Overtures for String Orchestra

Expert Level (correlates with Book 2, p. 30)

This musical celebration of the season is an upbeat, creative mix of five traditional, school-friendly carol tunes that include (in order of appearance): "Ding! Dong! Merrily on High," "Deck the Hall,...

Unleash festive fun with William Noel Overture, a joyous mash-up from Carrie Lane Gruselle, who overlays a bunch of holiday classics on Rossini's famous William Tell Overture. It's a blast for audienc...

This grade 4 arrangement offers all the original themes from Giuseppe Verdi's famous work including the popular Va pensiero. All parts are interesting and the various tempos make for an exciting, dram...

Bologne's Opus 1 quartets all display a similarity to the Italian opera overtures from earlier in the century (often called sinfonia) in that they have an overall A-B-A form with the A sections being...

Clearly one of Mozart's most well-known and beloved compositions, this overture will be sure to thrill both your audience and students, from the immediately recognizable opening statement through the...

Stephen brings us a superb, accessible piece for young players with only quarter/eighth note technical demands, solid intervals in the themes, and level-appropriate dynamics throughout. A great teachi...

This seamless medley of the most popular overture themes from the Classical and Romantic periods - a veritable music history listening lesson - will be a sure-fire hit on any concert program. Scored i...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Streichorchester; Bläser ad lib. und B.c.; Cembalo (Klavier), Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad lib.

Stimmensatz - 5 Violinen I, 5 Violinen II, 3 Violinen III/Viola, 3 Violen, 5 Violoncelli/Kontrabässe - Streichorchester; Bläser ad lib. und B.c.; Cembalo (Klavier), Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad lib...

Joseph Haas was the teacher, Paul Hindemith the model of the director of many years' standing of the Frankfurter Musikhochschule. The 'Heitere Suite' was created in 1945. 'After a slow introduction (q...

Joseph Haas was the teacher, Paul Hindemith the model of the director of many years' standing of the Frankfurter Musikhochschule. The 'Heitere Suite' was created in 1945. 'After a slow introduction (q...

Stephen brings us a superb, accessible piece for young players with only quarter/eighth note technical demands, solid intervals in the themes, and level-appropriate dynamics throughout. A great teachi...

A sensational find while revising: BWV 1067 in the A minor original version for violin

Treat your younger and less-experienced students to this mature-sounding arrangement of one of the most famous themes ever written. Presented in a 4/4 time signature, this arrangement makes Rossini's...