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A delightful, substantial piece for young woodwind players. Woodwind Duet for oboe or flute and clarinet, OR two clarinets

A beautiful, easy to perform solo ballad.

A snappy, two minute work that explores many of the sounds possible on snare drum.

A beautiful, easy to perform solo ballad.

Composed during the winter of 2004, The Shoreline is an impressionist view of the New Jersey central coast, near the composer's home. The season is winter, and the sky is gray. The waves are calm. In...

Two contrasting string works from the Classical period make for a delightful set. Though teaching younger students to play the classical style with a correct degree of lightness and bounce is not easy...

This very lush work for younger string players uses light percussion (rain stick, wind chimes, triangle, suspend cymbal-all playable by one player) and bells or piano to create an evocative soundscape...

What a way to introduce young orchestra students to the swing style! This atmospheric work depicts a Chicago gangster's private night club in small-town Indiana. Its irresistible melody, shout chorus,...

This easy string orchestra work opens mysteriously, with a quietly building chordal section leading to a more sprightly section. The fast section of the work features some surprising contemporary harm...

This very solid string arrangement of a Bach keyboard work is a great way to introduce young orchestras to the wonders of baroque counterpoint. Hash's transcription remains true to the original settin...

This is a lively dance for young string orchestra that employs various placements of accents and some asymmetric meter (7/8) to create a fascinating rhythmic scenario. After a legato contrasting middl...

This brash new work creates intensity by using various modes, including B Phrygian, and mixed meters to create a musical picture of an intense, wind-driven storm. While remaining within grade 2 techni...

Like the Spanish title, which means 'leaving

The composer has captured here in music a remarkable moonrise he experienced on a late evening walk. Melodic filagrees intertwine within the modal texture (primarily D Dorian) to create a subtle work...