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Hola, Violas is an excellent way to highlight the viola section in your orchestra. The words, "hola, violas" provide the samba rhythm on which the piece is based. The piece is in E minor and its harmo...

This piece was written to celebrate the Loudoun County Public Schools' orchestra's inaugural school year. Administration, staff, families, and students worked tirelessly to bring orchestral music to t...

This beautiful arrangement by David M. Martin of the well-known Welsh folk song, All Through the Night offers a lyrical and poignant respite in your concert program that audiences and players alike wi...

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...

The Lambert Concerto is an original work by Brian Krinke, perfect for young violin students ready to tackle their first concerto. It was written for one of Krinke's talented violin students whose fath...

Originally for SATB chorus and piano, Ave Verum has been reworked for string orchestra. It is mature and beautiful music. In G major, it requires the upper strings to mix high and low 2s with the use...

Originally for SATB chorus and piano, Ave Verum has been reworked for string orchestra. It is mature and beautiful music. In G major, it requires the upper strings to mix high and low 2s with the use...

Losing not a bit of the verve of the original, this Russian classic features string-friendly keys and introduces your grade 2 orchestra to sixteenth notes. Also includes optional percussion that will...

Alternating between G and D major, this light dance incorporates dotted rhythms. All players use hooked bowings and gets to play the melody all except bass stay in 1st position. Upper strings alternat...

This clever work is an E minor romp using two-note slurs with a variety of other articulations. It also highlights use of the fourth finger and uses some second position for the cello section.

Arkansas Otter is a hornpipe imitative of the graceful swim moves of an otter. The bowing challenges aren't onerous but will be your principal focus. You might even recognize a familiar fiddle tune.

Alternating between G and D major, this light dance incorporates dotted rhythms. All players use hooked bowings and gets to play the melody all except bass stay in 1st position. Upper strings alternat...

This clever work is an E minor romp using two-note slurs with a variety of other articulations. It also highlights use of the fourth finger and uses some second position for the cello section.

Arkansas Otter is a hornpipe imitative of the graceful swim moves of an otter. The bowing challenges aren't onerous but will be your principal focus. You might even recognize a familiar fiddle tune.

A delightful opportunity to feature your outstanding bass player, this work has a little of everything for everyone. The solo stays mostly in fourth position with lots of bow work, quick scales, and e...

A delightful opportunity to feature your outstanding bass player, this work has a little of everything for everyone. The solo stays mostly in fourth position with lots of bow work, quick scales, and e...

You can add percussionists to your orchestra. Just give them a couple wooden spoons and step back! That's because anyone can play kitchen utensils in this spooky, imaginative offering from Thom Sharp.

Too Big Shoes by Thom Sharp is a fun 8-bar blues form in G mixolydian to be played with swung eighth notes. The chromatics presented in the work are primarily alternating between 2 and low 2 fingering...

You can add percussionists to your orchestra. Just give them a couple wooden spoons and step back! That's because anyone can play kitchen utensils in this spooky, imaginative offering from Thom Sharp.

Too Big Shoes by Thom Sharp is a fun 8-bar blues form in G mixolydian to be played with swung eighth notes. The chromatics presented in the work are primarily alternating between 2 and low 2 fingering...

Super Sleuth is a funky blues in the key of D minor. There's lots of call and response action between sections to keep it interesting. The melody and background ideas are presented in variation form b...

Perfect for your Halloween concert, this spooky piece in G minor has a good bit of divisi in the violins. There are two cello parts, one that shifts and one that does not. Special effects such as glis...

Perfect for your Halloween concert, this spooky piece in G minor has a good bit of divisi in the violins. There are two cello parts, one that shifts and one that does not. Special effects such as glis...

Chromatic passages, basic shifting, and a variety of rhythmic patterns make for a challenging romp through one of Tchaikovsky's most-loved symphonic works.

Chromatic passages, basic shifting, and a variety of rhythmic patterns make for a challenging romp through one of Tchaikovsky's most-loved symphonic works.