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Waltz of the Wicked Orchestra sheet music cover Waltz of the Wicked Orchestra sheet music cover
Waltz of the Wicked Waltz of the Wicked
Kirt N. Mosier - Wingert-Jones Publications
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This wild piece calls for violins and violas to use a one-finger glissando, creating a very eerie effect.  Cellos will get to strum three-note chords with their thumb while canonic passages make your

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Incantations Orchestra sheet music cover Incantations Orchestra sheet music cover
Incantations Incantations
Richard Meyer - Alfred Music Publishing
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Two solo violins and a solo viola introduce this piece through a haunting, lyrical theme, which is subsequently taken up by the entire orchestra. It expands, gradually morphing into a fast and frenetic

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$60.00
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Phantom Waltz Orchestra sheet music cover Phantom Waltz Orchestra sheet music cover
Phantom Waltz Phantom Waltz
Chris Thomas - Wingert-Jones Publications

Inspired by a photo of a ghostly, forgotten ballroom in Shanghai, Phantom Waltz is a melancholy echo of the past. This 6/8 piece features two solo cellos, melodramatic melodies,... view details

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Labyrinth Labyrinth
Christian A. Williams - Carl Fischer LLC
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Follow the twists and turns of this eerie dance through a dark maze of shadows. In this danse-macabre-style waltz, phantoms and whispers haunt every turn as the E minor melody steps down a creepy chromatic

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Darkened Shadows Orchestra sheet music cover Darkened Shadows Orchestra sheet music cover
Darkened Shadows Darkened Shadows
Joshua Reznicow - Kendor Music Publishing
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The intense melodic theme throughout utilizes simple 16th note double-stop passages. The strong melodic material for the lower strings and beautifully haunting middle section will capture the imagination of

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Two Scenes from the Hollow Orchestra sheet music cover Two Scenes from the Hollow Orchestra sheet music cover
Two Scenes from the Hollow Two Scenes from the Hollow
Kirt Mosier - Neil A. Kjos Music Company
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This two-movement piece is based on "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The first section, entitled Ichabod's Walk, is introduced with lines from the American classic: "What fearful shapes and shadows beset... view details
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow Orchestra sheet music cover Legend of Sleepy Hollow Orchestra sheet music cover
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Richard Meyer - Alfred Music Publishing

Your students will love this musical depiction of the fateful night when Schoolmaster Ichabod Crane met up with the fabled Headless Horseman.  This colorful tone poem based on Washington Irving's famous short... view details
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Mystic Mountain Orchestra sheet music cover Mystic Mountain Orchestra sheet music cover
Mystic Mountain Mystic Mountain
Chris Thomas - Wingert-Jones Publications

A mysterious landscape of swirling legato melodies depicts a legendary place hidden deep in the Himalayas. Enhanced with pizzicato, tremolo, and trills, the haunting theme is heard in every

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Arachnid's Lair Orchestra sheet music cover Arachnid's Lair Orchestra sheet music cover
Arachnid's Lair Arachnid's Lair
Kirt Mosier - Carl Fischer LLC
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Though perfect for Halloween, Arachnid's Lair can be performed any time of year. The dark, subtle introduction with molto crescendos and decrescendos hint at the sinister plan an arachnid has for

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Zombie Intruders Orchestra sheet music cover Zombie Intruders Orchestra sheet music cover
Zombie Intruders Zombie Intruders
Kirk Vogel/ed. J. Cameron Law - Grand Mesa Strings
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Capturing the feel of the undead creeping ever closer, the composer has incorporated a variety of non-traditional string techniques, including playing behind the bridge, glissando, and instrument body

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Midnight at the Mausoleum Orchestra sheet music cover Midnight at the Mausoleum Orchestra sheet music cover
Midnight at the Mausoleum Midnight at the Mausoleum
Brent D. Smith - Wingert-Jones Publications
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No one really knows what's lurking in a mausoleum after dark. This macabre work provides the sounds, atmosphere and impressions that might accompany a visit to a mausoleum in the dead of night. Perfect for

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Curse of Tutankhamun Orchestra sheet music cover Curse of Tutankhamun Orchestra sheet music cover
Curse of Tutankhamun Curse of Tutankhamun
Michael Story - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Archeologists explored the tomb of the boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun in the 1920s. What followed were mysterious illnesses and deaths which were soon called "the curse of King Tut" or "the mummy's curse." This

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March of the Marionette Orchestra sheet music cover March of the Marionette Orchestra sheet music cover
March of the Marionette March of the Marionette
Charles Gounod/arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold - Carl Fischer LLC
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This familiar sneaky theme was originally composed for solo piano by French composer Charles Gounod in 1872 as a bit of a joke about a particular music critic. The mysterious and foreboding motif has since

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The Labyrinth and the Mad King Orchestra sheet music cover The Labyrinth and the Mad King Orchestra sheet music cover
The Labyrinth and the Mad King The Labyrinth and the Mad King
Zach Wallmark - Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Hold on to your hat for this spectacular work!  Inspired by the wildly imaginative short stories by contemporary Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, the centerpiece focuses on the labyrinth, a timeless

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Waltzes from a Narrow House Orchestra sheet music cover Waltzes from a Narrow House Orchestra sheet music cover
Waltzes from a Narrow House Waltzes from a Narrow House
Robert Moore/ed. J. Cameron Law - Grand Mesa Strings
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Inspired by the music of a ghost show on TV, the composer borrowed a fragment of the chord progression he heard and used it as the basis to create this composition. Techniques that give the work interest

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Haunted Places Haunted Places
Brendan McBrien - Highland/Etling Publishing

Inspired by the fertile imagination of childhood, this piece examines the youthful fun of "scary places" that makes our skin tingle! Enjoy this musical portrait of scary, abandoned dwellings, and of the

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$48.00
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