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A relentless 6/8 accompaniment drives this piece forward with exciting momentum. Two-against-three rhythm patterns add urgency to the theme, requiring precision in counting and maintaining an even tem...

Describing the playful cascading of a waterfall, this light-hearted work gives students multiple opportunities to work on both style and technique. Alternating between energetic ostinatos and lyrical...

This exciting piece starts with a treacherous storm motif that acts as the undercurrent as quotes from famous water-themed compositions are heard. Some shifting is required in first violin, cello, and...

Chicharra was born out of a love for syncopated music that makes one move and dance. A rhythmic motive initiated by the viola and cello sections starts the diabolical journey of dance and lyricism. Th...

Bacchanale is a frantic dance full of reckless abandon. Taken from the name of the Roman god of wine Bacchus, this work is a festive celebration. It starts with lyrical melodies juxtaposed against sha...

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) was considered one of the greatest violinists of all time. Many of his works are known as 'pastiches,' works composed in the styles of other composers. Kreiser wrote Tempo d...

The title refers to the Latin word for 'rhythm' as well as to the ancient Greek term meaning symmetry, harmony, and rhythm in music or speech. This original work for string orchestra explores a variet...

Ukrainian composer Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938) was highly regarded in his lifetime as a concertmaster, pianist, educator, and composer. Taken from his Four Children’s Pieces for Piano, this arrangement...

L'une des deux seules symphonies qu'il a composées pendant son séjour en France, la Symphonie no 1 de Bologne reflète l'influence de ses professeurs et de ses collègues compositeurs de la période clas...

Ce deuxième mouvement énergique du célèbre Concerto brandebourgeois no 3 de Bach a été habilement arrangé pour être plus accessible aux ensembles à cordes en développement. Restant dans la tonalité de...

Le violoniste et compositeur Samuel Coleridge-Taylor était connu pour avoir adopté les formes de chant et de danse jusqu'alors inexplorées de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, pays natal de son père, et pour les...

Enfin une interprétation du célèbre Canon en ré de Pachelbel avec plus de 8 notes pour les sections violoncelle et basse ! La Rhapsodie de Pachelbel réimagine de manière créative cette mélodie bien co...

La compositrice, chanteuse et violoniste italienne Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen est née dans la pauvreté en 1745. Elle a pu apprendre le violon dans un orphelinat pour filles, prenant même des leçons a...

La danse Zamacueca a des racines andines et péruviennes, incorporant des éléments indigènes et espagnols. Le compositeur afro-cubain Jose White Lafitte a probablement adopté ce style lorsqu'il vivait...

For the advanced ensemble, Doris Gazda has expertly arranged this glorious ballad by Norwegian composer that was a contemporary of Edvard Grieg. It is an exceptional composition and will take a mature...

Instrumentation: Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola TC), Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano This is a wonderful new setting of a little known Debussy piano piece in the style of one of his more famous piec...

Water Reflections is a stunningly beautiful new piece for the more advanced ensemble by composer Yukiko Nishimura. The melodies are gorgeous, the harmonies are thick and lush, and there is nice interp...

Mill Creek Stomp depicts a joyous, folksy dance with everyone having a great time! Both high and low strings share the straightforward melody of basic quarter notes and eighth notes set in cut-time. T...

An exciting journey through Atlantis awaits students in this straight-forward composition using notes of the B natural-minor scale. Using only the notes and rhythms learned in the first year of study,...