Ensembles

Make every week sharp week with your beginning string students. Composer Tyler Arcari gives us a fun teaching piece to help students remember their sharps! Every sharp is clearly indicated to reinforc...

As the title suggests, the lyrical thematic material effortlessly dovetails from one section of the piece to the other. The melodic material is lush and flowing while the pizzicato accompaniment gives...

Arranged for String Orchestra by John Krance.

Den Sommer und Herbst 1880 verbrachte Tschaikowsky auf dem Landgut seiner Schwester im ukrainischen Kamjanka, wo er Ruhe und Erholung suchte. Doch schon nach kurzer Zeit ergriff ihn wieder die Lust zu...

Die Blütezeit der Serenade fällt in die Mozart-Zeit, aber mit Brahms erhielt die Gattung im 19. Jahrhundert einen neuen Popularitätsschub. Dvořáks heiter-entspanntes Opus 22 entstand 1875, in einer fü...

Elgars Streicher-Serenade entstand 1892 und stellt das erste Werk in seinem Schaffen dar, mit dem sich der 35-jährige Komponist wirklich zufrieden zeigte. Ob sie auf drei Stücke für Streicher aus dem...

Anlass für die als „Suite im alten Stil“ bezeichnete Komposition war der 200. Geburtstag des norwegisch-dänischen Dichters Ludvik Holberg (1684–1754), der in Bergen mit mehreren Festakten begangen wur...

Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47, was composed in 1905 for performance in an all-Elgar concert by the newly formed London Symphony Orchestra. Scored for string quartet a...

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) komponierte seine Zwei nordischen Weisen op. 63 im Jahr 1895. Der erste Satz, eine zuweilen melancholische und warme Orchestrierung namens I folketonestil (Im Volksstil), basi...

Written in 1887 by notable Leider composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Italian Serenade was originally written for string quartet and named simply Serenade in G Major. In his ongoing attempt to set the wor...

Die sechsteilige LYRIC SUITE (IAB 6) für Streichquartett gehört zu den ersten Werken von Alban Berg (1885–1935), in denen er das von seinem Mentor Arnold Schönberg entwickelte Zwölftonsystem anwendet....

This beautiful, grade 2 lyrical original ensures that every instrument enjoys the melody. The piano part is not required, however, it greatly enhances the orchestra's sound. An mp3 of the piano part c...

This excellent adaptation of the George Frederic Handel classic presents two of seven movements from this Baroque masterwork in their entirety - a minuet and a finale. The remaining movement which ope...

String players of any age will have fun playing these four much-loved themes by Giochino Rossini and Ludwig van Beethoven. Titles include The William Tell Overture (Rossini); Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven...

This Irish sounding piece teaches 3/4 time, legato bowing, pizzicato, lifts, and 2-note slurs. Containing interesting melodic lines for all, the piece stays in 1st position throughout and only include...

From Concerto For Two Horns And Strings, TWV 52:Es1 by Georg Philipp Telemann, this arrangement gives players the opportunity to experience the energy of Baroque music. Perfect for working on Baroque...

Bring the creepy monsters into the moonlight! Set in 3/4 meter in E minor, all violin, viola and cello parts are playable in first position, with basses shifting to 2nd position. This is a great piece...

This is the perfect programming for that Halloween concert. Including samples of famous themes, including: Beethoven's '5th Symphony', Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor', Mussorgsky's 'Night On Bal...

Georges Bizet (1838-1875) ist in der ganzen Welt als Komponist der 'Carmen' bekannt, die wohl zu einer der erfolgreichsten Opern überhaupt zählt. Darüber hinaus kennt man seine beiden Suiten L'Arlesie...

Victoria Yagling (1946?2011) was born in Russia and lived in Finland since 1990. Her long career as a cellist served as an excellent accompaniment to the composition she began at an early age. For 11...

This work reflects a few moments of peace in a most beautiful manner. Originally composed for 2 C flutes and piano, it is especially effective with the addition of the flute choir and/or string parts....