J. Cameron Law: Mittelschwere Noten

Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins in B Minor, opus 3, no. 10, was published in 1711 in L'estro armonica ('The Harmonic Fancy'), a set of 12 concertos for various instruments. This particular concert...

This flowing work originally written by French Romantic composer Gounod for wind octet works beautifully for strings. Played simply and sweetly, this arrangement can be a great lyrical addition to any...

Dictionary Online defines Springtide as '...a rush of anything (emotion); gush; overflowing.' The composer wrote this work as a catharsis for a deep loss he experienced, and chose to remember the posi...

Hector Berlioz wrote his Symphonie Fantistique in 1830, which tells the story of various episodes in the life of a troubled artist who poisons himself with opium. He is searching for true love, and th...

Perhaps the most famous example of Brazilian Choro music, this piece is made accessible to high school players in this sterling arrangement featuring a whistle and a section that uses strings as percu...

Two contrasting movements, the first brooding and pensive, and the second exuberant and dancing make for a perfect contest or concert selection.

(trans. 'I Love You So Much') This gentle and beautiful Danza from the Cuban master combines the rhythms of Latin American popular music with the harmonies of European Romanticism.

Sophisticated and gentle, these three pieces are excellent examples of early romantic chamber music. Since they were originally written for brass quintet (by German composer Ludwig Maurer), these piec...

Contemporary harmonies and rhythms are featured in this modern-sounding rondo. The musical journey this epic string works takes is a fascinating one as the various themes of the rondo alternate and mu...

This three movement work is a musical portrait of the Happy Jack Ranch, located to the west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. A wide variety of styles are used by the composer as he reflects on ranch life in days...

The excitement and energy of the Old West is captured by this fresh, Coplandesque string orchestra work. Listeners will hear hints of rowdiness at the saloon, a gunfight on Main St., and cowboys peace...

Your string students can finally now experience performing Debussy's masterpiece Clair de Lune. This arrangement is still filled with all of Debussy's impressionistic beauty with only the pianistic ar...

Marked 'Heavy Speed Metal', this piece will make your string orchestra feel like the hippest group around! San Francisco Bay Area string instructor Allen has here created an intense cello and bass dri...

The title 'Ironwork' alludes both to the genre of heavy metal music and to the art of blacksmithing, an ancient craft associated with the medieval accoutrements of heavy metal bands. The driving uniso...

Completed the last year of his life, the Mozart Horn Concerto in D Major is full of the exuberant melodic material and spontaneous creativity for which much of Mozart's output is known. This movement...

A wonderful new work that is a theme and variations on America. Bobrowitz has weaved six unique variations: (Moderate) - (Fast and Driving) - (Staccato, Moderato) - (Slow and Expressive) - (Very Fast)...

The originality of the composer's thought process and compositional approach is clearly evident in this meditation on the nature of time as it intersects with transcendent musical moments. Long ropes...

Two engaging melodies, one long and one short, soar over an energetic pizzicato accompaniment with a life of its own in this brief and adventurous scherzo.

Bring out the confidence and ambition in your orchestra with this exciting work for strings that students can connect to the many 'conquests' of their lives. The main theme is stated boldly at the beg...

This classic work was adapted/extracted from a larger scored work that Joseph Haydn wrote while in the service of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. The original work contained a number of wind parts that in...

From the composer of 'Pizzicato Blues' comes this fiery and compelling new work for string orchestra that should entrance your students and dazzle your audience! With Fire features a blazing tempo, li...

Arranger Bobrowitz here uses a traditional Irish Folk Song as a basis for this uniquely gorgeous and charming setting for strings.

Adventurous conductors and advancing orchestras will want to experience this truly unique and compelling arrangement based on a Bulgarian carol. The haunting melody, rich harmonies, and asymmetric rhy...

This fiery Russian Dance, originally entitled Black Pete, will add a zestful sparkle to any string program.

This authentic and energetic arrangement of the Hebrew Folk Song uses a solo quintet and percussion instruments to expand the palette of the traditional string orchestra. Percussion instruments used i...