms Lieder translates into a string work very nicely. Calling for a light touch with the bow this work mixes the expressive aspects of love with the whimsical. I...

Here is one of Schumann's most passionate moments, now arranged for strings. With the rich harmonies of the Romantic era, surprising key changes, and full use of every section, this work will hold you...

This piece was originally written for the boys and girls at Wyoming School District in Cincinnati, Ohio. The work is meant to be used to teach composition to the students of the orchestra. The primary...

This breezy swing piece for string orchestra is a sure crowd-pleaser. No improvisation is required but chord changes are provided for those who are ready to try.

Marked "Spirited and Playful," this Brahms Lieder translates into a string work very nicely. Calling for a light touch with the bow this work mixes the expressive aspects of love with the whimsical. I...