Imagine the fire-spewing, eyes-blazing, slimy-scaled mythical creature in this dramatic work! This excellent teaching piece features many techniques, including hooked bowings, slurs, lifts, accents,

Everyone knows and loves the music of "Carmen," and this Habanera just may be the most memorable selection of all! That descending chromatic line becomes play, not work, when it's part of something

Borodin's original work for full orchestra idyllically depicts an interaction of Russians and Asians in the steppes of the Russian Caucasus. The skillful setting of this classic work captures the musical

Schumann's Album for the Young was composed for his three daughters and consisted of 43 short pieces. Most well-known as a piano piece, Knecht Ruprech (Knight Rupert) adapts perfectly for string

As ancient voices recall tales of forgotten glory, a sacred moment of reflection gives way to a stormy battle in the cello and bass sections and builds to a victorious key change to A minor. With just a

The title refers to the "three M's" - minor, meter, and mix - and is a dynamic piece for teaching and performing. This impressive teaching piece features a mixture of the melodic and harmonic minor forms as

You can almost hear the choir in the background as you listen to the sentimentally beautiful Mountain Hymn. This work will give young musicians practice with lyrical playing and expressive

Mozart's next-to-last symphony is presented here in a challenging yet accessible arrangement at the easy level. Set in E minor, this version contains both primary and secondary themes from the first

This jubilant overture is bristling with energetic ostinatos and heroic melodies for each section. Students will reinforce multiple slurs, syncopation, and basic shifting, and audiences will be inspired by

This impressive concert work is bold, contemporary writing for today's string orchestras. In concert overture style, it has all the elements that will entice your students to do their very best. With modal