Modern Classical Music Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's legendary Symphony No. 40 in G minor is one of the most iconic masterpieces in music history. With this exhilarating arrangement published by Editions Marc Reift, the world-f...

Jobim has become one of Brazil's most recognized composers. A brilliant bossa nova, Surfboard captures the rhythmic irresistibility of Latin dance music. Instrumentation: 2.1+EH.1+BCl.2: 2.2.0.0: Perc...

CORCOVADO (Quiet Night of Quiet Stars) will be a standout moment on any concert. The arrangement for strings and jazz rhythm section is an effective contrast to strings alone. Conservative ranges and...

This versatile set of quartets includes: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God; Nearer, Still Nearer; Be Thou My Vision; What A Friend We Have In Jesus and O Store Gud (Swedish Folk Hymn). Medium Level.

Grades 3-4

Commissioned by (and dedicated to) the American String Teachers Association on the occasion of its silver anniversary.

This cantible piece works great as a short lyrical interlude in a program. Written for the advancing intermediate ensemble. the score features expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys, but technical d...

Prokoviev wrote his Bb symphony in short form within a month, 16 years after his last symphony. He used sketches he had compiled in his ubiquitous notebooks. Written in 1944, its four movements are in...

This arrangement uses the main themes of the second and third movements of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. It opens with the haunting Adagio sostenuto. At measure 16, the third movement's rhapsod...

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was written in 1937 and premiered that year in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). It was a major success with an ovation lasting over 30 minutes. The symphony is approximately 4...

Intermediate

Easy

Originally composed in 2003 for a commission by the Central Iowa Honors Orchestra, David Ott revised the work in 2020. Movements: I. Andante moderato; II. Lento; III. Allegro

Composed during the summer of 1964 at the Aspen Music Festival, performed by students under the direction of Leonard Slatkin. The composer writes: The first movement has much the feel of a Mozart stri...

One of America's foremost composers, William Grant Still (1895-1978) had the distinction of becoming a legend in his own lifetime. From a musical family, he studied at Wilberforce University, Oberlin...

One of America's foremost composers, William Grant Still (1895-1978) had the distinction of becoming a legend in his own lifetime. From a musical family, he studied at Wilberforce University, Oberlin...