Easy Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Discover the essence of Tchaikovsky's musical genius while performing a gorgeous Romantic-era classic based upon a G-major scale! The memorable themes of the Nutcracker Ballet are beloved world-wide,...

Your students' imaginations will run wild as they rehearse and perform this charming Spanish-flavored salute to cats. Glissando 'meows,' threatening 'hisses,' and even an enthusiastic visit from a dog...

'This easy arrangement of the famous gondola boat song from Offenbach's 1881 opera The Tales of Hoffman is the perfect way to strengthen your young orchestra's legato playing skills. Slurs, crescendos...

A moving tribute by Susan Day to the people we admire - whether it be family members, role models, or those serving our country - this piece in E minor uses easy rhythms, pizzicato, some divisi in the...

This work features all of your school district's string orchestras at once and was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Freeport, Illinois orchestra program. The piece combines elementary...

As the title suggests, this nod to the fleet-footed dance of the 1800s, The Polka Dot Polka, is all about dots - dots over, under, and after notes! Written as an etude to enhance your young orchestra'...

Barnburner by Michael Story is a dynamic festival selection or concert opener or closer that will grab your audience's attention right from the start. It's full of energy, but very playable for develo...

This piece is a vibrant composition that will make your developing string orchestra sound mature. The accented quarter notes provide a great opportunity to teach the marcato bow stroke to all sections...

This piece is based on a minor version of 'Frère Jacques' as heard in Gustav Mahler's first symphony. The haunting melody and creative variations will capture the students' interest right away. The wi...

The famous first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, arranged by Richard Meyer, has been simplified and shortened for the first-year player but still retains all the energy and spirit of th...

This suite by Douglas E. Wagner for young string players is drawn from Terpsichore, a major compilation of 312 primarily French dance tunes published in 1612, compiled and arranged by Michael Praetori...

Students will love Shipwreck Coast - a dark and stormy piece by Erica Donahoe! Cello and string bass players will enjoy digging into the opening melody, and all members of the orchestra will be challe...

Students will love Shipwreck Coast - a dark and stormy piece by Erica Donahoe! Cello and string bass players will enjoy digging into the opening melody, and all members of the orchestra will be challe...

Beginners will enjoy the dashing style of Set a Course by Doug Spata while exploring new playing techniques! Familiar notes and rhythms keep the music approachable, and an optional piano part adds add...

New Beginnings, by Patrick Roszell, is an exciting concert opener or closer for your beginning string orchestra. It is energetic and contains multiple opportunities to reinforce concepts like accents,...

Take flight with this fantastic work, Flight of the Phoenix, by Chris M. Bernotas, for young string orchestra! Every section features melodic content, with violins practicing G string and low 2 finger...

Danza Misolidia, by Anthony Granata, is an energetic and contemporary hoedown featuring a bold and catchy modal theme. Translated from Italian, this "Mixolydian Dance" opens with a robust and heavily...

An engaging and playful piece for beginning string orchestra, Playlist takes students on a whirlwind tour of nine iconic classical themes. Imagining the experience of flipping through tracks on a smar...

The great composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) composed the Academic Festival Overture Op. 80, during the summer of 1880 for the University of Breslau, which was awarding him an honorary doctora...

At the edge of the unknown, the world holds its breath. And so begins this thrilling musical adventure by Chris Thomas! On the Edge of Destiny features a bold melody, rhythmic drive, and cinematic fla...

Feel the tension as a powerful force reaches its peak in this high-velocity string work by Brian Balmages! Clever rhythmic interplay and contemporary harmonies keep the audience on edge, yet the music...

Arriving in the fresh, new format of score plus CD-ROM, this is the sixth suite in the ever popular 'Simply 4 Strings' series by Katherine and Hugh Colledge - composers of the well-loved Stepping Ston...

Rock-solid work for beginning string groups with just enough 'blue' notes to give it a contemporary sound for younger players.

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...