Three old Irish jigs: Movement 1 is based on the Swallowtail Jig, also known by the alternate title The Dancing Master, which may refer to the type of coat with tails typically worn by

The ever-elegant La Rejouissance is one of the best-known movements from Handel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks." This accessible Grade 1 arrangement stays within the range of the D major scale,

Using seven songs connected with Abraham Lincoln during his life along with narration taken primarily from Lincoln's own words and those of his contemporaries, this dramatic masterpiece spotlights Lincoln's

Inspired by the whimsical cowboy artwork of Lloyd Mitchell, this lively and engaging work captures Mitchell's cartoonish impressionistic style and romanticized notions of the Wild West. Throughout the

In a kind of Swedish neoclassical style, this work in four movements is retro, with easily-hummed tunes presented with grace and good humor. There are high passages for violins reaching high G and A, but

Ask any conductor or teacher for their all-time favorite works of standard string literature, and Tchaikovsky's "Serenade" will be among the top picks. Written in 1880, the four-movement piece shows

Dvořák composed his twelfth string quartet in F major op. 96, known as the "American" Quartet, in just twelve days during his summer vacation in Spillville, Iowa in June 1893. This immensely