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A relentless 6/8 accompaniment drives this piece forward with exciting momentum. Two-against-three rhythm patterns add urgency to the theme, requiring precision in counting and maintaining an even tem...

Describing the playful cascading of a waterfall, this light-hearted work gives students multiple opportunities to work on both style and technique. Alternating between energetic ostinatos and lyrical...

This exciting piece starts with a treacherous storm motif that acts as the undercurrent as quotes from famous water-themed compositions are heard. Some shifting is required in first violin, cello, and...

Chicharra was born out of a love for syncopated music that makes one move and dance. A rhythmic motive initiated by the viola and cello sections starts the diabolical journey of dance and lyricism. Th...

Bacchanale is a frantic dance full of reckless abandon. Taken from the name of the Roman god of wine Bacchus, this work is a festive celebration. It starts with lyrical melodies juxtaposed against sha...

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) was considered one of the greatest violinists of all time. Many of his works are known as 'pastiches,' works composed in the styles of other composers. Kreiser wrote Tempo d...

The title refers to the Latin word for 'rhythm' as well as to the ancient Greek term meaning symmetry, harmony, and rhythm in music or speech. This original work for string orchestra explores a variet...

Ukrainian composer Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938) was highly regarded in his lifetime as a concertmaster, pianist, educator, and composer. Taken from his Four Children’s Pieces for Piano, this arrangement...

Als eine von nur zwei Sinfonien, die er während seiner Zeit in Frankreich komponierte, spiegelt Bolognes Sinfonie Nr. 1 den Einfluss seiner Lehrer und Komponistenkollegen in der aufkeimenden klassisch...

Der Geiger und Komponist Samuel Coleridge-Taylor war dafür bekannt, dass er sich die bisher unerforschten Gesangs- und Tanzformen aus der westafrikanischen Heimat seines Vaters zu eigen machte und sie...

Endlich eine Interpretation von Pachelbels berühmtem Kanon in D mit mehr als 8 Noten für das Cello und den Bass! Pachelbel's Rhapsody interpretiert diese bekannte Melodie auf kreative Weise neu, so da...

Die italienische Komponistin, Sängerin und Geigerin Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen wurde 1745 in ärmlichen Verhältnissen geboren. In einem Waisenhaus für Mädchen konnte sie Geige lernen und nahm sogar Un...

Der Zamacueca-Tanz hat andine und peruanische Wurzeln und enthält indigene und spanische Elemente. Der afrokubanische Komponist Jose White Lafitte hat diesen Stil wahrscheinlich während seines Aufenth...

For the advanced ensemble, Doris Gazda has expertly arranged this glorious ballad by Norwegian composer that was a contemporary of Edvard Grieg. It is an exceptional composition and will take a mature...

Instrumentation: Violine I, Violine II, Violine III (Viola TC), Viola, Cello, Bass, Klavier. Dies ist eine wunderbare Neufasssung des wenig bekannten Klavierstücks 'La Peitie Danse' von Claude Debussy...

Water Reflections is a stunningly beautiful new piece for the more advanced ensemble by composer Yukiko Nishimura. The melodies are gorgeous, the harmonies are thick and lush, and there is nice interp...

Mill Creek Stomp depicts a joyous, folksy dance with everyone having a great time! Both high and low strings share the straightforward melody of basic quarter notes and eighth notes set in cut-time. T...

An exciting journey through Atlantis awaits students in this straight-forward composition using notes of the B natural-minor scale. Using only the notes and rhythms learned in the first year of study,...

As the name implies, this work portrays a morning run up a mountain and the feeling that comes with the wonderful vistas that surround. Students will experience images of beautiful vegetation and fres...