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Modern Classical Music Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Discover the vibrant world of contemporary string music with our curated selection of modern classical scores. From the pioneers of the 20th century to the leading voices of today, our collection offers a wealth of new textures and harmonic landscapes for violins, violas, cellos, and basses. Whether for professional concert performance or academic study, these scores provide an exciting challenge for any string orchestra. Browse our shop today and bring the sounds of the modern era to your ensemble!
Robin Wedderburn

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): The melody (in the first violin to begin with) should sing expressively; practise and shape this on its own. T...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): The melody (in the first violin to begin with) should sing expressively; practise and shape this on its own. T...

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Order no.: GMCC021
Robin Wedderburn

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): ON THE MOVE . . . probably out of doors, on foot, with an objective and with joy in the going. Make sure that...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): ON THE MOVE . . . probably out of doors, on foot, with an objective and with joy in the going. Make sure that...

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Robin Wedderburn

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): ONWARD AND UPWARD Not said, we hope, with a cheesy grin in mild adversity on a wet Monday morning (inviting a...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): ONWARD AND UPWARD Not said, we hope, with a cheesy grin in mild adversity on a wet Monday morning (inviting a...

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Robin Wedderburn

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): Although the Passacaglia was originally a dance, composers have for centuries taken the style and form of this...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): Although the Passacaglia was originally a dance, composers have for centuries taken the style and form of this...

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Order no.: GMCC024

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): Not for ever in green pastures Do we ask our way to be; But the steep and rugged pathway May we tread rejoicin...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): Not for ever in green pastures Do we ask our way to be; But the steep and rugged pathway May we tread rejoicin...

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Robin Wedderburn

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): This should be aggressive, but not brutal. Try to phrase musically and to catch a moment of something more sym...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): This should be aggressive, but not brutal. Try to phrase musically and to catch a moment of something more sym...

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Order no.: GMCC026
Robin Wedderburn

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): INTRADA: Some kind of rather grand entry-procession is the idea here. Two minim beats to a bar should be felt...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3 or Cello), Cello , Bass (or Cello): INTRADA: Some kind of rather grand entry-procession is the idea here. Two minim beats to a bar should be felt...

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Order no.: GMCC027
Robin Wedderburn
for string orchestra (or quintet)

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass [optional] This piece, along with its two companion pieces ('Waltz for Gentle Giants' and 'Winter Jig'), is scored...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass [optional] This piece, along with its two companion pieces ('Waltz for Gentle Giants' and 'Winter Jig'), is scored...

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Order no.: GMCC028
Robin Wedderburn
for string orchestra (or quintet)

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass [optional] This piece, along with its two companion pieces ('Alone in the Hills' and 'Winter Jig'), is scored for s...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass [optional] This piece, along with its two companion pieces ('Alone in the Hills' and 'Winter Jig'), is scored for s...

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Order no.: GMCC029
Robin Wedderburn
for string orchestra

Orchestration Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass It seems uncertain whether this beautiful song first sprang from Scotland or Ulster. The words are about love and go...

Orchestration Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass It seems uncertain whether this beautiful song first sprang from Scotland or Ulster. The words are about love and go...

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Order no.: GMCC030
Robin Wedderburn
for string orchestra (or quintet)

Orchestration Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass [optional] This piece, along with its two companion pieces ('Alone in the Hills' and 'Waltz for Gentle Giants'), is...

Orchestration Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola (or Violin 3) Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass [optional] This piece, along with its two companion pieces ('Alone in the Hills' and 'Waltz for Gentle Giants'), is...

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Sir William Turner Walton
from HENRY V

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) William Walton was asked to write the music to accompany the 1944 Olivier film of Shakespeare's Henry V. These two pieces, which are sco...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) William Walton was asked to write the music to accompany the 1944 Olivier film of Shakespeare's Henry V. These two pieces, which are sco...

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Order no.: GMCL114
Sir William Turner Walton

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) William Walton was asked to write the music to accompany the 1944 Olivier film of Shakespeare's Henry V. These two pieces, which are scor...

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) William Walton was asked to write the music to accompany the 1944 Olivier film of Shakespeare's Henry V. These two pieces, which are scor...

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Order no.: GMCL114-00
Gustav Holst

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This suite was composed during 1912-1913 for the string orchestra at St.Paul's Girls' School in London, where Holst was teaching music,...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This suite was composed during 1912-1913 for the string orchestra at St.Paul's Girls' School in London, where Holst was teaching music,...

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Order no.: GMCL134
Ralph Vaughan Williams
for string orchestra

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass This piece, based on a hymn tune (Song 13) written by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), was originally written for piano solo. Vaughan Williams was an...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass This piece, based on a hymn tune (Song 13) written by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), was originally written for piano solo. Vaughan Williams was an...

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Order no.: GMCL178

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This work was commissioned by the Dolmetsch Organisation with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain and was first performe...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This work was commissioned by the Dolmetsch Organisation with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain and was first performe...

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Order no.: GMCO004
Michael Short
for two violins

Orchestration: Solo Violin 1, Solo Violin 2, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This concerto is in three linked sections: an opening Moderato presents the main thematic material, follow...

Orchestration: Solo Violin 1, Solo Violin 2, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This concerto is in three linked sections: an opening Moderato presents the main thematic material, follow...

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Order no.: GMCO006
Michael Short
for flute and string orchestra

Orchestration: Solo Flute, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This flute concerto is in three movements: a mechanical allegro based on simple arpeggios, an atmospheric slow movement, and...

Orchestration: Solo Flute, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This flute concerto is in three movements: a mechanical allegro based on simple arpeggios, an atmospheric slow movement, and...

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Order no.: GMCO007
Tony Hewitt-Jones
for TRUMPET and STRINGS

Orchestration: Solo trumpet in C or Bb Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This concerto is dedicated to the memory of the trumpet player Bernard Brown. This concerto was Tony Hewitt-Jone...

Orchestration: Solo trumpet in C or Bb Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This concerto is dedicated to the memory of the trumpet player Bernard Brown. This concerto was Tony Hewitt-Jone...

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Order no.: GMCO025
Chris Allen
for Alto Sax, Harpsichord & Strings

Orchestration/b> tSolo alto saxophoneHarpsichordStrings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)This piece may be for an unusual combination but it works very well! The concertino is in three sections...

Orchestration/b> tSolo alto saxophoneHarpsichordStrings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)This piece may be for an unusual combination but it works very well! The concertino is in three sections...

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Order no.: GMCO028
Bernard Barrell

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This work reflects the atmosphere of the lonely, mysterious marshes, wide open skies, wind-swept heathlands, sea mists and the sense of...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This work reflects the atmosphere of the lonely, mysterious marshes, wide open skies, wind-swept heathlands, sea mists and the sense of...

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Order no.: GMCO035
Paul Lewis
for string orchestra

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) 'English Suite' was originally written for string quartet. The work reflects the composer's love of the English countryside, uses folk s...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) 'English Suite' was originally written for string quartet. The work reflects the composer's love of the English countryside, uses folk s...

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Order no.: GMCO042

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This is a suite of three miniatures, each based on a well-known nautical tune: When the boat comes in, Spanish Ladies and Portsmouth. Th...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This is a suite of three miniatures, each based on a well-known nautical tune: When the boat comes in, Spanish Ladies and Portsmouth. Th...

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Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This is a suite of three miniatures, each based on a well-known nautical tune: When the boat comes in, Spanish Ladies and Portsmouth. The...

Orchestration Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) This is a suite of three miniatures, each based on a well-known nautical tune: When the boat comes in, Spanish Ladies and Portsmouth. The...

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Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) A suite for strings with a flavour of the French Navarre region. It is in three movements: Arrivee a Pau; Berceau d'un Prince; Le Vert G...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) A suite for strings with a flavour of the French Navarre region. It is in three movements: Arrivee a Pau; Berceau d'un Prince; Le Vert G...

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