Morton Gould's Dialogues for Piano and String Orchestra. This work was commissioned by the Little Orchestra Society of New York. The first performance took place on November 3 1958 by the LittleOrchestra Society with Thomas Scherman as musical director and Morton Gould on Piano.Born in Richmond Hill New York on 10 December 1913 Morton Gould was recognised early on as a child prodigy with thea…

Lament by Mack Wilberg for String Orchestra with optional Organ.This moving piece for String Orchestra is full of pathos and emotion. Stylistically evocative of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings and the distinctive musical language of Arvo Pärt Lament is based around a two-bar arching ostinato artfully developing musical fragments and enriching the texture to reach a powerful central climax. T…

Well known for his fresh settings for holidayªworks for strings John Leavitt once again provides a new sound and senseªto aªfamiliar tune. The tuneful ?Il Est Né? is charming in this new treatment forªstringorchestra enhancedwith tasteful simple percussion (opt.)

In this Concerto in C major the soloist is accompanied purely by a string orchestra, a scoring which can be mastered easily, even by amateur ensembles.Continuing Bärenreiter's collaboration with the Henle publishing company in the areas of large vocal compositions, operas and symphonic works, the edition of this violin concerto is based on the Henle Complete Edition of the 'Works of Joseph Haydn?.…

James Curnow brings us a new programmatic workªthats fresh and appealing to string orchestras. In several contrastingªstylesªand tempi it gives a dark bold sense of drama and offers several playingªtechniques that will resonatewith your stringstudents. The optionalªpercussion adds great effects to heighten the musical intensity.

I Give You The End Of A Golden String was commissioned in 2013 by the Royal Philharmonic Society/Britten-Pears Foundation to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Brittenand the bicentenary of thefoundation of the Royal Philharmonic Society.The piece was first performed on 8th June 2013 by the Britten Sinfonia conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth.'My aim when I began this piece was to creat…

Tchaikovsky's Souvenir De Florence was commissioned by the St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society in 1887 but the work was not finished until 1892 due to Tchaikovsky turning his attention to his opera Queen of Spades. It has been observed that the final movement in particular is orchestrally conceived rather than in the style of chamber music. The work is fittingly often performed by string or…

Strings On Tour (Townsend)-Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras carefully structured in two levels. The ‘Easy’ level does not normally exceed Grade 2 in difficulty with most partsplayable in first position while the ‘Moderately Easy’ level includes some parts of around Grade 3 standard. At easy level alternativ…

This Simple Symphony is entirely based on material from works which the composer wrote between the ages of nine and twelve. (The actual sources are given in footnotes to each movement.) Although the development of thesethemes is in many places quite new there are large stretches of the work which are taken bodily from the early pieces - save for the re-scoring for strings. It is suitable for stri…

This theme from the classic film about wildlife conservationist George Adamson and Elsa the Lioness won numerous awards including an Oscar© for Best Original Song. Bruce Chase's lush arrangement is perfectly written for youngstring orchestras and tells an important and very contemporary story.

Arranged by Sean O\'Loughlin. Pop Specials for Strings. Pop, Tv. Softcover. Duration 100 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Flothuis, Marius;T!Pel, Michael. For Piano Solo, Oboe (2), Horn (2), Strings. Piano Reduction/Vocal Score (paperbound). KV 449. Duration 22'. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import). (BA5381 90)

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and organ/string orchestra. This edition: Paperback. Mixed Voices. John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Sacred. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. Duration 2.5 minutes. Published by Oxford University Press

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and piano (2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, percussion, drum, harp, strings). This edition: Paperback. Mixed Voices. John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Sacred. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. Duration 3.5 minutes. Publ…

By John Rutter (1945-). For Children's and/or SATB choir and keyboard/orchestra ([2.1.2.1-2.0.0.0], harp, strings). Upper Voices. Sacred Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 12 pages. Duration 4.5'. Published by Oxford University Press

Composed by Benj Pasek, Justin Hurwitz, and Justin Paul. Arranged by Robert Longfield. Pop Specials for Strings. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard

(For Solo Violin and String Orchestra). By Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). Arranged by Leonid Desyatnikov. Orchestra. This edition: Solo Violin Part. Part(s); String Orchestra. 20th Century; Masterwork Arrangement. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(No. 4 of Four American Folk Hymns). By Mack Wilberg (1955-). For SATB choir and piano (4 hands)/orchestra/chamber orchestra/brass ensemble (Orchestra: 2.2.2.2-4.3.3.1-timpani.percussion-strings, Chamber orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, organ, strings, Brass: 4 horns, 3 trumpets, …

By Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). Arranged by James Kazik. For String Orchestra (Score and Parts). Pop Specials for Strings. Grade 3-4. Published by Hal Leonard

(For Solo Violin and String Orchestra). By Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). Arranged by Leonid Desyatnikov. Orchestra. This edition: Full Score. Score; String Orchestra. 20th Century; Masterwork Arrangement. 80 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(reduction for clarinet and piano) Composed by Aaron Copland (1900-1990). Set of performance parts for Clarinet and piano accompaniment. 27 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SA choir and piano ([2.1.2.1-2.0.0.0], percussion, harp, strings). This edition: Paperback. Upper Voices. Sacred. Level B (easy). Vocal score. Duration 3.5 minutes. Published by Oxford University Press

By Karl Jenkins. Arranged by Robert Longfield. Boosey and Hawkes Orchestra. Size 9x12 inches. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.

(for mixed choir (SATB) or soloists, organ or string orchestra). Composed by Arvo Part (1935-). For SATB choir, organ. Choral part(s). 53 pages. Universal Edition #UE036064. Published by Universal Edition

Edited by Donald Peck. Collection and set of performance parts for flute and piano accompaniment. 153 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

By Ennio Morricone (1928-) and Andrea Morricone. Arranged by Bob Krogstad. Score and Parts. Music for String Orchestra. Grade 3-4. Published by Hal Leonard