Partitions facile pour Orchestre à cordes

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...

The dark sound of D minor along with the aggressive mood created by repeated down-bow strokes will surely motivate your students to practice. This is a great piece for teaching low 2nd finger, double...

These charming minuets in 3/4 time are perfect for developing good intonation, rhythm, bowing and musical expression skills. Some easy contrapuntal textures will familiarize students with the Baroque...

This clever original introduces young players to the time-honored tradition of a classic dance suite in a way that will definitely capture their imaginations -- using a variety of bowings, pizzicato p...

Scored in a non-traditional style with fresh harmonies and a strong rhythmic underpinning, this holiday setting gives all sections a chance to carry the melody in one place or another. While use of th...

This sparkling, energetic original effectively emulates the classic Mozartean style in very playable terms. A vigorous marcato opening, legato midsection, and powerful recap of the first theme will ma...

This epic battle between great classical themes features the famous opening of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, and Beethoven's jubilant Ode To Joy. As tension mounts and mom...

Featuring lead material and simple doublestops in all parts, the eighth notes in this vigorous original occur in groups of four on a repeating pitch. Both arco and pizzicato techniques are used, and t...

Cet original astucieux offre une excellente occasion de mettre en valeur les cordes graves, tout en donnant à tous les élèves une partie amusante à jouer. C'est un morceau d'entraînement parfait pour...

This arrangement in the original key has been masterfully crafted into a grade 1+ setting that allows young string players the chance to experience the power of this great symphonic theme. All instrum...

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...

Ce morceau vivant se concentre sur trois concepts : la lecture des notes sur la corde de sol, les motifs rythmiques combinés de noires et de croches, et les changements dynamiques. Écrite en style éch...

This regal selection from the oratorio Judas Maccabeus by Handel, scored by master arranger John Caponegro, is playable entirely in first position. Accidentals are few, phrasing patterns and rhythms a...

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...

Scored in G and D, this simplified version of Beethoven's 9th Symphony theme features dramatic crescendos, clear bowing indications, and some pizzicato work for cellos and basses. It also assigns some...

In this setting of Borodin's most famous theme from Prince Igor, all violins play some divisi passages that may require extra attention. Bowings and fingerings are clearly marked in all parts, the key...

Dedicated to his daughters, this lively concert original (quarter note = 126) features arco and pizzicato techniques, double stops for violins, violas and cellos, and a mix of tutti and contrapuntal p...

This exciting original work is so accessible for the youngest orchestras. Rhythms are very interesting but easily taught, and is a must for contest or festival.

Ce morceau est basé sur une chanson écrite par Margaret Embers McGee en 1918, intitulée My Paddle's Keen And Bright, qui est devenue une chanson populaire chantée par les scouts autour du feu de camp....

Cet arrangement passionnant de la chanson hébraïque traditionnelle, Lo Yisa Goy, dynamisera tout programme de concert. La mélodie en mi mineur est jouée par tous les instruments avec des accompagnemen...

Skillfully arranged by one of the most creative educational string writers around today, this adaptation of two popular Nutcracker themes will be a concert favorite at holiday time for years to come....

This well-known tune from Franz Schubert's song Die Forelle (The Trout) was also used in the 4th movement of his famous Trout Quintet. It is a tale about a large trout living in a pond and the efforts...

This energetic overture featuring driving rhythms and a fresh harmonic approach should be played boldly with confidence. Some violin and cello double stops add dramatic emphasis at key moments, and th...

This triumphal selection was composed by a string music educator who knows what works! This winning composition belongs in all elementary and middle school orchestra libraries.

Four dances and reels from Sancho’s Twelve Country Dances for the Year 1779, comprise this upbeat medley. Originally composed for harpsichord, the music is definitely reminiscent of British social dan...