Orchestra d'archi giovanile

Friends has been one of the most popular television series of all time and the show's theme song is just as popular. This year was the series' final but it is sure to live on in syndication. Make sure...

One of the most beloved hymns of all times, this early American folk melody has been expertly arranged by John Caponegro. The simple but challenging arrangement will appeal to young musicians, with ev...

Composer Bud Woodruff continues to present compositions that students will love to perform and will learn from playing. The title, Dorian's Barn has a unique double meaning in that it is dedicated to...

Highlander's Pride showcases what Carl Strommen ability to write tuneful melodies and well-scored compositions. This march-like piece draws from Scottish influences and is perfect for developing group...

Kathryn Griesinger's Ballad of Burning Sky is a rollicking ballad which tells a tale from the untamed frontier of the historic Wild West. In this easy first-position piece, students can create their o...

Annie's Gone Home, composed in the style of a spiritual, was written as a tribute to composer Bud Woodruff's mother. The tune is built on phrases of easily understandable material, but the poignant na...

Incursion is a collaboration between composer Sean O'Loughlin and the students of the Westport, Connecticut Public Schools. Inspired by the students' desire for a dark and scary sounding piece, O'Loug...

Festive and fun, composer David Hind's Festive Carousel is a wonderful addition to any concert program. Work on articulations and delicate entrances with this energetic new work for string orchestra.

Just as the title describes, this piece walks the highwire from pointed driving rhythms to sonorous lyrical lines. It is signature Alan Lee Silva at his best, with flowing, melodic lines and lush harm...

Instrumentation: Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola TC), Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano This new composition from composer David Hinds evokes the spirit of the Old West, when early pioneers traveled ac...

Battle of the Shadow Hunters è un brano cupo, incentrato sui personaggi e didattico. È stato scritto per gli studenti del secondo anno per consentire loro di esercitarsi con una tonalità minore, ma è...

Instrumentation: Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola TC), Viola, Cello, Bass, Chimes, Piano This modal piece has a dark, other worldly sound that students love to play. It's as if it is from the pa...

The imagery of a lush, green meadow helps set the stage for Verdant Meadows. This simple, yet harmonically adventurous composition alternates between legato melodies and staccato harmonies. Following...

Joseph Compello's Great Plains Saga for the beginning string orchestra students depicts wide open spaces, rugged terrain, and covered wagons heading West through the American plains. Students will lov...

A lively and exhilarating new piece for beginning string groups, Effervescence lives up to its title but is so much more. It also contains lush harmonies, sweeping melodic gestures reminiscent of the...

String teachers are always trying to encourage their students to play with more bow. Composer Joseph Compello gives very beginning students the chance to do just that in his piece, Arco-ology. There i...

Your beginning string orchestra is bound to sparkle with this delightful new composition from composer George Sweet. The piece uses very simple rhythmic figure that will make that very first concert f...

As the title suggests, there is a trumpet-like motive which is tossed among instrument sections. The source of this tune from the Shaker history can be performed as a holiday piece or any time of year...

La magistrale composizione di Emmanuel Chabrier, ispirata al popolare stile di danza cubano, è stata magnificamente arrangiata per orchestra d'archi. Perfetta per insegnare i ritmi puntati, le terzine...

Country Czardas è composta nello stile di una danza popolare ungherese, seguendo la tradizionale forma binaria costituita da una Lassa lenta seguita da una Friss veloce. Questo contrasto complementare...

Questo arrangiamento per archi di livello facile-intermedio aggiungerà una gradita varietà al tipico programma dei concerti natalizi! Con una durata di esecuzione di circa 2 minuti e mezzo, questa edi...

La Guardia del Re descrive l’eroismo e il senso del dovere dei cavalieri a cui è affidata la sicurezza del re. Il brano inizia con un’introduzione minacciosa che cresce di suspense, per poi sfociare d...