Modern Classical Music Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Buckle up for a fun ride! As its name implies in Roundabout, the sections of the orchestra play in three and four-part rounds giving every section the melody. Listen for the circular nature of the beg...

Desert Wind evokes the sandstorms and swirling mini-tornados" of El Paso, at the far western tip of Texas. It is an atmospheric work that will challenge your orchestra's precision and ability to proje...

Mykonos is a Greek island lying off the country's East Coast in the Aegean Sea. The island is famous for tourism, and it's widely known for its lovely beaches, vibrant nightlife, and interesting archi...

Ominous and foreboding in character, this piece was written to provide students with an engaging introduction to a variety of eighth-note rhythmic patterns. Unlike much of the repertoire written for b...

Orcadian Highlands is meant to evoke the bucolic splendor of nature, especially in picturesque locations where you can experience ocean waves gently crashing against the bottom of rocky cliffs, all wh...

Students are on a Mystic Mission" to explore the low ranges of their instruments! Each section gets a chance to play the confident, heroic melodies and driving accompaniments. The bold rhythms include...

Using bristling 16th note patterns and syncopated rhythms, Where the Sky Begins is a thrilling and optimistic concert overture for intermediate players. Buoyant melodies, dramatic tonal shifts and thr...

Countdown is the musical embodiment of anticipation - an eerie sense that something is approaching, and it's probably not good. Through suspenseful techniques like tonic drones and accompaniments emph...

Hollow Crypt is an eerie and imaginative piece that thrives on musical tension, using leading tones and minor seconds to conjure an unmistakably spooky atmosphere. Ideal for beginning orchestra studen...

This piece reflects the beauty and wonder of the amazing landscape of Upper Michigan's famed Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It focuses musically on legato, connected bowing throughout and rhythmic...

This intermediate arrangement is an adaptation of the original festival piece for full orchestra. Fast with rhythmic energy, the music features a variety of bowings, including detaché and martelé, rep...

Dark Moon is a work which lies mostly in the Aeolian mode with hints of Dorian and Phrygian as the work progresses. Starting out rather aggressively, the piece grows in volume and intensity to a clima...

Bring a bit of international flavor to your programs with this setting of an authentic folksong from the Shanxi province of China. You'll provide a real slice of Chinese culture by presenting this mel...

Everyone gets to share the fun in this bit of musical "trick or treating" from Jared Spears. Artfully crafted, cleverly melodic, and expertly constructed rhythmically, this whimsical original features...

At last, now there is a multi-movement symphony written for the youngest of musicians! Your students can get a taste of the concert hall with this tuneful and whimsical opus, and the subtitles for eac...

This is a sensitive, and evocative treatment of Holst's hymn tune by a true master of the craft of composition and arranging. The bleakness of winter gives way to the beauty of the season in this edit...

The second of the six symphonic poems from Smetana's masterwork MA VLAST (My Country) describes the course of the Moldau River from its beginnings as two springs to its ends as a majestic and mighty r...

One of the most beautiful holiday classics is impeccably and lushly scored for string orchestra. All sections have their moment in the sun. This is a perfect selection for your high school strings, wh...

Try this sneaky way to teach chromatic fingerings and half position. The syncopated theme makes appearances in all sections, both in pizzicato and arco. Your middle school orchestra will love this ped...

Race to the Fortress captures the high-energy spirit of impending danger within a fantasy world. A scout on horseback hurries to warn his commander. A mother, carrying her children, rushes toward safe...

Cyborg by Michael Hopkins is an upbeat, high energy blues-rock piece for intermediate orchestra. This is a great piece for working on left hand chromatic fingering, syncopated rhythms, and crisp artic...

Rejoice! was composed by Michael Hopkins for the 10th anniversary of the Rockford, MI public schools orchestra program. The music is fast and celebratory with high energy throughout. This is a great p...

Rhythmania by Ingrid Koller is a piece that will have young string orchestra students on the edge of their seats as they focus on counting to stay on track in this mixed meter piece. This D major leve...

Sommerset is a mostly rural area in Southwest England. Two Songs from Sommerset by David M. Martin incorporates two contrasting folk tunes from the region. "Waly, Waly" (aka The Water is Wide) is take...

Mill Creek is a happy, perky, little Ozark Mountain creek fed by many springs. Water from the springs is collected into rivulets and then a creek. But after it crosses State Highway 7, a National Scen...