String Alternatives

Totally cool! Written in a Latin-rock style popularized in the 1960's by Carlos Santana, 'Puerto de Libertad' has three sections: a recurring call and response riff, a lyrical melody in four part harm...

Classic jazz for the string orchestra! The introduction allows the strings to become a percussion ensemble improvising or playing the notated rhythms and building intensity with separate entrances for...

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This upbeat, jazzy blues piece is based on a 12-bar, 3-chord harmonic progression in the key of C. Inspired by guitarist and violinist Remo Biondi's 1952 recording with Roosevelt Sykes, Hotter Than Bl...

This upbeat, jazzy blues piece is based on a 12-bar, 3-chord harmonic progression in the key of C. Inspired by guitarist and violinist Remo Biondi's 1952 recording with Roosevelt Sykes, Hotter Than Bl...

This lovely and time-tested jazz ballad will provide easy access to jazz for your students. Because it is a ballad, the string parts sound more classical, so it is an easy way to slip into a jazz styl...

This lovely and time-tested jazz ballad will provide easy access to jazz for your students. Because it is a ballad, the string parts sound more classical, so it is an easy way to slip into a jazz styl...

This lovely and time-tested jazz ballad will provide easy access to jazz for your students. Because it is a ballad, the string parts sound more classical, so it is an easy way to slip into a jazz styl...

A touch of Copland, a splash of Ives and a pinch of jazz harmony give this arrangement a contemporary but accessible sound. This lush arrangement of Foster's famous lullaby offers students the opportu...

A touch of Copland, a splash of Ives and a pinch of jazz harmony give this arrangement a contemporary but accessible sound. This lush arrangement of Foster's famous lullaby offers students the opportu...

A touch of Copland, a splash of Ives and a pinch of jazz harmony give this arrangement a contemporary but accessible sound. This lush arrangement of Foster's famous lullaby offers students the opportu...

New Orleans is a destination for tourists and the Mississippi River, but it is also the headstream of much of jazz and blues music. This is a setting of two great traditional New Orleans melodies, 'Jo...

New Orleans is a destination for tourists and the Mississippi River, but it is also the headstream of much of jazz and blues music. This is a setting of two great traditional New Orleans melodies, 'Jo...

Originally composed for the Turtle Island String Quartet and inspired by the R&B bands of the composer's hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, this piece will help young players become firmly grounded in the us...

Originally composed for the Turtle Island String Quartet and inspired by the R&B bands of the composer's hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, this piece will help young players become firmly grounded in the us...

Originally composed for the Turtle Island String Quartet and inspired by the R&B bands of the composer's hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, this piece will help young players become firmly grounded in the us...

Feel the relaxed energy of a hot afternoon while the gators bask on the banks of the Tchefuncte River in Louisiana! This swingin' feel-good jazz shuffle features a catchy melody over a Blues in G with...

Feel the relaxed energy of a hot afternoon while the gators bask on the banks of the Tchefuncte River in Louisiana! This swingin' feel-good jazz shuffle features a catchy melody over a Blues in G with...

Feel the relaxed energy of a hot afternoon while the gators bask on the banks of the Tchefuncte River in Louisiana! This swingin' feel-good jazz shuffle features a catchy melody over a Blues in G with...

Possibly the coolest, most relaxed piece of music by the coolest and most relaxed big band ever! One of the greatest arrangements that Hefti wrote for the legendary Count Basie Big Band in the early 1...

Big band jazz translates very well for strings and this cool arrangement stays true to the style of the original. Most sections share the melody, with the others playing the famous call-and-response a...

As heard on the composer's recordings, this eerie jazz tune will challenge and thrill the players! Based on a twelve-bar blues progression with a twist, each section takes a solo. Solos are written ou...