Classical Sheet Music for String Orchestra

The Suite is named after a summer music course for string players held in the summer holidays in the UK. There are three movements in predominatly in neo-classical style. Playing time is ca. 8-9 minut...

Two short melodies for beginner strings, ideal as an introduction to string ensemble playing for near-beginners. Total playing time is around 2-3 minutes.

A "follow-on" second set of short pieces from the First Suite For Strings with five movements, each featuring a melody in the style of melodies from a central / eastern European country. Ideal for sch...

A 6-minute lyrical piece for solo cello and strinfgs first performed publicaly in the early 1990s by the Central Music School in Tallinn, Estonia.

This contemplative piece with a flavour of the tintinnabulist style of Arvo Paert is scored for double string orchestra with a nine-part "concertino" orchestra accompnaied by a larger "ripieno" string...

This is one of only a very few arrangements listed in the C. D. Wiggins Instrumental Catalogue and features five short pieces from Bela Bartok's piano collection "For Children" which has been in commo...

Music for String Orchestra (1992) was commissioned by the String Orchestra of the Rockies with funds from the Montana Arts Council. Comprising three movements, the lyrical work invokes artistic storyt...

Music for String Orchestra (1992) was commissioned by the String Orchestra of the Rockies with funds from the Montana Arts Council. Comprising three movements, the lyrical work invokes artistic storyt...

The famous song by William Billings from the American Revolution has been the basis of many settings. In this new arrangement by Bill Calhoun the beginning students get to mix march-like rhythms with...

This standard for beginning strings has a new twist to it. The melody is much easier to teach in 4/4 rather than in 3/4. It is still in D major and contains no altered fingerings. The tempo marking is...

With drive and drumbeat, the basses (and cellos) are on the loose! This fun section feature puts those powerhouse low voices in the spotlight. With the easy key of E minor and minimal note range, even...

Santa may have nine reindeer, but you only need six notes to join this fun ride! This exciting dash from the North Pole uses only quarter notes, quarter rests, and unison rhythms throughout for a succ...

G Major

Bacchanale is a frantic dance full of reckless abandon. Taken from the name of the Roman god of wine Bacchus, this work is a festive celebration. It starts with lyrical melodies juxtaposed against sha...

Journey to the southern part of Spain where remnants of Moorish and Middle Eastern culture are found, along with traditional Flamenco music. These sounds, melodies and harmonies are used in an almost...

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) was considered one of the greatest violinists of all time. Many of his works are known as 'pastiches,' works composed in the styles of other composers. Kreiser wrote Tempo d...

This energetic second movement from Bach's famed Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 has been skillfully arranged to be more accessible to the developing string ensemble. Remaining in the key of G major, this...

This familiar sneaky theme was originally composed for solo piano by French composer Charles Gounod in 1872, as a bit of joke about a particular music critic. The mysterious and foreboding motif has s...

This familiar sneaky theme was originally composed for solo piano by French composer Charles Gounod in 1872, as a bit of joke about a particular music critic. The mysterious and foreboding motif has s...