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Amazing Grace Orchestra sheet music cover Amazing Grace Orchestra sheet music cover
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace
Traditional/arr. Jack Bullock - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

The striking melodies, the simple and meaningful words, and the many ways the music can be interpreted create an immortal song that touches us all. This beautiful setting allows for adjustment of the

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$46.00
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American Square Dance Set Orchestra sheet music cover American Square Dance Set Orchestra sheet music cover
American Square Dance Set American Square Dance Set
Traditional/arr. Bob Phillips - Highland/Etling Publishing
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Using only paired eighth notes with the notes on the A, D, and G strings, this is an accessible piece that will help any group sound more mature. The easy, fun tune includes dancing for a change of pace and

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Angeline the Baker Orchestra sheet music cover Angeline the Baker Orchestra sheet music cover
Angeline the Baker Angeline the Baker
arr. Jim Palmer - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

This well-known American fiddle tune is great for young string ensembles. Students will enjoy an introduction to easy shuffle technique, the interesting bass line, and melodies passed to every section of

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$45.00
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An Appalachian Carol Orchestra sheet music cover An Appalachian Carol Orchestra sheet music cover
An Appalachian Carol An Appalachian Carol
arr. Janelle Zook Cunalata - Wingert-Jones Publications
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Based on the traditional spiritual Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, this lively carol combines Appalachian folk style with the joy of the season. Students will learn... view details

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Ash Grove Orchestra sheet music cover Ash Grove Orchestra sheet music cover
Ash Grove Ash Grove
Michael Hopkins - Kendor Music Publishing
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Your students will love playing this arrangement of the traditional Welsh folk song!  Written at the very easy level, all the parts have an interesting variety of material.  This is an excellent piece to teach... view details
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Big Rock Candy Mountain Orchestra sheet music cover Big Rock Candy Mountain Orchestra sheet music cover
Big Rock Candy Mountain Big Rock Candy Mountain
Traditional/arr. Jeffrey Frizzi - Kendor Music Publishing

This arrangement of the bluegrass classic in the key of D major is sure to be a hit with students and audiences alike, and is a perfect selection for concert or contest. Double stops and fun rhythms are

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Botany Bay Orchestra sheet music cover Botany Bay Orchestra sheet music cover
Botany Bay Botany Bay
Traditional/arr. Sandra Dackow - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

Botany Bay arranged by Sandra Dackow is a wonderful piece that is correlated with Orchestra Expressions Book 1. Your students will enjoy the opportunity to play and sing! Everyone gets to experience a

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$42.00
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Campfire Songs Orchestra sheet music cover Campfire Songs Orchestra sheet music cover
Campfire Songs Campfire Songs
Traditional/arr. Andrew H. Dabczynski - Highland/Etling Publishing

Everyone loves to sing around a campfire, and here's a set of favorite Campfire Songs set in the range of a one octave D Major scale with many parts doubled! This medley of easy, familiar tunes including "This... view details
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Camptown Races Orchestra sheet music cover Camptown Races Orchestra sheet music cover
Camptown Races Camptown Races
Stephen C. Foster/arr. Keith Christopher - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Your students will find this popular folk song fun to learn and play. The contrasts in dynamics and pizzicato will keep players interested in rehearsal. Even the cellos and basses get to play the

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Celtic Dance Orchestra sheet music cover Celtic Dance Orchestra sheet music cover
Celtic Dance Celtic Dance
Mark Williams - Alfred Music Publishing
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Young string players will love getting a hold of this playable original dance in the Celtic style. Written in E dorian mode, the work uses only the notes of a one-octave D major scale, and makes a fine... view details
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Cielito Lindo Cielito Lindo
arr. Jorge L. Vargas/ed. J. Cameron Law - Grand Mesa Strings
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This may be the quintessential arrangement of this popular tune for string orchestra. In his first published string work, Vargas has given all parts interesting material in a quasi-contrapuntal sound

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$40.00
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Cripple Creek Orchestra sheet music cover Cripple Creek Orchestra sheet music cover
Cripple Creek Cripple Creek
Traditional/arr. Edmund Siennicki - Alfred Music Publishing
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This very easy arrangement of the classic fiddle tune is an ideal performance piece for your beginning strings, featuring some left-hand pizzicato, double notes and some clever voicings.  It's educational, and... view details
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De Colores Orchestra sheet music cover De Colores Orchestra sheet music cover
De Colores De Colores
Traditional/arr. Douglas E. Wagner - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Offering variety and multicultural flavor, this upbeat, joyous folk song will be at home on any concert program. Though scored for less-experienced players, there is a remarkable fullness and sophistication

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String Orchestra, Percussion Optional 
VEVery Easy
$46.00
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Dry Bones Orchestra sheet music cover Dry Bones Orchestra sheet music cover
Dry Bones Dry Bones
arr. Andrew H. Dabczynski - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

Each student has a chance to play the melody with their "finger-bones connected to their hand bones" in this bone-rattling arrangement of the well-known spiritual, perfect for Halloween or any time of year!

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String Orchestra, Percussion Optional 
VEVery Easy
$49.00
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The E. C. Roberts Orchestra sheet music cover The E. C. Roberts Orchestra sheet music cover
The E. C. Roberts The E. C. Roberts
Traditional/arr. Shirl Jae Atwell - Neil A. Kjos Music Company

This lilting and hypnotic melody originates from the oral tradition of 19th-century American boat songs. Set in 3/4 time in the easy key of E-minor, this haunting tune will transport students to the deck of

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Fiddles at Sea Orchestra sheet music cover Fiddles at Sea Orchestra sheet music cover
Fiddles at Sea Fiddles at Sea
Traditional/arr. Kathryn Griesinger - LudwigMasters Publications
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End your first year with three American folk songs about water, each of which is passed around the orchestra. Learning opportunities abound, particularly with the bow and pizzicato. Upper strings use high

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Fiddlin' with the Classics Orchestra sheet music cover Fiddlin' with the Classics Orchestra sheet music cover
Fiddlin' with the Classics Fiddlin' with the Classics
Various/arr. Deborah Baker Monday - FJH Music Company Inc
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Where will you find Lil' Liza Jane next to George Frideric Handel? In this classy clutch of classics commingled with fiddle favorites! Beloved themes from Mozart and Beethoven are layered and... view details
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Fiddling A-Round Fiddling A-Round
John Caponegro - Kendor Music Publishing

Featuring simple fiddle-style figures, this winning original in G opens with pyramid entrances by each section and a tutti presentation of the main theme before the canonic portion begins. When the rounds

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VEVery Easy
$52.00
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$6.00
Folk Festival Orchestra sheet music cover Folk Festival Orchestra sheet music cover
Folk Festival Folk Festival
O'REILLY, J - Alfred Music Publishing
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This original work, in a folk style, combines simple bowing and fingering patterns to create a valuable and engaging piece for young strings. With interesting parts for all players, this piece provides

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Golden Slumbers Orchestra sheet music cover Golden Slumbers Orchestra sheet music cover
Golden Slumbers Golden Slumbers
Traditional/arr. Carl Strommen - Carl Fischer LLC

Golden Slumbers is based on the poem Cradle Song from the Thomas Decker 1603 comedy "Patient Grissel." The poem was set to music by Peter Warlock in 1918 as a lullaby. There are

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Jasmine Flower Orchestra sheet music cover Jasmine Flower Orchestra sheet music cover
Jasmine Flower Jasmine Flower
arr. Douglas Wagner - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Here is a very beautiful setting of the traditional Chinese folk song Molihua. This tune is a vital part of Chinese New Year celebrations and was featured at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The soothing

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