Orchestre à cordes de jeunes

This lovely melody has become one of O'Carolan's most popular pieces. In this arrangement the melody is shared by all instruments giving young students the opportunity to play with expression. An opti...

This excellent arrangement by Susan Brown is written in theme and variations format. It includes 'warm-up' exercises and beginner string parts (also included in the score). Piano and percussion parts...

This piece was written at the request of a friend of the composer who wanted an easy piece she could use to introduce low 1st-finger B-flats. Her students really responded to the aggressive style, app...

There are not many opportunities for young string orchestras to perform repertoire in 5/8. Often, it is not encountered until much later. This piece introduces a 3+2, as well as a 2+3 feel, with splas...

Teaching opportunities abound in this fresh and creative arrangement of the carol 'We Three Kings.' The piece depicts the kings' famous nocturnal trek across the desert and is a great way to introduce...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

You've heard all of these melodies before, but never like this! Four themes from Tchaikovsky's most famous overture have been turned into a cool 12-bar blues. Complete with swinging eighth notes and a...

Students will really enjoy playing and singing this old-timey tune that has roots in early New Orleans-style jazz. In 1st position throughout, this piece features rhythmic syncopation. The upbeat piec...

A perfect classical choice for late-beginner and early-intermediate orchestras, 'Allegro Molto' from Symphony No. 1, K. 16 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and arranged by Anthony Granata has been rewritten...

A perfect classical choice for late-beginner and early-intermediate orchestras, 'Allegro Molto' from Symphony No. 1, K. 16 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and arranged by Anthony Granata has been rewritten...

Broken Runes is a bold piece for late beginners in B minor by Doug Spata. Successive down bows at the frog create a ferocious percussive ostinato, and the challenging staccato eighth notes of the main...

Broken Runes is a bold piece for late beginners in B minor by Doug Spata. Successive down bows at the frog create a ferocious percussive ostinato, and the challenging staccato eighth notes of the main...

Broken Runes is a bold piece for late beginners in B minor by Doug Spata. Successive down bows at the frog create a ferocious percussive ostinato, and the challenging staccato eighth notes of the main...

Falling Snow, by Christopher Alan Schmitz, reveals the magic of a first winter snowfall! Lyrical melodies pass from high to low strings, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the themes and accompaniment....

Falling Snow, de Christopher Alan Schmitz, révèle la magie d'une première chute de neige hivernale ! Des mélodies lyriques passent des cordes aiguës aux cordes graves, donnant à chacun la possibilité...

Falling Snow, by Christopher Alan Schmitz, reveals the magic of a first winter snowfall! Lyrical melodies pass from high to low strings, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the themes and accompaniment....

The zesty syncopated rhythms of Tango are fully explored in this well crafted composition. All the sections of the orchestra have a turn in the spotlight as this piece unfolds.

The zesty syncopated rhythms of Tango are fully explored in this well crafted composition. All the sections of the orchestra have a turn in the spotlight as this piece unfolds.

This beautiful, grade 2 lyrical original ensures that every instrument enjoys the melody. The piano part is not required, however, it greatly enhances the orchestra's sound. An mp3 of the piano part c...

Originating as a peasant dance in the Dauphine region of southeastern France and requiring dancers to raise rather than slide their feet, the gavotte became popular in European courts during the Baroq...

This selection represents some of Henry Purcell's finest work and is delightful with its emphasis on a light marcato stroke that flows easily at an allegretto tempo. The key of G major fits naturally...

Here's Henry Mancini's most famous movie theme in a swingin' version for student string orchestra and drum set (or hi-hat, snare drum, bass drum, tom tom)! To establish the desired "slinky feline" moo...