Easy Sheet Music for String Orchestra

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...

Imagine a live, off-stage voice interjecting driving directions during a performance of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Your audience will love this fun and educational ride as the orchestra follows...

Varying styles and an exciting accelerando at the end make this piece a solid choice for concert or festivals. 'Korobushka' (The Peddler) is a Russian folk song and dance. It is based on a poem writte...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is for you and your string orchestra to enjoy this colorful work. Although not specifically programmatic, The Chase, by Michael Story, is a distinctive pi...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

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...

Spiced up with lots of hand percussion parts, this fun-to-play arrangement of a Christmas classic dances its way through Latin, waltz, disco, and rock styles, all in first position. Every section gets...

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...