Sheet Music by Women Composers for String Orchestra: Artistic Excellence

When students strut these syncopated Brazilian rhythms, audiences smile and bob their heads. Written in the typical Rondo ABACA form, this original choro lets every section play both melody and accomp...

Winner of the 2011 Texas Orchestra Directors Association Composition Contest, this mysterious-sounding tango is written in the keys of C minor and D minor, with much consideration given to make sure a...

Winner of the 2011 Texas Orchestra Directors Association Composition Contest, this mysterious-sounding tango is written in the keys of C minor and D minor, with much consideration given to make sure a...

Winner of the 2011 Texas Orchestra Directors Association Composition Contest, this mysterious-sounding tango is written in the keys of C minor and D minor, with much consideration given to make sure a...

Students and audiences alike will enjoy this entertaining, original work, written in D Major and based on a 3/3/2 Samba feel. Rhythms are varied, but repetitive, requiring students to explore differen...

Who doesn't love a catchy rhythm, with a South American feel? This fun-filled piece is all about getting that bow moving, while the audience gets their toes tapping. Interspersed with playful pizzicat...

Calypso Cockatoo by Loreta Fin opens with a repeated, syncopated Calypso rhythm in the celli and bass. The upper parts are all in rhythmic unison, which simplifies the teaching. Accents, syncopation,...

This work opens with a repeated, syncopated Calypso rhythm in the celli and bass. The upper parts are all in rhythmic unison, which simplifies the teaching. Accents, syncopation, pizzicato, rests, lif...

Explore the Spanish and Mexican origins of Los Angeles with this incredible work for string orchestra by Soon Hee Newbold. Passion, drama, and excitement all combine in Angel City, a mature sounding p...

Explore the Spanish and Mexican origins of Los Angeles with this incredible work for string orchestra by Soon Hee Newbold. Passion, drama, and excitement all combine in Angel City, a mature sounding p...

Explore the Spanish and Mexican origins of Los Angeles with this incredible work for string orchestra by Soon Hee Newbold. Passion, drama, and excitement all combine in Angel City, a mature sounding p...

Explore the Spanish and Mexican origins of Los Angeles with this incredible work for string orchestra by Soon Hee Newbold. Passion, drama, and excitement all combine in Angel City, a mature sounding p...

Reinforce simple sixteenth note rhythms with this infectious Latin style piece from Katie O’Hara LaBrie. The title of course is a play on the Kodály counting system for sixteenth notes and Katie has i...

Reinforce simple sixteenth note rhythms with this infectious Latin style piece from Katie O’Hara LaBrie. The title of course is a play on the Kodály counting system for sixteenth notes and Katie has i...

Transform your orchestra into a Latin band with this burnin' jazz samba! Featuring solo violin (electric or acoustic) along with full rhythm section, this chart centers on a blues-like melody with tra...

Transform your orchestra into a Latin band with this burnin' jazz samba! Featuring solo violin (electric or acoustic) along with full rhythm section, this chart centers on a blues-like melody with tra...

Ritmo Vito umfasst 8 Tänze wie Mambo Romba, Rumba Clati, u.a. Inspiriert von karibischer Musik ist die Suite tonal harmonisch voller mitreißender Rhythmen. Die Besetzung kann nach Bedarf variiert werd...

Bring a taste of South America to your next concert with this delightful arrangement of traditional children's songs (San Severino and De Colores). The popular melodies are introduced in traditional s...

Bring a taste of South America to your next concert with this delightful arrangement of traditional children's songs (San Severino and De Colores). The popular melodies are introduced in traditional s...

An open string/first finger masterpiece, this work focuses on the tango rhythm and stretching that low first finger. Harmonically, there is some lovely, shocking dissonance -- just like a real tango!

An open string/first finger masterpiece, this work focuses on the tango rhythm and stretching that low first finger. Harmonically, there is some lovely, shocking dissonance -- just like a real tango!

This upbeat setting of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" starts with a funky Latin bass line in the low strings. Fragments of the tune enter with some cool syncopated patterns; some of these patterns come...

The tango is a partner dance that originated along the Rio de la Plata in the 1880s. This creative and engaging original work provides all the flair and rhythmic syncopations that make the traditional...

The tango is a partner dance that originated along the Rio de la Plata in the 1880s. This creative and engaging original work provides all the flair and rhythmic syncopations that make the traditional...