Modern Classical Music Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Orchestration: Solo Harmonica or Violin or Flute or Clarinet or Alto Sax, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass A memorable piece in slow swing style. 4, 7, 11 - Counting the number of bars in the in...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano [optional] Majesty was composed for a concert at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London given by Peter Fisher and the Chamber Ensemble of L...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Whilst scoring a TV play starring actor Robert Hardy, I was asked by him to write a short organ piece in memory of his recently deceased...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass These two sketches were written by John Jeffreys in 1958 when he was living in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. The manuscript was discovered amongst his...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass The Pieces from Otten are four of the twelve pieces originally composed for the chamber organ at the church of St.Ethelbert at Belchamp Otten in N...

Orchestration: Clarinet in Bb, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) To mark ten years of lunchtime recitals in the International Series at Plymouth Museum & Art Gallery in 2003, concert or...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) The Chamber Ensemble of London gave the first performance of this work at St Martin-in-the-Fields in 2009 and later recorded it on the C...

Orchestration: Harp, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Ecclesbourne Glen is a beauty spot on the south coast of England: a wooded valley with a stream toppling over sandstone cliffs to...

Orchestration: Solo Piano, Strings: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass Clive Jenkins was introduced to Margaret Fingerhut after a Kings Place concert where his 'Tarte au Citron' and 'Thames Reflec...

BARDSONG - Nine Shakespeare Lyrics for high voice, harp & string orchestra Orchestration: High voice Harp Strings: (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) 1. Where the bee sucks (Range D-G) 2. Tell m...

Orchestration: Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)I composed this two-movement work in 2014 to thank Malcolm Latchem, violinist-director of the Pressenda Ensemble, for many highly profess...

Orchestration: Solo Oboe, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)Oboist Michael Stowe, prize-winner, first class graduate (Guildhall 2019), entered the music profession when the 2020 covid pa...

A perfect piece for a young orchestra to perform on their first concert for an opener or feature work. It is also a great tool for teaching young players about bow distribution. The piece contains eig...

Composed during the winter of 2004, The Shoreline is an impressionist view of the New Jersey central coast, near the composer's home. The season is winter, and the sky is gray. The waves are calm. In...

This very lush work for younger string players uses light percussion (rain stick, wind chimes, triangle, suspend cymbal-all playable by one player) and bells or piano to create an evocative soundscape...

Based on the ancient French modal melody Cantique de Noel, this masterful and inherently playable arrangement is perfectly suited for a holiday concert, or any other occasion! It utilizes harmonics in...

French composer Eric Satie was an eccentric but important musical figure in early 20th century music. These variations are based on the melody found in the first movement of his Peccadilles Importunes...

This is a rare piece in the string orchestra repertoire that combines a beautifully simple melody with extremely fine compositional craft. It is a heartfelt gem that should become a standard in the li...

What a way to introduce young orchestra students to the swing style! This atmospheric work depicts a Chicago gangster's private night club in small-town Indiana. Its irresistible melody, shout chorus,...

Regal Overture is a fast, exciting young string work in G Major. It features a very catchy melody, and all of the instruments have challenging and interesting parts. String crossings, arpeggios, pizzi...

This easy string orchestra work opens mysteriously, with a quietly building chordal section leading to a more sprightly section. The fast section of the work features some surprising contemporary harm...

A calm, moonlit night is brought to mind in this gorgeous new work. This is an emotional, expressive work in 3/4 written in d minor, ending with a touching F major section. The piece is written to use...

This is a lively dance for young string orchestra that employs various placements of accents and some asymmetric meter (7/8) to create a fascinating rhythmic scenario. After a legato contrasting middl...

This brash new work creates intensity by using various modes, including B Phrygian, and mixed meters to create a musical picture of an intense, wind-driven storm. While remaining within grade 2 techni...