Wilfin String Orchestra

Finally, there is a simple and straightforward string piece in G Major, aimed towards introducing your ensemble to 5/4 time. Almost like a "jazz waltz," this composition will guide your students with...

The influence of Johann Sebastian Bach on music is incalculable. In particular, his choral music lends itself beautifully to strings. In this aria, balance and blend in all sections, and throughout th...

The influence of Johann Sebastian Bach on music is incalculable. In particular, his choral music lends itself beautifully to strings. In this aria, balance and blend in all sections, and throughout th...

The use of vibrato and 3rd position are essential in this piece. This piece was inspired by a choral work, using text from the Book of Psalms.

The use of vibrato and 3rd position are essential in this piece. This piece was inspired by a choral work, using text from the Book of Psalms.

Although it is in the key of A minor, this piece has a joyful, optimistic feel. The first violins and celli need to have good technique and, whilst the inner parts are not difficult, the intonation ne...

Although it is in the key of A minor, this piece has a joyful, optimistic feel. The first violins and celli need to have good technique and, whilst the inner parts are not difficult, the intonation ne...

Thoughtfully simplified and beautifully arranged for youngsters. Both elementary and beginning high school will love it. Three to four parts.

Thoughtfully simplified and beautifully arranged for youngsters. Both elementary and beginning high school will love it. Three to four parts.

Bring one of the most timeless classics in music history to your youth ensemble! With this thoughtfully crafted arrangement of Pachelbel's famous Canon, published by Wilfin Music, young musicians are...

The title says it all. This is a waltz, with the first, second and third parts played in a round or canon. Therefore the parts can be taught simultaneously. Very pretty melody and easy to play.

The title says it all. This is a waltz, with the first, second and third parts played in a round or canon. Therefore the parts can be taught simultaneously. Very pretty melody and easy to play.

This piece is a fun exercise in counting notes and, just as importantly, counting rests. The players have to listen carefully, and never stop counting the beat. The notes are very simple, based on the...

This piece is a fun exercise in counting notes and, just as importantly, counting rests. The players have to listen carefully, and never stop counting the beat. The notes are very simple, based on the...

This piece contains excellent lessons in baroque articulation and bowing styles. Be sure to instruct your ensemble to play detached sixteenth notes and short martelé quarter notes. The first violin pa...

This piece contains excellent lessons in baroque articulation and bowing styles. Be sure to instruct your ensemble to play detached sixteenth notes and short martelé quarter notes. The first violin pa...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

For my Loreta's mother, Patricia Fin, who is a big fan of Beethoven's music. This arrangement is designed for ensembles which are ready to address concepts of style in their performances. In the openi...

For Loreta's mother, Patricia Fin, who is a big fan of Beethoven's music. This arrangement is designed for ensembles which are ready to address concepts of style in their performances. In the opening...

The Requiem Mass in D Minor (K. 626) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was left unfinished upon his death in 1791. He composed only the first eight bars of the "Lacrymosa" movement, which was completed later...

Mozart's Requiem in D Minor is a sublime work. The Kyrie is a masterful lesson in fugal writing, requiring the students to "count like crazy." Every section of the orchestra plays the syncopated entri...

Mozart's Requiem in D Minor is a sublime work. The Kyrie is a masterful lesson in fugal writing, requiring the students to "count like crazy." Every section of the orchestra plays the syncopated entri...

These three short chorales (G major, G minor, G major) are excellent warm-up exercises, but would also be very useful for training ensembles to listen for pure intonation. Vibrato and tone quality cou...

These three short chorales (G major, G minor, G major) are excellent warm-up exercises, but would also be very useful for training ensembles to listen for pure intonation. Vibrato and tone quality cou...