Southern Music Company

Violin Theory for Beginners is the result of many years of effort to teach music theory effectively in relation to the violin. Each lesson has been thoroughly tested, with students of all levels of ab...

Developed by master string teacher Dorothy Croft to enhance the teaching of music theory in relation to the violin. A practical approach to teaching.

So You Want to Play the Clarinet is a carefully sequenced book for beginner clarinetists that emphasizes good tone quality and phrasing. The range is moderate, from the lowest E to third line B-flat....

Leroy Anderson's Jazz Pizzicato is a quintessential proof of his legendary status as a composer of light music. With a nostalgic nod toward the traditional American dance form known as the cakewalk, t...

Leroy Anderson's Jazz Pizzicato is a quintessential proof of his legendary status as a composer of light music. With a nostalgic nod toward the traditional American dance form known as the cakewalk, t...

Leroy Andersons JAZZ PIZZICATO und JAZZ LEGATO sind der Inbegriff seines legendären Status als Komponist von Unterhaltungsmusik. Mit einer nostalgischen Anspielung auf die traditionelle amerikanische...

Leroy Andersons JAZZ PIZZICATO und JAZZ LEGATO sind der Inbegriff seines legendären Status als Komponist von Unterhaltungsmusik. Mit einer nostalgischen Anspielung auf die traditionelle amerikanische...

At the Farm is a composition of intermediate level difficulty dedicated to the composer's grandfather, a life-long farmer. The first section is light and playful while the middle section is more legat...

This piece is a rich and resonant celebration of the world of string orchestra sonorities. Capable of both great virtuosity and smooth as glass legato lyricism, the string orchestra provides the compo...

Here's an especially beautiful and lush original that combines the intimacy of chamber music with the strength of a string orchestra. Soaring melodic lines over romantic-style harmonies will bring you...

This treatment has been done for strings alone with an optional part for harp. The original key of F has been retained, and the optional harp part is embraced by the celli in definitive sections. This...

One of the great slow movements of all time, this music takes you from what sounds like a mournful funeral march in A minor to a contrasting A major section that sounds almost joyous. This arrangement...

A famous theme from Mozart's horn concerto is adapted for strings with this new teaching and performance edition from Lauren Kaiser. Treat your students to the genius of Mozart with this beautifully r...

Lavande is the French word for the lavender flower, which is the inspiration for this work by Yukiko Nishimura. It presents an ideal vehicle for young string orchestras to explore the nuances of adagi...

This string orchestra arrangement by Lauren Keiser of the second movement 'allegretto' from Franck's Symphony in d minor. It is an ideal study in pizzicato for beginning to intermediate ensembles.

The Swan by Saint Saens is one of the most recognizable themes of the Romantic period. This arrangement for string orchestra by Lauren Keiser captures the essence of this beatiful melody while adaptin...

As the title implies, Merry, Merry, Merry was inspired by the Christmas holidays, with the light texture and melodies evoking the gentle images of falling snow and brisk winter walks. The work is a br...

Scarlatti's Sonata in B Minor, K. 87, L. 33 is a plaintive work originally written for keyboard. This beautiful transcription by Yukiko Nishimura presents the piece in the key of a minor, making the m...

Masquerade was written in 1941 as incidental music for a play of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov, however the music is better known in the form of a five-movement suite, which Khachaturian extracte...

The Sonata da Chiesa (Church Sonata) reflects the composer's fascination with cathedrals, particularly the one (the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, New York) in which he was a chorister as a child....

Winner of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association composition contest, this three movement piece for string orchestra depicts three scenes in Mexico: I. Flores Y Guittaras, II. Cancione De Amor, III...