Multicultural Selections for String Orchestra

When it comes time to celebrate the musical colors of Africa, combine the forces of your string group with your percussion ensemble on this stylish concert work for the developing ensemble. Repetitive

This Chinese folk song is used as a blessing for a bountiful harvest and a good year. Folk songs speak to the common person. Hardships and hope abound when we all realize that something as simple as a few

Experience the allure of enchantment as this mesmerizing composition blooms like a delicate flower, filling the air with its tender melodies and graceful harmonies. Immerse your audience in rich emotion as

Go on an adventure to southern Spain and soak in the musical culture of flamenco. Spanish rhythms and sultry melodies abound in this engaging original work, with some New World tango thrown in for good

Transport listeners on a musical tour of Italy! Featuring the rich and resonant sound of the viola section, this string orchestra piece is sure to captivate audiences with its flurrying runs and dynamic

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

Here's a thrilling musical journey that fires the imagination and evokes images of the One Thousand and One Nights! Set as one continuous work, the music moves from the exotic sounds of a fiery sunrise to

This beautiful melody has been sung for over 600 years, and is often referred to as the national anthem of Korea. The melody is based on the pentatonic scale, which is very common in music from Asian

An exciting selection with Indian flavor! Fireworks are central to the traditional autumn Diwali celebration, the Hindu festival of lights. Featuring approachable rhythms and notes, this... view details

This lilting Latin piece evokes images of an evening of dancing and merriment. Care has been taken to make sure all sections of the orchestra have their turn with the melody as well as exciting harmonic and

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

A wonderful adaptation of the traditional Celtic folk songs The Parting Glass and Tha Mi Sigth (A Fairy's Love Song) for young string orchestra and optional percussion.

A slow D minor introduction leads into a moderately fast melody that is shared around the ensemble. The celli take the melody, accompanied by pizzicato in the other sections before a second slow lament.

Originally set for vocal ensemble, three songs from "A Set of Chinese Folk Songs" have been thoughtfully arranged into a three-movement suite for intermediate string orchestra, bringing this beautiful

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

Inspired by the rhythms and melodies of African culture, this inspiring original work features melodies built around a four-bar rhythmic motif. Perfect for teaching varying rhythm patterns to the young

This exciting Latin dance for intermediate orchestra features approachable syncopation, catchy rhythms, and low first-finger patterns in every section of the orchestra. The exotic D minor tonality and

This joyful dance contains wonderful stylistic influences from the Xinjiang province of China. From syncopated accompaniment figures to soaring lyric melodies, this arrangement has it all. There is one key

Take a trip to South America and tango in the streets of Venezuela. Your viola, cello, and bass performers will love the rich and singing melodies of their parts that contrast beautifully with the