Modern Classical Music Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Immerse yourself in one of the most beloved masterpieces of English string music: Gustav Holst's exhilarating 'St Paul's Suite'. Composed for the string orchestra of St Paul's Girls' School, this work...

This charming six movement suite is one of Janácek's early works and, unlike his later output, is devoid of large mood swings, instead reflecting a more Victorian mood with its gentility and lightness...

This piece by Deborah Baker Monday offers some technical rigor that is still appropriate for younger musicians. A fun and educationally beneficial work for spring concerts or instant success back-to-s...

This beautiful, grade 2 lyrical original ensures that every instrument enjoys the melody. The piano part is not required, however, it greatly enhances the orchestra's sound. An mp3 of the piano part c...

We welcome Kirt Mosier to the Kendor family of writers with this grade 2 original. This exciting work evokes images of suspense and intrigue as the only escape from harm's way leads over the old Stony...

This Maurice Ravel classic is the third of five Pièces Enfantines (Children's Pieces)from the Mother Goose Suite. The pentatonic character lends itself well to the string orchestra. Tremolandos, subtl...

This mysterious and beautiful grade 3+ work conjures images of a hunt taking place under the cover of darkness with only the subtle light from the moon revealing the mysteries between the shadows. Com...

Put your bassists in the spotlight in this piece for beginning strings. Build confidence and skills in your bass section as they lead the orchestra while navigating the shift between first and third p...

Spooky and rhythmically energetic, the chromatic alteration between C-natural and C-sharp will give students opportunities to develop their left hand intonation. This piece includes arco and pizzicato...

This high energy work for grade 2 groups will excite your audience and give your students a great musical experience. Appropriately challenging for each section of the orchestra, every player gets the...

Experience the nobility and excitement of this well-known piece by Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov. The rhythmic intensity and dramatic dynamic changes are sure to please players and audienc...

This energetic and refreshing original is destined to be a highlight of beginning-level repertoire for years to come. From bold, rustic sections to soft and suspense-building tremolos and pizzicatos,...

Bring the creepy monsters into the moonlight! Set in 3/4 meter in E minor, all violin, viola and cello parts are playable in first position, with basses shifting to 2nd position. This is a great piece...

Bringing colors and fragrances unlike those of any other season, autumn is an especially delightful time of year. Through history many cultures celebrate this season when life advances toward the wint...

This grade 2+ original is a dramatic musical portrait of the quintessential pop culture super/space/action/adventure hero. Each string section plays a significant role in musically portraying the toil...

This intense grade 3+ work, subtitled A Hero's Destiny, conjures images of a Viking warrior preparing for battle and seeking glory through his conquests. The opening section features a flowing melodic...

Grade 4 groups will enjoy this well-arranged piece from Reinhold Gliere's classic ballet The Red Poppy. Using a theme and variation form, John Caponegro has included all the tempo changes that are idi...

Audiences will be transported back to ancient Egypt in this haunting work inspired by Shu, the god of wind. By using authentic Egyptian motifs, it will capture the imaginations of players and audience...

Bring musical joy and vibrant sound to your young string ensemble! Published by the renowned Neil A. Kjos Music Company, "Primo Encores" offers conductors and string educators a versatile score for be...

The Four Moments "Playful", "Crazy", "Hidden" and "Transfigured" for flute and string orchestra were composed in the style of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067. Several quotations from...

'Songs of sorrow, songs of joy' is a homage to John Dowland. What is perhaps his most intimate lute song, 'In darkness let me dwell', is heard in full in this Viola Concerto in orchestral apparel, tho...

Im Streiflicht (in raking light) is a single-movement work that unfolds within a field of tension between continuity and interruption. Shifting sound planes form a constantly changing texture in which...

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...