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Baroque Boulevard provides an opportunity to reinforce basic finger patterns, scale patterns, and bowings with your ensemble in this fun, melodic piece.  Engaging all string parts with rich harmonic voicing, this first-position piece will be exciting for beginners to play. A keyboard part is provided to reinforce a young orchestra requiring additional support. Consider playing it on an electronic keyboard harpsichord sound to create a Baroque-period experience for your beginners.

Baroque Boulevard

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"Daryl’s Dragons" is a fun, energetic, feel-good arrangement designed to engage players while building essential musical skills. This exciting work helps young musicians confidently master finger patterns and E-minor scale technique through catchy, repeated bowing and finger patterns. From its commanding unison opening to the vibrant harmonic colors, the piece immediately captures attention and sets an exhilarating tone.

The B section launches into a driving 12-bar bluesy-rock progression, complete with a soaring, memorable melody that players and audiences will love. A dynamic percussion lineup—drum set, triangle, wind chimes, and gong—adds irresistible rhythmic flair and calls for two guest performers, bringing an extra layer of excitement to the stage. Perfect for concerts and festivals, "Daryl’s Dragons" delivers musical growth, audience appeal, and pure performance fun.

Daryl's Dragons

Twelve Major Scales in Two Minutes presents twelve one-octave major scales starting in C Major modulating with quick key changes one half-step higher to the next key and scale. This is a great opportunity to learn and reinforce key signatures and practice individual major scales or all twelve as a unison ensemble. The music engraving and two-page layout presents each scale on one line and leaves plenty of room for notes and desired fingerings. Additionally, there is an attached video recording with full-orchestra sound and a click track so students and play along can practice at home with an orchestra.

Twelve Major Scales in Two Minutes

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The Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 by Arcangelo Corelli is known as the Christmas Concerto because Corelli's manuscript bears the inscription "Fatto per la notte di Natale," which translates "Written for Christmas Night." 

The Concerto Grosso form was very popular during the Baroque period.
A "Concerto Grosso" is a musical composition for a group of solo instruments, the "Concertino," accompanied by an orchestra, the "Ripieno." The "Continuo" refers to the keyboard and bassline which provides rhythmic and harmonic support to the ensemble. In this edition, a very playable Continuo part was realized and may be played on an electronic keyboard with a harpsichord sound. 

This edition presents the first movement of Corelli's Christmas Concerto which is comprised of three sections: Vivace  Grave  Allegro. Both educational and entertaining to perform at a Winter program, the duration of this work is approximately 4 minutes.

Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8  The Christmas Concerto

"Race Against Time" is an exciting, yet accessible, programmatic piece for advanced middle school or early high school string orchestra with drum set and wind chimes. Written with string pedagogy in mind, there many skill-building techniques, repeated scale and finger patterns, and several musical and notational concepts are introduced to prepare your students for exciting new musical adventures to come. The drum set and wind chimes add color and support the rhythmic drive of the A section. The slower B section that arrives at 2.5 minutes into the work, is cinematic in sound and orchestration, leading back to an exciting ending. The duration of this piece is approximately 5  minutes.

Race Against Time

"The Scary Sleigh Ride" is a musical parody on the winter sleigh ride for educational string orchestra and sleigh bells (Grade 2.5). The original theme begins ominously at an easy trot and the main theme returns at a faster tempo each time. As the piece develops, the minor folk melody Troika (Sleigh Ride) is played in two keys and suspense builds as the chant Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) is introduced and becomes a cantus firmus driving to an exciting and comical ending. Voiced entirely in the lower positions for all string sections, this piece employs the keys of E minor and G minor. Many skill building techniques, including important bowing articulations for all sections and grace notes in the first violins, are introduced making this piece both educational and fun to perform at a Winter program. The duration is approximately 2.5 minutes.

The Scary Sleigh Ride

Johann Sebastian Bach's Air from the D Major Suite, BWV 1068, in both its original and arranged forms, has captivated audiences for centuries. Its simplicity, beauty, and emotional depth have made it a timeless classic, often used in various contexts, from classical music concerts to film soundtracks. This edition is inspired and edited after mid-century romanticized recordings. While the mid-century tradition may be considered counterculture in terms of performance practice these days, we often ignore the beauty and musical merit of these amazing mid-century performances, now historic. The duration of this work is approximately 4 minutes. 

Studying this piece also makes for an interesting classroom discussion on performance practice and how musicians make musical choices both individually and as an ensemble. It would be a valuable exercise for students to compare and contrast a mid-century recording by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra with a modern recording by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.

Air from the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

This gorgeous prelude by Chopin lends itself beautifully for string
  orchestra and is a wonderful opportunity to explore a short piece in C minor
  that provides opportunities to study sound production, dynamics and blend.
  This movement makes a fantastic short encore!

Chopin: Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20

"Monster March" is an accessible and entertaining Grade 2 piece for string orchestra, drum set, woodblock, triangle and gong utilizing the keys of A minor and A major. The work introduces technique-building bowings, motives, and several new musical and notational concepts. The drum set, woodblock, triangle and gong add color and support the steady rhythmic drive. The B section moves from A minor to A major utilizing a blues progression to create a fun Monster Dance before returning to the original theme in A minor. The duration of this piece is approximately 3 minutes.

Monster March

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Playing vocal music is wonderful for string instruments because it naturally encourages a singing tone, long phrasing, and expressive shaping, and this song works especially well in that respect—remarkably so even for solo double bass, where its lyrical line translates beautifully to the instrument’s deep, resonant voice." Caro Mio Ben" is a well-known Italian art song from the late 18th century, traditionally attributed to Giuseppe Giordani, and it remains one of the most frequently studied and performed pieces in classical music training. Written in Italian during the Classical period, the song is admired for its lyrical simplicity and emotional directness, expressing a heartfelt plea to a beloved not to leave, with the text conveying tenderness, longing, and quiet sorrow. Musically, it features a smooth, flowing melody and a clear harmonic structure that adapts easily to bowed string instruments, allowing players to focus on legato, sustained tone, and expressive phrasing. Although often mistaken for an operatic aria, "Caro Mio Ben" is a standalone art song rather than part of an opera, which contributes to its intimate character and makes it particularly effective in instrumental transcription and solo performance.

Caro Mio Ben

String Bass Solo with Piano

The "Hoedown" is a cornerstone of American music. A lively, energetic dance and musical form, it is deeply ingrained in the fabric of American culture. Its roots trace back to the early days of American settlement, evolving into a quintessential representation of the American spirit. The foundation of the hoedown lies in the folk traditions of Europe. Irish, Scottish, and English settlers brought their own dance forms and music to the New World. These included jigs, reels, and hornpipes, characterized by lively tempos and intricate steps. Characteristics of the hoedown include a lively, upbeat tempo, call-and-response vocals, improvisation and community participation. The hoedown emerged as a social gathering and celebration, often held in barns or open fields. It became a way to relieve stress, build community, and express joy.
In popular culture, the hoedown reached new heights in the 19th and early 20th centuries, thanks to its portrayal in various forms of media. Film and television often showcased the hoedown as a symbol of American optimism and togetherness. While the hoedown may not be as prevalent in mainstream culture as it once was, its legacy lives on. Bluegrass and folk music continue to feature hoedown-inspired tunes, and there is a growing interest in preserving traditional American music and dance forms.
As there are opportunities throughout the school year to bring together orchestras from different classes or different schools, Hoedown Americana was created for multi-level string orchestra (Grade 3) and beginning orchestra (Grade 1.5). The work provides an opportunity to showcase your intermediate and advanced players while inspiring the developing players in the younger ensemble.

Hoedown Americana

Giovanni Battista Sammartini was an Italian composer of fundamental importance in the development of the symphony and classical musical language. Born in Milan around 1700, he was a leading figure in the Italian musical scene of his time. Sammartini is particularly known for his contribution to the formation of the symphony. His works, characterized by a clear formal structure and thematic richness, anticipated many of the features that would become typical of the classical symphonic genre of Haydn and
Mozart. Sammartini was a highly respected and influential teacher. Among his most famous pupils is Christoph Willibald Gluck. His music was also appreciated by younger composers such as Johann Christian Bach. Sammartini's Symphony for Strings in D is presented in this edited educational edition with a realized continuo/harpsichord part that may beplayed on a electronic keyboard.

Symphony for Strings in D Major

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