Enjoy a timeless arrangement that incorporates a narrator reading the familiar words while the orchestra provides sound effects and performs traditional and pop holiday songs. Invite your superintendent or principal to read the cued narration part...
The memorable themes and heroic drama of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture are captured in this complete and thoroughly playable arrangement for string orchestra. Optional string divisi sections provide violinists with an extra challenge, while optional...
The ever-popular carol “Joy to the World,” cleverly transformed into a stately march at the perfect level for your second-year players’ holiday concert! Refreshing harmonies, dove-tailed phrases and interesting countermelodies give this arrangement...
Traditional Mexican Christmas tunes in an exciting mariachi setting! Perfect for the young orchestra, using easy rhythms in the keys of D and G. Includes the tunes Campaña Sobre Campaña, Este Noche Es Noche Buena and Ándale Juana. Correlates with...
String students with only basic skills can experience the rich sounds of the Romantic era in these two contrasting movements from Elgar's delightful work. All sections have a chance to play interesting melodies and lush harmonic accompaniments....
This colorful arrangement of the "Anvil Chorus" from Verdi's Il Trovatore begins with an energetic introduction played by all the strings. It is followed by the rousing main theme, which recalls the opera's Spanish gypsies as they strike their...
Your first-year string students will shine as Baroque meets country in this fun, Grade 1 selection. Based on quotes from Bach's famous Menuet in G and his Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, this is the perfect piece to highlight every section of the string...
A refreshing and fun look at a well-known tune, Cabbage Countdown is a set of variations on the American fiddle tune "Bile Them Cabbage Down." Entertain your audience and make the kids feel cool, while using the piece to review and solidify...
Listen closely and you'll hear them coming . . . it's the Cello Squadron to the rescue! This fun and exciting section feature has it all—roaring airplane engines (on cello C strings of course!), "dive-bombing" glissandos, and a heroic main theme...
Perfect for first time at contest! A very exciting, high energy piece, "Concerto in D" blends the beauty of Baroque style with the elegance of the classical guitar repertoire. Though written as a very easy piece for young strings, this tune will...
December Fanfare is a perfect, high-energy opening/closing concert selection! Containing a vigorous rhythmic drive and unexpected appearances of familiar melodic ideas, this work makes for a great change of pace on your holiday concert. Even...
Using only the notes of the D major scale, Richard Meyer has fashioned a medieval-sounding piece that is sure to fascinate your beginning string students. The minor key, modal harmonies and driving rhythms give this piece a very mature sound. The...
"Fiddles Down Under" presents an opportunity for string students to learn three standard fiddle tunes from the Australian "bush music" tradition. After a brief introduction, the sea chantey "Bound for South Australia" is presented by all the...
This grade two arrangement of the finale from Beethoven's fifth symphony features the heroic opening theme as well as the lyrical secondary theme. While the key has been changed to G major and the rhythms simplified, the excitement and energy of the...
