Modern Classical Music Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Ballad and Jig opens with singingly expressive melodies in G major, allowing the orchestra to focus on playing in a connected ballad style. The lively jig section of the piece features energetic and m...

Battle Cry is meant to embody the warrior spirit! With heavy articulations and driving rhythms, the piece should be played mostly in the lower half of the bow with strong accents and attention to arti...

Big Sky Overture: Sweeping melodies punctuated by energetic rhythmic motives make this original overture perfect for concert and contest. Observing traditional overture form, the main theme is set fir...

The Mountain City Fiddlers is titled after the Fiddlers Convention of 1925, which was held in Mountain City, Tennessee. The piece opens with violin and cello solos in A major, with stomping feet and c...

Rondo Recipe is a light-hearted work to be approached in the classical style. The “dash of Mozart” is not a facetious quote for there is in fact a small quote of music that is by Mozart hidden within...

Winds of Arabia will evoke images of the exotic Arabian desert. The mode, meter and pizzicato passages help provide the Middle Eastern sound that drives this camel caravan through the desert. The sync...

A storm of fiddle tunes and ostinatos portray a flash flood rushing down a southwestern slot canyon in this fast-paced outing for advancing string orchestra. Conceived as an American response to the 4...

Aria for Oboe and Strings may be performed in either two versions: with string orchestra or with string quintet. The materials provided here include footnotes indicating how the piece should be perfor...

For String Quintet or String Orchestra.

With the captivating "Rockballade" from the popular "Strings Attached!" series, Musikverlag Hayo brings a fresh and modern touch to the repertoire of youth and school orchestras. Specially arranged fo...

Leichtes Stück für Schülerorchester - Streicher. Streichorchester (leicht). Begleitung: Klavier

Leichtes Stück für Schülerorchester - Streicher. Streichorchester (leicht). Begleitung: Klavier

Leichtes Stück für Schülerorchester - Streicher. Streichorchester (leicht), Percussion, Piano (ad lib.). Begleitung: Klavier

Suite for Children

In D minor, this original composition for string orchestra by the established composer Robert Longfield features a refreshingly active part for the low strings under a flowing melody for the violins....

The composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success in his life that he was called the African Mahler by his contemporaries. This arrangement for string orchestra by Robert Longfield uses music...

With one of the great riffs of all time, this is the one you'll hear your string students warming up on before rehearsal. It's simple, infectious, and hard to stop with Larry's fun-loving arrangement.

Now it's time for those inner part specialists to have their moment in the spotlight, featured here on a hard-driving groove that rocks the house. Stephen Bulla puts it right on the money for your orc...

This famous aria pays homage to Johann Sebastian Bach and remains one of the most popular of Villa-Lobos' works, originally written for solo soprano and eight celli. Jamin Hoffman's setting for string...

Let your strings soar through the expanse of the Prairie Sky by Robert Buckley. This energetic composition captures the beauty and majesty of open landscapes. With a contrasting slower middle section,...

Get ready to clap your hands and stomp your feet with "Chicken Pickin'" by Larry Moore. With its playful melodies and energetic spirit, "Chicken Pickin'" guarantees an engaging and entertaining perfor...

Composer Jim Kazik brings us this solid Grade 2 overture and programmatic piece that gives interesting melodic parts to all sections, including bass. Set in the comfortable key of E minor with careful...

Here's a fun way to teach simple syncopation in a style that students love to play. Fiesta for Strings also lends itself to some clever staging and includes simple, pattern-oriented percussion to add...

Based on the spiritual Little David, Play Your Harp, James Curnow combines an American orchestral style with contemporary harmonies and orchestration to craft an impressive movement for strings. Simpl...