Highland String Orchestra

Final Voyage von Kathryn Griesinger schildert das Aufbrechen zu einem großen Abenteuer, das mit einem edlen Eröffnungsthema beginnt. Wie die Morgendämmerung erhebt sich ein Motiv in D-Dur, das einen h...

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Winner of the Texas Orchestra Directors Composition Contest, this superb three-movement work is an excellent showcase for your orchestra. Titled 'Square-Dance,' 'Round-Dance' and 'Triangle Dance,' the...

This incredibly expressive movement from Mahler's 5th Symphony has been masterfully adapted for young string orchestra by Carrie Lane Gruselle. This work includes a simplified harp part playable on st...

Pictures at an Exhibition (originally written for piano) is a collection of musical miniatures inspired by drawings of the artist Victor Hartmann. Here, the power and brilliance of Mussorgsky's work a...

Edvard Grieg's Holberg Suite, Op. 40 was composed in 1884 to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of noted Norwegian playwright and satirist Ludwig Holberg. Composed in the Baroque dance-suite style...

Step back into the 1800s and discover the magic of Stephen Foster, one of the great melodists of American music. Including tunes like 'Beautiful Dreamer' and 'My Old Kentucky Home,' Dreamer's Farewell...

An excellent teaching and concert piece for 1st year string players! Using only the notes of the D Major scale with all parts staying in first position, this is a lovely setting in which to reinforce...

Three of the most memorable operatic vocal arias are presented here for young strings. The arias are set in comfortable keys and remain in first position. Your audiences will appreciate hearing these...

This arrangement provides great flexibility and many performance opportunities. The piece can feature all the violins or just two soloists. A third violin part is included to be used by the sections b...

Capture the thrill and excitement of soaring high above in this dramatic work! Written in the keys of B minor and E minor, in 4/4 time, with a steady driving tempo throughout, key elements are rich ch...

This original jig lies well under the fingers and gives everyone a fun part to play. As with most jigs, the faster, the better, and add foot stomps! (3:00)

Though not as popular as his famous 8th and 9th symphonies, Dvorák's Symphony No. 7 in D minor is a masterpiece worthy of serious study and performance. The scherzo movement has been abridged and simp...

The rondo form of this work gives students repetition, along with 'detours' to keep their interest. The piece uses only quarter notes and half notes with both stepwise motion and larger intervals in D...

Das lebhafte Rondo beginnt mit dem berühmten Thema aus Paganinis Caprice #24, das Richard Meyer in einen coolen 5/4-Tanz verwandelt hat. In die Rondoform eingewoben sind weiterhin drei originelle Tänz...

Menuett und Bourrée sind zwei von neun Tänzen aus Purcells Bühnenwerk Good Luck at Last aus dem Jahr 1679. Sie wurden hier sehr reizvoll von Deborah Baker Monday für Ihr Streichorchester bearbeitet. B...

Daybreak von Daniel Keeler ist in einem freundlichen D-Dur geschrieben und beginnt lyrisch und ruhig, wie der Anbruch eines neuen Tages. Während der Eröffnung kann der Schwerpunkt auf größeren Gruppen...

Playing together as a team is the name of the game in Esprit de Corps by Doug Spata! This cheery all-pizzicato march uses only the 1st-pattern notes of the D major scale. Part independence is minimal,...

Students, teachers, and audiences will enjoy 'Zydeco Two-Step,' where country fiddles and blues bass lines meet in the Mississippi delta! Challenging bowings, blue notes, call-and-response melodies, a...

Students, teachers, and audiences will enjoy 'Zydeco Two-Step,' where country fiddles and blues bass lines meet in the Mississippi delta! Challenging bowings, blue notes, call-and-response melodies, a...

This piece offers an opportunity for players to create a rich and elegant sound by using long, full bows with slurred note passages. Written in 34 time using the keys of C and D, there is a short solo...

Here is a classic Del Borgo piece-rhythmically exciting and harmonically rich. In addition, the contrasting middle section allows for attention to tonal development, balance and blend. Arlington Sketc...