Ensemble

Lavande è la parola francese che indica il fiore di lavanda, a cui si ispira questo lavoro di Yukiko Nishimura. Si tratta di un'opera ideale per le giovani orchestre d'archi per esplorare le sfumature...

This string orchestra arrangement by Lauren Keiser of the second movement 'allegretto' from Franck's Symphony in d minor. It is an ideal study in pizzicato for beginning to intermediate ensembles.

The Swan by Saint Saens is one of the most recognizable themes of the Romantic period. This arrangement for string orchestra by Lauren Keiser captures the essence of this beautiful melody while adapti...

Come suggerisce il titolo, Merry, Merry, Merry è stato ispirato dalle festività natalizie, con una tessitura leggera e melodie che evocano le dolci immagini della neve che cade e delle vivaci passeggi...

Scarlatti's Sonata in B Minor, K. 87, L. 33 is a plaintive work originally written for keyboard. This beautiful transcription by Yukiko Nishimura presents the piece in the key of a minor, making the m...

The whimsical main theme, with its augmented 2nd, is perfect for teaching intervals and chromatic fingerings (the violas will play in 1/2 position). The first violins will shift to and stay in 3rd pos...

Masquerade was written in 1941 as incidental music for a play of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov, however the music is better known in the form of a five-movement suite, which Khachaturian extracte...

The Sonata da Chiesa (Church Sonata) reflects the composer's fascination with cathedrals, particularly the one (the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, New York) in which he was a chorister as a child....

Winner of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association composition contest, this three movement piece for string orchestra depicts three scenes in Mexico: I. Flores Y Guittaras, II. Cancione De Amor, III...

Written in a Baroque dance style in fast triple meter, this lively tune makes for a great encore or quick opener.

Based on Cantata No. 156, this beautiful melody has been used by many arrangers as the theme in solos for strings and wind instruments.

Based on Cantata No. 156, this beautiful melody has been used by many arrangers as the theme in solos for strings and wind instruments.

Non crederete a quanto l'ensemble suonerà pieno nell'esecuzione dell'amato classico di Gershwin. Questa favolosa melodia è ora accessibile agli archi principianti grazie a Bob Cerulli. (2:13)

This work for two sopranos and string orchestra was commissioned by the Academy of London, and consists of musical settings of Sappho's classic poetry. Full score. This is a special item which is made...