String Orchestra Sheet Music Downloads

This inspired holiday medley begins with a fiddle tune and quickly introduces the familiar songs of I Saw Three Ships, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and eventually Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming. Tunes a...

Featuring lovely melodic lines, beautiful harmonies, easy rhythms, and interesting parts for all sections, this piece is a sure winner! It will be a great addition to the standard graduation ceremony...

With a completely unique take on this classic, Inverno transforms the beauty of the second movement of Vivaldi's famous Winter Concerto and weaves it into the excitement of the first movement. The per...

Full of energy and motion, this exciting piece requires a strong rhythmic sense and beat. An excellent, accessible teaching piece for syncopation, students will enjoy playing the driving rhythms. Dest...

Ready for some music from the masters? Try this delightful medley of three classics: Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Brahms' famous theme from Symphony No. 1, and Verdi's triumphal march from "Aida." Pieces a...

No one really knows what's lurking in a mausoleum after dark. This macabre work provides the sounds, atmosphere and impressions that might accompany a visit to a mausoleum in the dead of night. Perfec...

This jubilant overture is bristling with energetic ostinatos and heroic melodies for each section. Students and audiences will be inspired by its triumphant, romantic style. This is among Doug Spata's...

Written with the second-year string player in mind, this work shares the majestic theme throughout the orchestra. Students will reinforce basic articulations using only quarter and eighth notes. An ex...

Geared to beginners, it uses only quarter note and quarter rest rhythms in D Major. The use of thematic repetition along with contrasting dynamics and articulations make this piece easy to learn yet i...

This powerful, dramatic song portrays a worn Native American trail and the story it tells of the people in its past. Different points of tribal history are depicted through various parts of the work....

Not just for the viola section! Both violins and violas get the exuberant melody in this very playable Baroque classic. Violists will appreciate the opportunity to showcase the beauty and power of the...

Just like clouds moving overhead, this light, airy piece moves with effortless fluidity. Parts are interconnected and of equal importance, allowing students to work on ensemble balance and listening.

This sunny Latin dance lets young players imitate woodpeckers by tapping their instruments with their bows! Audiences will be delighted by the carefree style and playful melodies. Students will enjoy...

This exciting piece pays homage to the many novels, films, and television programs that have centered on the subject of espionage. The work is based around two catchy melodies that make use of swung r...

Performers and audiences will love this energetic and catchy piece. The eighth-note/quarter-note motifs that occur throughout the piece sound like the phrase "giddy-up," hence the title of the piece.

An energetic introduction builds into triumphant and soaring melodies in this exciting piece for beginning to intermediate players. This selection features approachable rhythms and bowing, a wide dyna...

Written for success, this simplified arrangement has all parts in first position with basic beginning rhythms. It is a great piece for introducing your students to one of the great symphonies of Austr...

The memorable main melody and countermelody are shared by all sections. Adding the optional floor tom can help maintain a steady tempo and enhance the Native American style. Students will enjoy playin...

This Irish tune is at the top of most fiddle players' favorites lists. It has lots of musical interest because of the two contrasting sections. The first section, in E dorian, has exciting string cros...

The first movement of the Pastoral Symphony depicts the composer's “awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the countryside.” This arrangement, intended for the second-year student,...

After introducing the theme, the orchestra then performs "variations" of it: a version with 85% of the notes correct; 93% correct; 100% but with poor musicianship; and finally "as perfect as possible....

This carefree yet majestic-sounding work was likely written to be enjoyed at an evening party in Vienna. It's been arranged with optional timpani to be played seamlessly by a string orchestra. It's a...

Following the rhythmically captivating yet lyrical Giusto movement comes a boisterous and lively Allegro. Both movements are drawn from Handel's celebrated Op. 6 collection and provide opportunities f...

Painting the image of an adventure by a Pony Express rider, a galloping rhythm persists, together with exciting harmonies, to make this adventure come to life. It is important that this piece maintain...

Opening with a catchy theme, this work explores countermelodies as well as recurrences of the theme. Syncopated rhythms are common and are aided by running eighth notes that help subdivide the pattern...