Intermediate Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Northwestern Blues is a rockin' 12-bar blues in G with a blues-scale based melody, a funky bass line, drum set, and buckets of soul! Northwestern Blues by Seth Gamba will give your students the chance...

Sandra Lentner's arrangement abruptly changes from the waltz-like Toyland to the military-style March of the Toys and its six-eight rhythms. There is opportunity for better cellists to shine, and movi...

This song is as beautiful as the red flowers themselves. Rich harmonies transport the listener to the hillsides of Shanxi Province, home to the bright red blossoms. The song is widely popular in China...

The arranger's sense of humor shines through in this unique setting of one of our oldest familiar carols with intermittent outbursts from the low strings (these require careful counting!). Each sectio...

A lively opening theme begins the race of toy boats down a stream. With the ebb and flow of the current, they bob and weave their way to the finish line. All sections of the orchestra see action in th...

An energetic romp in the key of g minor, SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION utilizes drum set to help drive the string orchestra. Some position playing is required of both violin parts and double bass. This could...

A dramatic, mysterious, descriptive work in E minor, Sighting at Loch Ness is aimed at increasing musicianship in the orchestra. The first violin melody incorporates Scottish-sounding ornamentation an...

The keys of G major and G minor are used in this delectable paso-doble. Simple shifting is required, mostly stepwise and easy to execute for all except second violins who do not shift. Violas play a b...

Northwestern Blues is a rockin' 12-bar blues in G with a blues-scale based melody, a funky bass line, drum set, and buckets of soul! Northwestern Blues by Seth Gamba will give your students the chance...

This will be the perfect vehicle to expose your beginners to orchestral playing. Utilizing only Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star from the Suzuki method (except the very last measure) for beginning violins...

Sicilienne is in G major in a gently lilting 6/8 and is a wonderful opportunity for your orchestra to work with a soloist (either flute, oboe or violin). This work is a tribute to the masters of the B...

This will be the perfect vehicle to expose your beginners to orchestral playing. Utilizing only Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star from the Suzuki method (except the very last measure) for beginning violins...

Sicilienne is in G major in a gently lilting 6/8 and is a wonderful opportunity for your orchestra to work with a soloist (either flute, oboe or violin). This work is a tribute to the masters of the B...

This work is an energetic introduction to "Sturm und Drang" style written by the father of modern astronomy. Dotted rhythms, hooked bowings, and detailed attention to dynamic changes allow for many op...

An intense, 16th-note driven homage to the baroque with a thrilling solo cello part which ventures into thumb position. Reminiscent of Palladio from the diamond commercial. Orchestra grade 3; solo gra...

An intense, 16th-note driven homage to the baroque with a thrilling solo cello part which ventures into thumb position. Reminiscent of Palladio from the diamond commercial. Orchestra grade 3; solo gra...

Hoploits & Anthems, by Sadie Harrison, was commissioned for the East Sussex County Music School by the Society for the Promotion of New Music. It's first performance was by the East Sussex County Stri...

Inspired by the legendary phoenix, original material blended with themes from Stravinsky's "Firebird" creates a powerful and accessible chapter in The unBroken Project, a program that seeks to engage...

Set sail on a voyage to uncharted frontiers! The Cartographer's Voyage is a rhythmic adventure set in E-minor and A-minor. Syncopations and sixteenth note figures drive the cartographer and his crew a...

On the Precipice centers on the emotions surrounding the uncertainty and societal discord in our current cultural moment. Yet, there is hope for a brighter future. These feelings are characterized by...

Cloud Drifting is an uplifting 6/8 waltz for string orchestra that captures the feeling of floating among the clouds. Light, energetic rhythms and flowing textures build to an exciting climax before s...

Prem, translated "love" in Hindi, is based on the Carnatic raaga Brindavana Saranga and is a fusion of Indian (Carnatic) and Western European styles. This uplifting work features rhythmic passages, or...