Leichte Noten für Streichorchester

Your students will love playing this fast and energetic new work! Set in E minor, the piece is great for working on dynamic contrasts, staccato, and legato bowing. All parts are playable in first posi...

With a bright and cheerful opening and a lyrical middle section, this piece celebrates the early years of the United States and the sacrifices that secured our freedom. Composed by Michael Hopkins, th...

Secret World' is a high-energy, rhythmic work in E minor---with a mysterious theme---featuring a syncopated motive that will delight players. Chromatic harmonies give students opportunities to develop...

This energetic and beautiful original work is a lively 2/4 meter piece set in the keys of G major and E minor. All sections pass around the melody while energetic rhythms highlight the countermelody a...

Back in print, this fantastic arrangement of this classic piece is perfect for a young string orchestra, yet still retains the feel of the original! An unusual format provides flexibility with parts f...

Leroy Anderson created some of America's best loved music, especially during his tenure with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Here is a very easy arrangement of his beloved The Syncopated Clock written by B...

Chasing Shadows by Michael Kamuf features soaring melodies, driving rhythms, and bold harmonies which work together to create cinematic overtones. The use of syncopated rhythms throughout will help re...

Students will learn cut time, rhythmic accuracy, how to achieve clean staccato technique, musical form, and an idea of classical style in this engaging piece. Just plain fun to play! (1:55)

Written as the grand finale for a combined school string festival, this piece is dedicated to the Junior String players of Somerville House Girls' School, Queenwood School for Girls, Sydney and Brisba...

Catchy from the opening bars, the piano part adds interest in this piece and will cover the bass if not available. It is rhythmically interesting, using syncopation and accents. The bowing and rhythms...

Every teacher knows the dangers of pizzicato and the need to train the internal metronome to resist the temptation to rush. This very simple piece is pizzicato throughout. It begins in unison, so anyo...

Although this dance is energetic, it mustn't begin too quickly, to allow for the accelerando in the final section. However, when the ensemble is confident with the rhythms, a more adventurous tempo co...

Contemporary bowing techniques are explored in this spooky piece. Sul ponticello, Bartók pizzicato, sul tasto, tremolo and Psycho-style glissandi combine to make this work one which is sure to be a st...

In diesem gespenstischen Stück werden zeitgenössische Bogentechniken erforscht. Sul ponticello, Bartók pizzicato, sul tasto, Tremolo und Glissandi im Psycho-Stil machen dieses Stück zu einem der Liebl...

Dieses abenteuerliche Stück beginnt mit einem kantigen Bogenstrich "an der Nuss" und weist synkopische Rhythmen mit einer sanfteren melodischen Linie in den Cello- und Violinstimmen auf. (2:23)

This piece features upbeats, pizzicato, tremolo, and sul ponticello bowing to depict the falling snowflakes and the shivering cold of a Swedish winter.

This is a very easy and straightforward piece in D Major, using repeated eighth and quarter notes. All sections of the orchestra are sure to be kept busy. Whole bows should be used for quarter note pa...

Written in E natural minor, this simple piece is a lesson in dynamic variations, bow divisions, and minor tonality. It uses mostly quarter notes and half notes, encouraging students to vary the bow sp...

Dieses einfache Stück in e-Moll ist eine Lektion in dynamischen Variationen, Bogenteilung und Molltonalität. Es verwendet hauptsächlich Viertel- und Halbtonschritte und ermutigt die Schüler, die Bogen...

This fun piece is written in first position for all parts. It is in D Major, with a short section in b minor. It encourages the use of forearm bowing in the quaver passages and is rhythmically and har...

Dieses lustige Stück ist in erster Lage für alle Stimmen geschrieben. Es steht in D-Dur, mit einem kurzen Abschnitt in h-Moll. Es fördert die Verwendung des Unterarmbogens in den Achtelpassagen und is...

This lively piece encourages good flexibility in the bow arm and wrist. String crossings are used and should be played in the middle of the bow. The melodic line is shared throughout the orchestra, in...

Dieses lebhafte Stück fördert eine gute Beweglichkeit des Bogenarms und des Handgelenks. Es werden Saitenübergänge verwendet, die in der Mitte des Bogens gespielt werden sollten. Die melodische Linie...

Dieses lustige Stück soll die Bogenaufteilung und Bogengeschwindigkeit lehren. Die letzte Achtelnote kann in verschiedenen Takten aufgehoben und vorsichtig in die Halbtonpause gesetzt werden - ein wah...