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This is a sensitive, and evocative treatment of Holst's hymn tune by a true master of the craft of composition and arranging. The bleakness of winter gives way to the beauty of the season in this edit...

The second of the six symphonic poems from Smetana's masterwork MA VLAST (My Country) describes the course of the Moldau River from its beginnings as two springs to its ends as a majestic and mighty r...

Uno dei più bei classici delle vacanze è stato realizzato con una partitura impeccabile e lussureggiante per orchestra d'archi. Tutte le sezioni hanno il loro momento di gloria. È una selezione perfet...

Provate questo modo subdolo di insegnare le diteggiature cromatiche e la mezza posizione. Il tema sincopato compare in tutte le sezioni, sia in pizzicato che in arco. L'orchestra della scuola media am...

Un classico assoluto per archi, questa versione è in do maggiore per evitare estensioni in avanti per viola e violoncello. Non c'è nulla fuori dalla prima posizione, tranne un semplice spostamento per...

La musica per chitarra di Gaspar Sanz mantiene la sua popolarità ancora oggi. Questo particolare estratto è pieno di vitalità ritmica e di un affascinante uso dell'emiola.

Here is the perfect alternative for Pomp and Circumstance. It is much easier on the orchestra and everyone plays the melody. All parts shift and use chromatic fingerings, and there is great opportunit...

Cedar Hollow is a small valley (or hollow) in the Ozarks. This work attempts to capture the essence and tranquility of the area. The harp is not essential for performance but will enhance the ensemble...

Presented here in the original key of B flat, the waltz has the melody divided among violoncello, viola, and violin 2. For the dramatic ending, violin 1 ventures stepwise into third position for the f...

A Sertaneja: "To Her, from the Hinterlands," originally composed for voice and piano, musically paints a picture of Chiquinha's love of the hinterland --- the land behind the body of water --- Rio de...

Recurring, asymmetric ostinato figures drive this hypnotic piece, punctuated by harmonically lush cadences. Program this exciting Shirl Jae Atwell work as a concert opener or pre-intermission cliffhan...

This arrangement of the Hawaiian folk song Kahuli Aku will evoke the imagery and vibrancy of the "singing snails" (kahuli) depicted in the song lyric. Young musicians and their audience will sense a d...

Les Matadors represents an English country dance from Ignatius Sancho's "Minuets Cotillons & Country Dances for the Violin, Mandolin, German Flute, & Harpsichord", published in 1775. Sancho's original...

Puppet theater has a long and varied history, from ancient China to Sesame Street. Musically, Puppet Theater is an entertaining tribute to the skilled artists who made stories come to life for childre...

Shake, Shake, Shake is a delightful level 1 string orchestra piece by Ingrid Koller that will keep everyone on their toes! Every section gets a turn to play the simple D major melody, and everyone get...

Through colorful harmonies, beautiful full-bow sound, and creative fingerings, students will dream about their upcoming Summer Daze. The intricate harmonies crafted by Thom Sharp will invite students...

Audiences will tap their toes and sing along to This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie as Ethen Epple's level 1 arrangement conceptually covers: staccato, pizzicato, detaché, syncopation, and a key c...

This engaging piece for string orchestra is appropriate for any time of the year but would be especially fun for a summer orchestra concert. Arco Polo is the musical depiction of the well-known swimmi...

Race to the Fortress cattura lo spirito adrenalinico del pericolo imminente in un mondo fantastico. Una sentinella a cavallo si affretta ad avvertire il proprio comandante. Una madre, con i figli in b...

Salieri originally composed this charming "Fugue in G Major" for string quartet. Composer Steven Rosenhaus has expanded the instrumentation to string orchestra in a style consistent with Salieri's own...

Bach never sounded more cool or hip than he does in Jazz Sebastian Bach by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold! The Rondeau from Orchestra Suite No. 2 is transformed into a swinging chart with a walking bass line,...

Ever popular, now viola, cello, and bass students can join the violins performing this time-honored piece by Corelli, La Folia arranged by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Each variation may be performed by a...

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) compose la sua Sinfonia n. 4 in mi minore, op. 98, nel 1884. La prima esecuzione della sinfonia ebbe luogo nell'ottobre del 1885. L'arrangiamento del secondo movimento re...

Cyborg di Michael Hopkins è un brano blues-rock vivace e pieno di energia per orchestra di livello intermedio. Si tratta di un ottimo brano per lavorare sulle diteggiature cromatiche della mano sinist...

Rejoice! è stata composta da Michael Hopkins in occasione del decimo anniversario del programma orchestrale delle scuole pubbliche di Rockford, nel Michigan. Il brano è veloce e festoso, caratterizzat...