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Ani Ma'amin Orchestra sheet music cover Ani Ma'amin Orchestra sheet music cover
Ani Ma'amin Ani Ma'amin
Traditional/arr. John Leavitt - Hal Leonard Corporation

Arranged now for string orchestra, this traditional Hebrew song and its text provided comfort to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, serving as a beacon of hope for the future and for mankind. A

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Appalachian Daybreak Orchestra sheet music cover Appalachian Daybreak Orchestra sheet music cover
Appalachian Daybreak Appalachian Daybreak
Ben Snoek - Wingert-Jones Publications
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Enjoy a trip to the rolling hills and galloping horses of Bluegrass country. This great original work delivers a very tuneful nod to old Appalachian-style dance music while providing an excellent exercise

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$60.00
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Appalachian Festival Orchestra sheet music cover Appalachian Festival Orchestra sheet music cover
Appalachian Festival Appalachian Festival
Chris Thomas - Wingert-Jones Publications
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The folk-style melodies of old-time Appalachian music are captured in this lively work for string orchestra! Strummed rhythms, syncopation, and a spirited accelerando lend excitement and energy to this

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Baile de Lila Orchestra sheet music cover Baile de Lila Orchestra sheet music cover
Baile de Lila Baile de Lila
Chris Thomas - FJH Music Company Inc
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This vibrant work brings the sound and spirit of mariachi to the string orchestra! Feature principal players accompanied by strummed passages, catchy syncopated figures, and energetic melodies. The piece

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$65.00
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Balkan Dances Orchestra sheet music cover Balkan Dances Orchestra sheet music cover
Balkan Dances Balkan Dances
arr. Marcia Stockton - Tempo Press
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An arrangement of five folk dances from the Balkan Peninsula: Palc Tncok from Hungary; Hora Fetelor from Romania; Hora de la Munte from Moldova; Joc de Leagane from

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$80.00
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Beautiful Dreamer Orchestra sheet music cover Beautiful Dreamer Orchestra sheet music cover
Beautiful Dreamer Beautiful Dreamer
Stephen C. Foster/arr. Lewis - LudwigMasters Publications

Here is a lush harmonic treatment of the Stephen Foster tune to maximize your string orchestra's beautiful tone quality. Chromatic yet tonal, this beloved lullaby is a soothing addition to any concert. ... view details
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$45.00
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Billy Tell Overture Orchestra sheet music cover Billy Tell Overture Orchestra sheet music cover
Billy Tell Overture Billy Tell Overture
Gioacchino Rossini/arr. Richard Meyer - Alfred Music Publishing
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This bluegrass "fiddle" version of Rossini's famous overture will get your audiences' toes tappin' and your violinists' fingers flyin'. The entire violin section is featured in this fun, virtuosic-sounding... view details
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$46.00
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Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair Orchestra sheet music cover Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair Orchestra sheet music cover
Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Traditional/arr. Andy Masters - Kendor Music Publishing

This enchanting folk tune has a mysterious quality that is captivating to listen to, learn about, and play. With rich harmonies, interesting textures, and engaging parts for all, it will instantly become a

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Blackberry Blossom Orchestra sheet music cover Blackberry Blossom Orchestra sheet music cover
Blackberry Blossom Blackberry Blossom
Gary Gackstatter - C Alan / McClaren Productions
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Feature your top player on this famous American tune! The first time through, the soloist takes the lead accompanied by some pizzicato and the occasional foot stomp. The second time through, first violins

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$48.00
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Carrickfergus Orchestra sheet music cover Carrickfergus Orchestra sheet music cover
Carrickfergus Carrickfergus
Traditional/arr. Patrick Roszell - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Beautiful, nostalgic, and lush, this intimate arrangement of a traditional Irish tune is an excellent tool for teaching phrasing and legato playing.

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Crooked-Toe Walks the Deck Orchestra sheet music cover Crooked-Toe Walks the Deck Orchestra sheet music cover
Crooked-Toe Walks the Deck Crooked-Toe Walks the Deck
James Meredith - Carl Fischer LLC
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Sailors beware when cantankerous Crooked-Toe the pirate takes his nightly walk on the deck! More than a novelty tune, it's an educational presentation of several classical music references and English

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Daughter of the Stars Orchestra sheet music cover Daughter of the Stars Orchestra sheet music cover
Daughter of the Stars Daughter of the Stars
Heather Niemi Savage - Heather Savage

Showcase your orchestra's musicianship with this lyrical and lush work.  Inspired by the American folk tune Shenandoah, the arrival of the melody in the middle of the piece may be played as a

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$35.00
Dia de Los Muertos Orchestra sheet music cover Dia de Los Muertos Orchestra sheet music cover
Dia de Los Muertos Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Richard Meyer - Alfred Music Publishing

Your audience will be transfixed by this stunning work which depicts El Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead celebration observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries every November. Traditional... view details
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Down in Yon Forest Orchestra sheet music cover Down in Yon Forest Orchestra sheet music cover
Down in Yon Forest Down in Yon Forest
Traditional/arr. Brendan McBrien - Wingert-Jones Publications

This arrangement of a haunting English folk song exquisitely enhances the melody's beauty, adorning it with characteristic string colors, along with piano and bell timbres. The result is a breathtaking... view details
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Echoes of Ireland Orchestra sheet music cover Echoes of Ireland Orchestra sheet music cover
Echoes of Ireland Echoes of Ireland
Traditional/arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle - FJH Music Company Inc
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The bittersweet longing for a love across cultural boundaries begins this visit to Ireland with The Flower of Magherally and solo opportunities for your principal violist. Next, a boisterous slip

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Fantasia Espanola Orchestra sheet music cover Fantasia Espanola Orchestra sheet music cover
Fantasia Espanola Fantasia Espanola
Soon Hee Newbold - FJH Music Company Inc
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Soon Hee Newbold explores the world of Spanish music with fiery results!  Syncopated rhythms propel the passionate melodies which pass from one section to another, while pizzicato and col legno bowing create... view details
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$5.00
Fiddler's Rally Orchestra sheet music cover Fiddler's Rally Orchestra sheet music cover
Fiddler's Rally Fiddler's Rally
Benjamin P. Snoek - Ben Snoek

Fiddler's Rally is a rambunctious, rollicking medley of three American folk tunes! Your audience will love how the sounds of tuning transition into a melodic back-and-forth between sections! Eventually, the... view details
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Folk Tune Air and Fiddler's Fury Orchestra sheet music cover Folk Tune Air and Fiddler's Fury Orchestra sheet music cover
Folk Tune Air and Fiddler's Fury Folk Tune Air and Fiddler's Fury
Alexander Safford - Alfred Music Publishing

Showcase your strings!  From the lyric melody of the slow air, to the shuffle bowing, finger slides, and furious fiddling of the second section, your orchestra will love practicing this one!  This work... view details
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$60.00
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$9.00
Furiant Orchestra sheet music cover Furiant Orchestra sheet music cover
Furiant Furiant
Elliot Del Borgo - Kendor Music Publishing
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Let your strings really dig in on this one!  There's lots of aggressive playing in this work that sounds much like a cross between Vivaldi and Bartok.  Soaring melodic lines contrast with rhythmic figures in... view details
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$56.00
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Gaelic Trilogy Orchestra sheet music cover Gaelic Trilogy Orchestra sheet music cover
Gaelic Trilogy Gaelic Trilogy
Traditional/arr. Jim Palmer - Highland/Etling Publishing
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Gaelic Trilogy provides the string orchestra with an opportunity to perform three Irish fiddle tunes: Fair-Haired Mary; Neil Gow's Lament and Stray Away Child. All sections,

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$49.00
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A Grainger Suite Orchestra sheet music cover A Grainger Suite Orchestra sheet music cover
A Grainger Suite A Grainger Suite
Percy Aldridge Grainger/arr. Robert D. McCashin - MakeMusic Publications
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Explores the various styles, techniques, and unmistakable chromaticism characteristic of Grainger's music in the string orchestra setting. The three movements are Country Gardens; Irish Tune from County

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