Taken from the second movement of the Serenade (and similar to the minuets of his idol, Mozart), Tchaikovsky's Valse also resembles many of his own ballet movements. Lauren Keiser's skilled adaptation...
Peter Warlock was a pseudonym for Philip Heseltine, an Anglo-Welsh music critic of the early 20th century. Warlock (who also wrote the well-known Three Carols in The Oxford Book of Carols) originally...
As heard in the Disney classic Fantasia where it served as accompaniment for ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators, Dance of the Hours continues as a staple of the of light classical repertoire...
Expert Level (correlates with Book 2, p. 30)
Samuel Barber's best-known work has become an icon of contemporary orchestral literature. Jamin Hoffman's arrangement now makes this landmark work accessible to intermediate-level groups with careful...
For String Orchestra (8-8-4-4-4)
Divertimento D-dur KV 136 (125a) - Divertimento B-dur KV 137 (125b) - Divertimento F-dur KV 138 (125c). Urtext der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe - Divertimenti in D major K. 136 (125a) - Divertimenti in B-flat...
Introduce your students to the galant style of Georg Philipp Telemann with this grade 1+ arrangement. This is an excellent piece to develop bowing technique, dynamic contrasts, phrasing and tempo chan...
Originally written for keyboard, this arrangement showcases George Frederic Handel's mastery of this Baroque form. It freely treats most of the variations to incorporate the use of a variety of string...