Michael Hopkins

Arcopolis is a fun and energetic piece that features a wide array of different bowing techniques including a variety of hooked bowings, slurred staccato, bow retakes, double up-bows, uneven rhythms, g...

Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest Italian opera composers of the nineteenth century. The overture to La Forza Del Destino was composed when Verdi revised the opera for a performance at La Scala...

Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest Italian opera composers of the nineteenth century. The overture to La Forza Del Destino was composed when Verdi revised the opera for a performance at La Scala i...

Leading German composer of both instrumental and vocal music during the late Romantic era and 20th century, Richard Strauss achieved his fame with his tone poems for large orchestras, including Don Ju...

A leading German composer of both instrumental and vocal music during the late Romantic era and 20th century, Richard Strauss achieved his fame with his tone poems for large orchestras, including Don...

This fun grade 1+ piece is designed to help students develop the skill of quickly switching between arco and pizzicato, while also providing experience playing left hand pizzicato and using the 4th fi...

This fun grade 1+ piece is designed to help students develop the skill of quickly switching between arco and pizzicato, while also providing experience playing left hand pizzicato and using the 4th fi...

Introduce your students to the galant style of Georg Philipp Telemann with this grade 1+ arrangement. This is an excellent piece to develop bowing technique, dynamic contrasts, phrasing and tempo chan...

This novel setting of the classic fairy tale for string orchestra and narrator can be presented in two ways -- by using the conventional narration of the story, or by creating a customized narration f...

This novel setting of the classic fairy tale for string orchestra and narrator can be presented in two ways -- by using the conventional narration of the story, or by creating a customized narration f...

Bring the creepy monsters into the moonlight! Set in 3/4 meter in E minor, all violin, viola and cello parts are playable in first position, with basses shifting to 2nd position. This is a great piece...

The purpose of this fun-loving piece is to develop good posture (standing up and sitting down), lefthand flexibility (tapping on the string and top of the instrument), and righthand dexterity (alterna...

The purpose of this fun-loving piece is to develop good posture (standing up and sitting down), lefthand flexibility (tapping on the string and top of the instrument), and righthand dexterity (alterna...

The Nutcracker is one of Tschaikowsky's most famous works, and this accessible arrangement contains four popular character dances from Act II of the ballet, where Clara and the Prince travel to the La...

Cette pièce rend hommage à la beauté et à la magie des paysages exceptionnels du célèbre parc national Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, dans le nord du Michigan. Sur le plan musical, elle met l'acce...

Cet arrangement intermédiaire est une adaptation de la pièce originale du festival pour orchestre complet. Rythmée et énergique, la musique fait appel à une grande variété de techniques d'archet, nota...

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) a composé sa Symphonie n° 4 en mi mineur, op. 98, en 1884. La première de cette symphonie eut lieu en octobre 1885. L'arrangement du deuxième mouvement réalisé par Michae...

« Cyborg », de Michael Hopkins, est une pièce de blues-rock entraînante et pleine d'énergie destinée à un orchestre de niveau intermédiaire. C'est un excellent morceau pour travailler les doigtés chro...

« Rejoice! » a été composé par Michael Hopkins à l’occasion du 10e anniversaire du programme d’orchestre des écoles publiques de Rockford, dans le Michigan. La musique est rapide et festive, avec une...

Cette pièce rend hommage à la beauté et à la magie des paysages exceptionnels du célèbre parc national Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, dans le nord du Michigan. Sur le plan musical, elle met l'acce...

Cet arrangement intermédiaire est une adaptation de la pièce originale du festival pour orchestre complet. Rythmée et énergique, la musique fait appel à une grande variété de techniques d'archet, nota...

Ce traitement unique de la célèbre chanson folklorique anglaise deviendra un classique pour les jeunes orchestres à cordes. Les magnifiques sonorités de cet arrangement en font un excellent choix non...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...