Intermediate Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Great for fostering pride in one's section and dynamite for a recruiting concert, each movement of this suite is designed to highlight different instruments of the string orchestra with style and flav...

Another very clever and entertaining novelty piece from Richard Meyer. Kids will surely enjoy the programmatic train ride effects and learn valuable syncopated rhythm patterns at the same time. Left h...

This energetic new work is a musical depiction of the Seacoast Century, a 100 mile bike race along the New England coast. A programmatic work, descriptors are included for each part of the piece to en...

This energetic and spooky scherzo is a great piece for teaching the key of G minor to a young orchestra. It features a melody based on a scale in broken thirds with short fast bow strokes. All the ins...

This beautiful and lyrical work will give your students an opportunity to develop long legato bows. The piece features rich, lush, romantic harmonies and is a great piece for working on expression, ba...

This fast and energetic overture features driving propulsive rhythms and a syncopated melody. Fun and challenging parts for all sections in the orchestra makes this piece a great concert opener. (3:00...

Written to honor the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting that shattered the town but not their spirit, this piece will provide the needed mood for any commemorative time or serve as an expr...

Explore the hidden dimensions of spacetime and string theory with multiple meters! Great for a cross-curricular experience with the science class. There is a string theory in physics named M-Theory th...

Incredible Voyage, by Michael Hopkins, is a lively and energetic piece for intermediate orchestra that depicts an epic journey through the galaxy to visit new worlds. All the parts have interesting me...

Mysterious Forces, by Michael Hopkins, is a fast and rhythmically energetic piece in E minor for intermediate orchestra. All sections of the orchestra are featured on melodic material. Violin, viola,...

Add a little romance to your next concert with this classic love song. The delicate use of flautando, a bittersweet violin solo, and an optional harp part create a warm and gentle atmosphere. A great...

Harry Alshin brings us a well-orchestrated taste of Rossini's famous opera. Students will enjoy playing the themes they may have heard for years. The first violins get a real workout while supporting...

This gorgeous romantic aria has been brought to you by the venerable "Red" McLeod. Set within left hand technical reach of your elementary or intermediate level string players, this arrangement will b...

Based on the Austalian folk song, The Old Bark Hut, this energetic 6/8 tune will be a hit with students and audience alike!

5/4 is not a time signature that appears frequently in student repertoire, yet it gives an exciting, driving force to the music. This piece requires an edgy 'off the string' style of bowing in the acc...

An energetic original work written in Southern Italian dance-style that will be fun and exciting to play! The accelerando in the final section makes for an exciting ending and a great concert closer....

Carnival of Venice Variations by Loreta Fin evokes the joyful atmosphere of the famous Carnivale di Venezia, with its colorful characters and beautifully painted masks. The melody is instantly recogni...

Directors, students, and audiences alike will enjoy this cherished and well-recognized piano melody arranged in G Major for string orchestra. Perfect for working on tone, string crossings, and dotted...

Everyone remembers the first time they played Beethoven. Let it be in this sparkling, playable arrangement for string orchestra by John O'Neill! From the slow, plaintive Adagio to the fast-paced Alleg...

This piece is the confluence of J.S. Bach and South America. A lively, Brazilian-influenced tune in C minor uses a chord progression, suggested by Bach, in jazz form. Confluence begins with a passiona...

This highly energetic work will add sparkle to any concert. Featuring the entire Allegro section from the original overture, students will practice Baroque style, dotted rhythms, and successive 16th n...

The Lamb, a setting for unaccompanied choir of words by William Blake, was first performed by the choir of King's College, Cambridge on 24th December 1982, as part of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Ca...

Fauré's breathtakingly beautiful 'Cantique de Jean Racine' is now available in a sumptuous arrangement for string orchestra, simply titled Cantique. The unifying triplet figure and profound harmonic d...

Loaded with joyful and optimistic character, this original piece presents two contrasting themes. Moving from the initial rhythmic, fiddling style section into the warm lyricism of an old Celtic air a...

Loaded with joyful and optimistic character, this original piece presents two contrasting themes. Moving from the initial rhythmic, fiddling style section into the warm lyricism of an old Celtic air a...