Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music Downloads

Here's a flowing, gentle tune perfectly suited for younger string groups from the pen of composer John Moss. Skilled part writing with interesting lines for each section has always been a feature of J...

Stephen Bulla has created a performance piece that spotlights that special but short period in classical music history with a movement based on the music of Telemann. The lighthearted title offers an...

The engaging theme from this piano classic is instantly recognizable and your students will love its dark, forboding quality. Chromatic triads against a prominent bass line are trademarks of Rachmanin...

A lighthearted winter or holiday tune that's quick and easy to learn. Dur: 2:00

With one of the great riffs of all time, this is the one you'll hear your string students warming up on before rehearsal. It's simple, infectious, and hard to stop with Larry's fun-loving arrangement.

Now it's time for those inner part specialists to have their moment in the spotlight, featured here on a hard-driving groove that rocks the house. Stephen Bulla puts it right on the money for your orc...

Composer Jim Kazik brings us this solid Grade 2 overture and programmatic piece that gives interesting melodic parts to all sections, including bass. Set in the comfortable key of E minor with careful...

Here's a fun way to teach simple syncopation in a style that students love to play. Fiesta for Strings also lends itself to some clever staging and includes simple, pattern-oriented percussion to add...

Based on the spiritual Little David, Play Your Harp, James Curnow combines an American orchestral style with contemporary harmonies and orchestration to craft an impressive movement for strings. Simpl...

This ideal teaching piece features all quarter notes in a confidence-building ensemble style, as well as good use of dynamics and pizzicato for beginning students.

In a stately march tempo, Nobles of the Sword features tonal centers in A minor and C major, and is written in tutti style with ample opportunities to teach common rhythms (including dotted quarter/ei...

Composer Keith Christopher has penned an ideal teaching piece that's also a delightful performance work. Centered around scale-based melodies and diatonic harmony, it also features tasteful pizzicato...

Long known for his effective writing for school groups, James Curnow's newest opus features strong diatonic lines, rhythmic backgrounds, and interesting parts for all players in a one-tempo setting.

Easy yet tasteful writing is a feature of this new teaching piece from Stephen Bulla. Set in a gentle 3/4 waltz style, it has a good blend of music detail and accessibility for your developing string...

Who says Beethoven can't be fun? Here's a clever spin on classical music's most famous four-note motif, done up right in a current techno-dance treatment.

Here's a delightful movement based on a theme from French composer Saint-Saens, originally written for violin and orchestra. Featuring the familiar habanera rhythm throughout, Robert's superb new arra...

Students love great adventure music, and Treasure Quest is sure to please. A seafaring, swashbuckling tune in 3/4 with bold statements for all parts, this mini-overture by composer/string educator Tom...

One of opera's most famous scenes is now available in this skilled adaption for strings, with the powerful tribal dance scene from Samson and Delilah. After opening with an evocative violin solo, the...

From the pen of respected composer and humanitarian, Russell Peck, Winter Music is a distinctive work for younger players in three contrasting movements. Designed specifically to meet the needs of dev...

In the style of a lively hoedown, here is an entertaining fast-paced number thats fun to perform and will sound great with string ensembles. There is plenty of built in contrasts and easy fiddle styli...

Strong modal melodies and harmonies, clear tempo changes, and melodic sections for all players, The Great Wall is teaching and program material at its best for developing groups. Your students will lo...

Heres a bold modal-based mini-overture for younger players that has great appeal with its 'adventure' sound and energy, driven by easy syncopation. With a contrasting dolce center section, it's all in...

Here's the iconic song from the dean of American bluegrass, Earl Scruggs. His banjo style set the musical path for all who followed him. Larry Moore has captured the infectious and driving rhythm that...

James Curnow brings us a new programmatic work that's fresh and appealing to string orchestras. In several contrasting styles and tempi, it gives a dark, bold sense of drama and offers several playing...

Based on the famous Canon in D by Pachelbel, March and Canon for Strings helps students to reinforce basic rhythms that use half, quarter, and eighth notes in well-designed ensemble setting.