Classical Music for String Orchestra

Originally composed for organ by African-American composer Florence B. Price in 1951. With its slow, expressive melodies, this piece is a great opportunity for younger orchestras to work on bow distribution

Written in 1951, just two years before the composer's death, this slow, meditative piece originally for solo organ reminds the listener of a prelude or offertory piece at church. With a performance time of

This movement, taken from Handel's famous "Violin Sonata No. 3," is fun to play and enjoyable for audiences to hear. Much attention must be paid to the dynamic contrasts requested. As with most music of the

Selections from Handel's iconic Water Music Suite, premiered July 17, 1717 for a regal celebration with King George on the Thames.

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

J.S. Bach's hauntingly beautiful Air is an expressive masterpiece of the Baroque era. This edition focuses on opportunities for melodic embellishment, incorporating ornamentation, melodic and rhythmic

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

This arrangement features four movements from Tchaikovsky's famous "Album for the Young." Includes Morning Prayer; The Hurdy-Gurdy Man; Sweet Dream and March of the

Alla Danza Tedesca (German dance) is the fourth of six movements in Beethoven's quartet, Op. 130, composed in 1826, the year before his death. While the complex original is simplified here, the

The drama abounds providing opportunities for expressive playing shared by all sections.

Incorporating 22 different melodies from the works of Tchaikovsky, this is an incredibly clever and sometimes humorous medley that even includes the 1812 Overture accompanied by the popping of

As heard in the Oscar-winning movie "The King's Speech," one of Beethoven's most beloved movements accompanied the dramatic moments of this monumental film. Robert Longfield's accessible adaptation for

This light-hearted and cheerful movement from Schubert's Symphony No. 3  is orchestrated in a manner extraordinarily true to the original. Highlighting the entire form of the original

The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 has enormous popularity with performers and audiences. This thoughtful version goes beyond a cursory repeat of the famous theme by including developmental

This Grade 2 work is arranged from an elegant theme found in Verdi’s opera, "Falstaff." Enhance your students’ musicality and expression as the lyrical melody is featured in... view details

Here's the 3rd movement from "Symphony #8," one of Dvorak's most famous works and it certainly carries his penchant for memorable melodies! Allegretto Grazioso, is actually based on a song from an

Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony was written in 1937 and premiered that year in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). It was a major success with an ovation lasting over 30 minutes. Allegretto is the