Spartiti di Compositrici: Scoprite la ricchezza del talento femminile

First-year players can ?reach for the stars? with this easy concert piece. An ethereal theme with simple rhythms in first position calls to mind mysterious celestial spheres. All sections of the orche...

Lauren Bernofsky wants young string players to love playing music, from the very beginning of their studies. Therefore, she likes writing early-level pieces that are fun, yet pedagogically helpful. 'O...

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...

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...

A four movement work of contrasting flower themes played continuously. Each movement has a different style and feel that describe the titles of each movement: Blooming, Shiny Day, Sunset Waltz, and To...

Questa affascinante suite per orchestra di principianti fa rivivere la magica gioia delle scene innevate. In tre brevi movimenti, gli esecutori sperimenteranno la delicata leggerezza di "Snowflakes",...

For the youngest of string players with as little as ten weeks of study, Doris Gazda has given us a delightful setting of the ever-popular classical piece Chopsticks in a theme-as-variation format. Th...

Esteemed string pedagogue, Doris Gazda, presents a new setting for the youngest of students of the classic folk song, The Boll Weevil. Emphasis on the use of long bow strokes will help to improve your...

The story of Antamina follows the process of mining and then refining silver, a metaphor for the rehearsal process, where the 'raw material' at a first rehearsal is gradually honed into a sparkling, r...

The story of Antamina follows the process of mining and then refining silver, a metaphor for the rehearsal process, where the ?raw material? at a first rehearsal is gradually honed into a sparkling, r...

I resti fumanti di un fuoco riprendono vita in Ember Dance. Questo brano è un'espressione musicale delle ceneri e delle scintille incandescenti che danzano nell'aria notturna intorno a un fuoco. Il tu...

Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is a Finnish composer of chamber music, opera, orchestral works and electroacoustic music. Ballade was written for Emanuel Ax, who premiered the work at Wigmore Hall (London)...

Written for solo piano.

This piece offers an opportunity for players to create a rich and elegant sound by using long, full bows with slurred note passages. Written in 34 time using the keys of C and D, there is a short solo...

This fun tune evokes classic spy dramas, full of intrigue and mystery with just a few easy sixteenth notes and accidentals along the way. Quick pizzicato, ties, and off-beat rhythms provide a challeng...

'This solo explores the play of shadow, vertical harmonic clouds of differing density and complexity. Clouds of colour are projected into the acoustic resonance, or shadow, of the preceeding gesture....

This character piece is still firmly rooted in the Romantic tradition of descriptive musical imagery. An early work, its formal structure is characterised by onglike thematic phrases, softly flowing m...

Retrouvez votre souplesse et votre dextérité au piano grâce à la méthode en anglais "Play it again: Piano" avec ses pièces de jazz, ragtime, et son répertoire contemporain et traditionnel. Vous y trou...