John Caponegro: spartiti facile

This well-known tune from Franz Schubert's song Die Forelle (The Trout) was also used in the 4th movement of his famous Trout Quintet. It is a tale about a large trout living in a pond and the efforts...

Scored in G major, this original in ABA form paints a convincing picture of twilight time in the old American West. The optional percussion part for temple blocks imitates the sound of horse's hooves...

Scored in D major, this winning march for first-year strings opens and ends with dramatic pyramid entrances from the bottom up -- cellos and basses first, then violas, then 2nd Violins, and finally 1s...

This moderately-paced original in G has singable melody lines, well-articulated accompaniment figures, and interesting material for all. Some simple counterpoint adds depth and dimension, and the opti...

Based on D, G and C major, the melodic lines of this original march give students a great chance to practice and perform scales in a stimulating group setting. Some passages featuring contrary motion...

Based on D, G and C major, the melodic lines of this original march give students a great chance to practice and perform scales in a stimulating group setting. Some passages featuring contrary motion...

As the title implies, this novelty number is a fun-loving marriage of music and foot stomping/shuffling that scores a big hit with young players and their audiences. Written in the key of D, the music...

Here's a fun piece that your beginning string students will ask to play again and again!

Ecco un pezzo divertente che i vostri studenti di archi alle prime armi chiederanno di suonare ancora e ancora!

This original by one of the industry's top writers begins as a leisurely chorale that tunefully moves into a march. Extensive doubling of the 2nd Violin and viola parts allows directors to move more p...

An excellent example of Baroque literature in a non-contrapuntal style, the parts in this setting are technically simple so directors can focus on concepts of musicality and interpretation during rehe...

Scored in G and D, this simplified version of Beethoven's 9th Symphony theme features dramatic crescendos, clear bowing indications, and some pizzicato work for cellos and basses. It also assigns some...

An excellent example of Baroque literature in a non-contrapuntal style, the parts in this setting are technically simple, thereby allowing directors ample time to work on concepts of musicality and in...

Scored in G major, this original in ABA form paints a convincing picture of twilight time in the old American West. The optional percussion part for temple blocks imitates the sound of horse's hooves...

Scored in D major, this winning march for first-year strings opens and ends with dramatic pyramid entrances from the bottom up -- cellos and basses first, then violas, then 2nd Violins, and finally 1s...

This moderately-paced original in G has singable melody lines, well-articulated accompaniment figures, and interesting material for all. Some simple counterpoint adds depth and dimension, and the opti...

As the title implies, this novelty number is a fun-loving marriage of music and foot stomping/shuffling that scores a big hit with young players and their audiences. Written in the key of D, the music...

This adventurous original brings to mind the repetitive patterns produced by machines on a manufacturing assembly line. Inspired in part by the television program How It's Made (Discovery Channel), st...

This soprano aria from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Marriage Of Figaro in the key of D major, contains some interesting modulations and is playable by grade 2+ groups. Much of the charm of this...