Classical Music for String Orchestra

The 1991 winner of the National School Orchestra Association Composition Contest. This original work features two contrasting movements utilizing a combination of modes and minor scores. All sections have

Also known as Air Varie, this is a true showcase for an advanced violist. Set in C Major, the four-measure theme wastes no time moving into 14 short variations plus a coda. Solo is grade 5 and

Feature this energetic piece, arranged in D Major, in your next concert. Students will love playing this lively dance music from the first movement of this famous work. It's all in first position except for

Set in E minor, this performance piece reinforces a myriad of teaching concepts. The anvil part will be popular, and playable by a member of the ensemble on brake drum or bass drum.

This colorful, exciting piece describes the adventures on a British ship dating back to the 16th century. Adding to the fun are parts for triangle, tambourine, and bass drum. The Arethusa is correlated to

Colorful and graceful, this accessible arrangement begins in G major, transitions to G minor, then back to G major. Although Respighi composed the movement from his first suite in 1917, it captures a

One of the most familiar minuets from Bach's pen, this is a great introduction to Baroque music and the stylings of J.S. Bach. A Learning Bank, Johann Sebastian Bach and the Baroque Period, is

American composer Basile Bares (1845-1902) began life as a slave child in New Orleans. He lived and worked for a piano shop owner who gave him opportunities to study music and tune pianos. Bares became

This rhythmically vibrant work can highlight some of your students with its short solo passages for Violin, Viola and Cello. Grade 3 1/2, 5:10.

When a full orchestra is not a possibility, this phenomenal arrangement provides string players an open door to the rich music of Beethoven. The original Beethoven key is in C minor, this arrangement is in

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was extraordinary in his use of themes from African American folk music, and his success contributed to the empowerment of African American musicians and composers who came after

Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) was born on a slave ship bound for the Spanish West Indies. He ended up in London in the service of a duke where he learned to read, write, and learn music on his own. Sancho was

The 5th and final movement from "Capriccio Espagnol" is a fiery Spanish dance, colorful and rich from start to end. This arrangement in A major features three optional percussion parts (triangle, castanets,