Music For String Orchestra

The timeless quality of music by the Beatles shines through in this nicely paced medley of hits. Perform this with band alone, or combine with choir and strings for a memorable production. Includes: H...

From the legendary Spanish composer, Ernesto Lecuona, this new publication for strings is a welcome treat. With energetic rhythms, this dance-like movement is ideal for programming or contest.

The Brazilian classic was popular in the United States during the 1940s with artists such as Ethel Smith, the Andrews Sisters and Carmen Miranda. More recently, it was performed at the closing ceremon...

Here's a clever program piece - a classic orchestral tango with interesting part writing for all players. Also an ideal teaching piece, it can introduce the harmonic minor mode and simple chromaticism...

This tasteful, sensitive new arrangement of a favorite English carol can add a special touch to your holiday programming. John Leavitt's string writing is much like his acclaimed choral work with an e...

A welcome edition for strings! A versatile folk melody with its modal harmony and lilting 3/4 feel forms the basis for John Wasson's new arrangement for strings. His special touch has given this conce...

Elliot's superb writing for string groups is evident in his new suite of folk dance songs. This outstanding edition can fill that multicultural segment of your next program with three traditional tune...

Combining two familiar American folk tunes, Polly Wolly Doodle and a taste of American Patrol, John Leavitt has concocted a foot-stompin', fiddlin' program piece that is pure Americana.

This medley features three songs in traditional Celtic/Irish fashion with a melancholy ballad and two rhythmic folk tunes in triple and duple meter. The interest in folk and Celtic/Irish style continu...

Two exquisite Jewish folk melodies, both with the same lyrics and title, are combined into an outstanding medley for strings. With familiar folk scale patterns, both tunes are set in minor modes - the...

Here's a montage of original themes from composer Larry Moore, inspired by the rich Celtic-Irish tradition. This well-paced movement with its 3/4 lilt will give your student players an ideal performan...

Here's a montage of original themes from composer Larry Moore, inspired by the rich Celtic-Irish tradition. This well-paced movement with its 3/4 lilt will give your student players an ideal performan...

The tuneful strains of English folk music are heard throughout this creative new work for strings. One of Holst's most revered symphonic works, Suite in Eb for Military Band, has been transformed into...

A traditional Israeli folk song with text from the Torah, Hashivenu means Cause Us to Return, and is scored sensitively for strings in this stirring rendition by John Leavitt. Here's a chance to give...

Bob Krogstad's skilled writing for strings is unmatched in its creativity and effectiveness. This sensitive setting of the beloved American folk tune is filled with Bob's artistic melodic treatment, h...

This clever movement is taken from incidental music written for a satirical stage work. Composed early in Williams' career, it reflects his skill with folk-style melodies and orchestration refined by...

This clever movement is taken from incidental music written for a satirical stage work. Composed early in Williams' career, it reflects his skill with folk-style melodies and orchestration refined by...

The best known piece of the young composer George Butterworth is a pastoral setting based on two English folk song melodies (The Banks of Green Willow and Green Bushes), and is similar to the composit...

Composed shortly after his iconic New World Symphony, Dvorak's String Quartet No. 12 (American) reflects the composer's fondness for America, during his tenure in New York and vacation in Iowa. Featur...

Portate l'energia e la potenza della musica popolare dell'Europa orientale nel vostro prossimo programma di concerti, insegnando agli studenti i modi minori e le note sedicesime. Parte di tamburello i...

Bob Krogstad's skilled writing for strings is unmatched in its creativity and effectiveness. This sensitive setting of the beloved American folk tune is filled with Bob's artistic melodic treatment, h...

Here's a montage of original themes from composer Larry Moore, inspired by the rich Celtic-Irish tradition. This well-paced movement with its 3/4 lilt will give your student players an ideal performan...

Portate l'energia e la potenza della musica popolare dell'Europa orientale nel vostro prossimo programma di concerti, insegnando agli studenti i modi minori e le note sedicesime. Parte di tamburello i...

The tuneful strains of English folk music are heard throughout this creative new work for strings. One of Holst's most revered symphonic works, Suite in Eb for Military Band, has been transformed into...

A traditional Israeli folk song with text from the Torah, Hashivenu means Cause Us to Return, and is scored sensitively for strings in this stirring rendition by John Leavitt. Here's a chance to give...