Richard Meyer

Feature your magnificent violas in this Western-flavored section feature that will give your 'unsung heroes' a chance to show off a variety of playing styles. The piece is divided into three distinct...

Richard Meyer hat ein charmantes Werk geschaffen, das rhythmische (6/8, 4/4) und stilistische (grazioso, leggiero) Kontraste zu einem schottisch angehauchten Vergnügen verbindet. Farbenfrohe Modulatio...

Richard Meyer hat ein wunderschönes Wiegenlied für Gruppen ab Klasse 2 komponiert. Wechselnde Fingersätze werden ältere Schüler herausfordern, aber alle Spieler werden die melodische Substanz ihrer Pa...

Your orchestra will have a blast working on this fun selection that introduces the time periods of music and the playing styles that go with them. As students climb aboard the time machine, they will...

Develop your orchestra's legato playing skills with this lovely folk song. The interesting orchestration helps showcase a very mature sound and every section shares the melody. A perfect 'second piece...

Try assigning the first 32 digits of Pi to a scale degree to create five melodies that flow together, and you'll have a start to this awesome composition. With a light jazzy feel, driving accompanimen...

A great way to introduce students to tone painting, this unique and fun-to-play selection traces the path of an imaginary river, which begins as a tiny spring and gradually grows. Themes from three fa...

The exotic and mysterious sounds of this imaginative selection imply flavors of music from India. Unexpected harmonic shifts, interesting chromatic twists, haunting melodies, glissandos, and hand-drum...

There's a ninja on the loose and he's sneaking through the orchestra. But not for long! Your students will love making up storylines for what happens next in this colorful Asian-flavored piece that us...

It's a fiesta for your basses in this colorful section feature that your students will love putting together. Carefully written to make your bass section sound their best, this piece written by Richar...

Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, 'Stone and Steel' is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and perfo...

This work features all of your school district's string orchestras at once and was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Freeport, Illinois orchestra program. The piece combines elementary...

Put all those 'extra-curricular' sounds your students like to make on their instruments to good use in this fun and entertaining novelty selection. Your audience will laugh out loud as each section ta...

As the title suggests, this nod to the fleet-footed dance of the 1800s, 'The Polka Dot Polka,' is all about dots---dots over, under, and after notes! Written as an etude to enhance your young orchestr...

This totally unique (and somewhat crazy!) selection by Richard Meyer will be the hit of your holiday concert! Your audience will be delighted when they hear what happens when the festive Welsh carol '...

This multi-cultural piece explores world music using a unique and exciting format. Two side-by-side orchestras share one conductor, with one group performing traditional American songs and the other p...

Hotter than a Cajun barbecue, this tour-de-force for the advanced string orchestra is a workout for all of your students (and their conductor!). Conjuring up images of the Deep South, 'Swamp Thang' by...

This joyful and jubilant piece by Richard Meyer has the sound of a celebration and a title that describes how music unites us all: 'Yumiweeus.' Hand drumming and a simple chant-like melody start the f...

This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of lik...

Diese unwiderstehliche Auswahl berühmter Geigen- und Volksmelodien, gemischt mit Schlagzeug und Soundeffekten, ist ein perfekter Eisbrecher für das Programm oder eine Zugabe. Der preisgekrönte Komponi...

Jeder Satz dieser Suite ist so konzipiert, dass er die verschiedenen Instrumente des Streichorchesters mit Stil und Geschmack hervorhebt und die einzigartigen Qualitäten jedes einzelnen hervorhebt, wa...

Ein weiteres sehr cleveres und unterhaltsames neues Stück von Richard Meyer. Die Kinder werden sicherlich die programmatischen Zugfahrteffekte genießen und gleichzeitig wertvolle synkopische Rhythmusm...

Dieser bezaubernde Tanz aus Tschaikowskys beliebtestem Ballett ist eine großartige Möglichkeit, Ihr junges Orchester in den Staccato-Bogenstil und einfache Vorzeichen (cis, dis und b) einzuführen. All...

Dieser vertraute Marsch, der bei Publikum und Interpreten immer sehr beliebt ist, wurde geschickt für Streichorchester arrangiert, wobei die Spannung und Energie des Originals erhalten blieb. Die Kreu...

The ever-popular carol 'Joy to the World,' cleverly transformed into a stately march at the perfect level for your second-year players' holiday concert! Refreshing harmonies, dove-tailed phrases and i...