LudwigMasters Concert Strings

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

As the title implies, this is a foray into the world of jazz and swing for the string orchestra (with optional drum set). Melodic content is shared among all sections, flatted thirds and sevenths are...

The keys of G major and G minor are used in this delectable paso-doble. Simple shifting is required, mostly stepwise and easy to execute for all except second violins who do not shift. Violas play a b...

Northwestern Blues is a rockin' 12-bar blues in G with a blues-scale based melody, a funky bass line, drum set, and buckets of soul! Northwestern Blues by Seth Gamba will give your students the chance...

This song is as beautiful as the red flowers themselves. Rich harmonies transport the listener to the hillsides of Shanxi Province, home to the bright red blossoms. The song is widely popular in China...

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...

A dramatic, mysterious, descriptive work in E minor, Sighting at Loch Ness is aimed at increasing musicianship in the orchestra. The first violin melody incorporates Scottish-sounding ornamentation an...

The keys of G major and G minor are used in this delectable paso-doble. Simple shifting is required, mostly stepwise and easy to execute for all except second violins who do not shift. Violas play a b...

Northwestern Blues is a rockin' 12-bar blues in G with a blues-scale based melody, a funky bass line, drum set, and buckets of soul! Northwestern Blues by Seth Gamba will give your students the chance...

This will be the perfect vehicle to expose your beginners to orchestral playing. Utilizing only Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star from the Suzuki method (except the very last measure) for beginning violins...

Sicilienne is in G major in a gently lilting 6/8 and is a wonderful opportunity for your orchestra to work with a soloist (either flute, oboe or violin). This work is a tribute to the masters of the B...

This will be the perfect vehicle to expose your beginners to orchestral playing. Utilizing only Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star from the Suzuki method (except the very last measure) for beginning violins...

Sicilienne is in G major in a gently lilting 6/8 and is a wonderful opportunity for your orchestra to work with a soloist (either flute, oboe or violin). This work is a tribute to the masters of the B...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...