Carl Fischer spartiti per orchestra d'archi

This standard for beginning strings has a new twist to it. The melody is much easier to teach in 4/4 rather than in 3/4. It is still in D major and contains no altered fingerings. The tempo marking is...

Ulysses Kay favored neoclassical tendencies in his works, featuring lyricism, contrapuntal textures, clear formal designs and a tonal, yet chromatic harmonic vocabulary, all of which are evident in hi...

Mark Revell's Spring Forward is composed in a similar style to his commercial music (such as his LG Signature commercial, found in this YouTube link). This work was written to express the joys of spri...

Bud Caputo presents Nutcracker Suite Selections for string orchestra featuring three abridged movements of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, March, and Trepak. These abrid...

Ancient Wonders Suite is a musical description of four of the wonders from the ancient world. Movement one describes the awe-inspiring grandeur of the Temple of Artemis located in Ephesus (present-day...

A relentless 6/8 accompaniment drives this piece forward with exciting momentum. Two-against-three rhythm patterns add urgency to the theme, requiring precision in counting and maintaining an even tem...

Describing the playful cascading of a waterfall, this light-hearted work gives students multiple opportunities to work on both style and technique. Alternating between energetic ostinatos and lyrical...

This exciting piece starts with a treacherous storm motif that acts as the undercurrent as quotes from famous water-themed compositions are heard. Some shifting is required in first violin, cello, and...

Chicharra was born out of a love for syncopated music that makes one move and dance. A rhythmic motive initiated by the viola and cello sections starts the diabolical journey of dance and lyricism. Th...

Bacchanale is a frantic dance full of reckless abandon. Taken from the name of the Roman god of wine Bacchus, this work is a festive celebration. It starts with lyrical melodies juxtaposed against sha...

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) was considered one of the greatest violinists of all time. Many of his works are known as 'pastiches,' works composed in the styles of other composers. Kreiser wrote Tempo d...

The title refers to the Latin word for 'rhythm' as well as to the ancient Greek term meaning symmetry, harmony, and rhythm in music or speech. This original work for string orchestra explores a variet...

Ukrainian composer Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938) was highly regarded in his lifetime as a concertmaster, pianist, educator, and composer. Taken from his Four Children’s Pieces for Piano, this arrangement...

Una delle due sole sinfonie composte durante il suo soggiorno in Francia, la Sinfonia n. 1 di Bologne riflette l'influenza dei suoi insegnanti e dei suoi colleghi compositori del nascente periodo clas...

Questo energico secondo movimento del famoso Concerto brandeburghese n. 3 di Bach è stato sapientemente arrangiato per essere più accessibile agli ensemble d'archi in via di formazione. Rimanendo nell...

Faure's gorgeous piece (originally for chorus and orchestra) is a sophisticated way to show the polish of a more advanced string ensemble in this sensitive and expert arrangement by larry clark. The s...

Il violinista e compositore Samuel Coleridge-Taylor era noto per aver abbracciato le forme di canto e di danza precedentemente inesplorate della nativa Africa occidentale di suo padre, incorporandole...

Finalmente un'interpretazione del famoso Canone in Re di Pachelbel con più di 8 note per le sezioni di violoncello e basso! La Rapsodia di Pachelbel reimmagina in modo creativo questa nota melodia in...

La compositrice, cantante e violinista italiana Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen nacque in povertà nel 1745. Riuscì a imparare il violino in un orfanotrofio femminile, prendendo anche lezioni dal composito...

La danza zamacueca ha radici andine e peruviane e incorpora elementi indigeni e spagnoli. Il compositore afro-cubano Jose White Lafitte ha probabilmente imparato questo stile mentre viveva in Sud Amer...