Ensembles

Three great works from the height of the Renaissance period (1450-1600) are here combined in a masterful setting by Canadian arranger Coakley. All three works combine beautiful melodies with the wonde...

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...

Like the Spanish title, which means 'leaving

This Intermezzo, originally in A major for solo piano, has here been arranged in C major to take advantage of the low registers of the viola and cello. This is an excellent piece to work on slurred st...

All aboard for a fun musical train ride! This piece evokes a picture of excitement and energy as the train leaves the station, represented by eighth note double stops. The slower legato middle section...

A Bourree is a lively dance from the Baroque period, and this well-known Bourree comes from J.S. Bach's 'Lute Suite in E Minor'

The composer has captured here in music a remarkable moonrise he experienced on a late evening walk. Melodic filagrees intertwine within the modal texture (primarily D Dorian) to create a subtle work...

A Holiday Festival is a versatile medley of three secular holiday songs. It can be performed by strings alone, with strings and percussion, with SA chorus and piano, and as an exciting finale for a co...

First composed for flute and continuo and published in 1731, this string orchestra arrangement works well for middle or high school orchestras. Musette en Rondeau reflects the pastoral charm typical o...

A superbly expressive work, this piece offers each section a chance to play the beautiful melody and is perfect for teaching phrasing. Third position notes in the first violin are cued an octave lower...

This is an arrangement of two keyboard works from Nannerl's Notebook, a book used by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) to write study pieces for his daughter, Maria Anna (known as 'Nannerl'), and to transcri...

Down Bow Dance is a Grade 1 piece in G major written to introduce students to the concept of the 'bow retake.

The Yucatan Peninsula on the east coast of Mexico is world famous for its Mayan ruins, sandy beaches, dense jungles and opulent resorts. This playful, lively, and easy waltz with the third as its main...

Written as a surprise gift for her close friend's wedding, this new Susan Day work includes her signature lush melodies, interesting harmonies, and moving inside lines. Opportunities for expressive pl...

This string arrangement of a well-loved band piece captures all of the great energy of the original, and Law's careful string treatment makes it accessible even for second year groups. Memorable melod...

A supernova is a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. In this hyper-energetic new string work, the first five measures of tremolo build up to the 'expolision

Middlebury is an old shaped note tune that first appeared in the early 1800's in Davisson's Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony. The arranger has here created a beautiful fantasia-like treatment of thi...

The kalimba or African thumb piano derives its sound from metal keys being plucked by the player's thumbs on a wooden resonator. Your orchestra will sound kalimba-like in this all-pizzicato original c...

This serenely surreal compositon employs an open form and fragments of 'The Water is Wide

Adapting the first and last movements of Telemann's Sonata in D Major, the arranger has here crafted a work accessible for younger orchestras and a fine choice for concert or festival use. Regal and s...

Combining themes from two Bartok piano pieces from his collection 'For Children

The techniques of pizzicato and quick back-and-forth imitation bring to mind a spirited table-tennis match in this unique easier string work. The rhythmic challenges this piece presents will seem fun...