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This landmark arrangement showcases Gershwin's beloved piece that validated the merging of classical music and jazz during the "roaring 20s!" This setting for strings presents a sampling of the most m...

This landmark arrangement showcases Gershwin's beloved piece that validated the merging of classical music and jazz during the "roaring 20s!" This setting for strings presents a sampling of the most m...

Perhaps the most famous example of Brazilian Choro music, this piece is made accessible to high school players in this sterling arrangement featuring a whistle and a section that uses strings as percu...

Two contrasting movements, the first brooding and pensive, and the second exuberant and dancing make for a perfect contest or concert selection.

Contemporary harmonies and rhythms are featured in this modern-sounding rondo. The musical journey this epic string works takes is a fascinating one as the various themes of the rondo alternate and mu...

This three movement work is a musical portrait of the Happy Jack Ranch, located to the west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. A wide variety of styles are used by the composer as he reflects on ranch life in days...

The excitement and energy of the Old West is captured by this fresh, Coplandesque string orchestra work. Listeners will hear hints of rowdiness at the saloon, a gunfight on Main St., and cowboys peace...

Marked 'Heavy Speed Metal', this piece will make your string orchestra feel like the hippest group around! San Francisco Bay Area string instructor Allen has here created an intense cello and bass dri...

The title 'Ironwork' alludes both to the genre of heavy metal music and to the art of blacksmithing, an ancient craft associated with the medieval accoutrements of heavy metal bands. The driving uniso...

Baile De La Noche (Dance of the Night) is a lilting Latin piece that evokes images of an evening of dancing and merriment. Care has been taken by the composer to make sure all sections of the orchestr...

Winds of Arabia will evoke images of the exotic Arabian desert. The mode, meter and pizzicato passages help provide the Middle Eastern sound that drives this camel caravan through the desert. The sync...

In D minor, this original composition for string orchestra by the established composer Robert Longfield features a refreshingly active part for the low strings under a flowing melody for the violins....

The composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success in his life that he was called the African Mahler by his contemporaries. This arrangement for string orchestra by Robert Longfield uses music...

This famous aria pays homage to Johann Sebastian Bach and remains one of the most popular of Villa-Lobos' works, originally written for solo soprano and eight celli. Jamin Hoffman's setting for string...

Let your strings soar through the expanse of the Prairie Sky by Robert Buckley. This energetic composition captures the beauty and majesty of open landscapes. With a contrasting slower middle section,...

Preparatevi a battere le mani e a battere i piedi con "Chicken Pickin'" di Larry Moore. Con le sue melodie giocose e il suo spirito energico, "Chicken Pickin'" garantisce una performance coinvolgente...

Hal Leonard welcomes veteran teacher and composer Jon Ward Bauman with this impressive new work for string ensemble. The writing is bold and fresh, and while giving string orchestras something uniquel...

A classic ballad from the Carpenters works well for string ensemble with this arrangement by Larry Moore. A good, solid teaching piece with contemporary pop style and harmonies.

Composer John Cacavas brings us this impressive new original work for strings that's designed for festival and contest use. A bold, rhythmic theme with contemporary harmonies is contrasted with a lyri...

Samuel Barber's best-known work has become an icon of contemporary orchestral literature. Jamin Hoffman's arrangement now makes this landmark work accessible to intermediate-level groups with careful...

One of opera's most famous scenes is now available in this skilled adaption for strings, with the powerful tribal dance scene from Samson and Delilah. After opening with an evocative violin solo, the...

Here's the iconic song from the dean of American bluegrass, Earl Scruggs. His banjo style set the musical path for all who followed him. Larry Moore has captured the infectious and driving rhythm that...

Stephen Bulla has created a performance piece that spotlights that special but short period in classical music history with a movement based on the music of Telemann. The lighthearted title offers an...

This piece combines the simple, elegant thematic material of the Elizabethan church composer Tallis, expanded and modernized through the luxurious harmonies of Vaughan Williams. Jamin Hoffman's lush s...

The engaging theme from this piano classic is instantly recognizable and your students will love its dark, forboding quality. Chromatic triads against a prominent bass line are trademarks of Rachmanin...