Symphonies for String Orchestra

As heard in the Oscar-winning movie The King's Speech, one of Beethoven's most beloved movements accompanied the dramatic moments of this monumental film. Robert Longfield's accessible adaptation for...

Symphony No. 104 by Franz Joseph Haydn, arranged by Jim Palmer, is a charming symphony movement from the Classical Era that will capture students' attention immediately. The catchy melody, crisp rhyth...

Experience the masterful Finale to Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in a new light! This incredible arrangement by Frank Lestina is quite faithful to the original, capturing the essence of the movement by focu...

Streicher-Ergänzungssatz

A perfect example for an early symphony in the Neapolitan style.

Among his orchestral works, the symphonies (Wq 182) are certainly those with which C.Ph.E. Bach advances farthest into new ground in music. Contrast and surprise as well as the permanent change of aff...

Among his orchestral works, the symphonies (Wq 182) are certainly those with which C.Ph.E. Bach advances farthest into new ground in music. Contrast and surprise as well as the permanent change of aff...

The STRING QUARTET IN E MINOR by Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was composed in 1873, one year before his REQUIEM MASS. It was written in his Naples hotel room while awaiting the continuation of rehearsal...

Haydn's works often contained musical jokes, and the Surprise Symphony (#94) includes the most famous of all -- a sudden loud chord in the theme of the second movement after a tranquil opening. The mu...

This movement from Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 is joyful in character and lies well for grade 2+ strings. Composed in the minuet and trio form, the music will rehearse and come together easily.

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) composed his Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 in 1884. The symphony's premiere was in October 1885. Michael Hopkins' arrangement of the second movement is designed to ma...

Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944-2008) completed Symphony for Strings op. 43 in 1978. Kimmo Korhonen writes: "The work is in five movements, of which the first, third and fifth are slow; their grave pathos...

Die Werke entstanden vermutlich in den ersten Monaten des Jahres 1772. Sie trugen zunächst die KV-Nummern 125 a-c und wurden als Divertimenti geführt. Es handelt sich jedoch um Orchesterquartette oder...

Die Mailänder Sinfonien, KV 155-160 schrieb Mozart während seiner dritten Italien-Reise, Oktober 1772 bis März 1773, die er zusammen mit seinem Vater unternahm. Im Mittelpunkt der Reise stand die erst...

Explorer Level (correlates with Book 1, p. 20)

With one of Beethoven's most recognizable motifs, the Scherzo from Symphony No. 9 is symphonic classical literature at its very best. Treat your students to this energetic, rhythmic master work in tri...

Popularized by an extended segment in the original Fantasia film, this movement is an adaptation of the jolly country dance from the one of most accessible symphonies ('Pastoral') by the master of the...

Now available for string ensemble, this movement from Beethoven's fifth symphony has become the emblem of classical music and continues to be one of the most performed works in orchestral literature....

Recently heard throughout the dramatic film The Soloist, Beethoven's moving, engaging melody line is amongst his most memorable. This new edition captures the essence of the opening movement of Beetho...

Once again, Jamin Hoffman brings us a skilled adaption of a Beethoven symphony scherzo, this time from the beloved Eroica Symphony. The string writing is ideal for student orchestras and gives an oppo...