At first glance the Introduzioni appear to be lively three-movement works with a standardized order of movements and harmonic order: fast - slow - fast major - minor - major. With regard to style the short symphonies resemble the Neapolitan opera buffa the descriptive title Introduzioni implying the function the introduction to stage works.With his 6 Introduzioni teatrali composed in 1735 t…

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…

Player Score-John Luther Adams' Untouched for String Quartet. Player score. Over the years my large ensemble works have sometimes included String Quartet. However I didn't write my first piece forString Quartet alone until I was fifty-nine. Now in my second String Quartet the fingers of the players still have yet to touch the fingerboard. This music contains no normal stopped tones. All the sou…

Circus Comes To Town-Playstrings is an ideal introduction to orchestral playing for young string players. With interesting compositions in accessible arrangements. This is the full score for the lively and playful Circus Comes To Town.Easy music for string groups Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras carefully structured in two levels. The ‘Easy’…

String Quartet No.1 - 'Quartetto Breve' (1952) by Per Nørgård.Programme note:  The spectrum of sound the gesticulation – in short the very nature of the strings – has always had a central place in my output demonstrated by the numbers of string quartets concertos with string soloist chamber and solo works. The interest dates back to my school years when I was fortunate to be abl…

The continuing popularity of Eric Whitacre's dramatic and evocative music is evident in concert programming everywhere with his symphonic choral and operatic works. October is arguably his most notable symphonic work now adapted in this stunning version for strings.

Presenting a collection of 15 all-time Anderson favorites arranged for string quartet or string orchestra. Complete works, not excerpts, these unique arrangements can be used by school or professional groups as concert pieces or as encores. Contents are: Belle of the Ball * Blue Tango * Fiddle-Faddle * Forgotten Dreams * Horse and Buggy * Jazz Legato * Jazz Pizzicato * Plink Plank Plunk * Sandpa…

Presenting a collection of 15 all-time Anderson favorites arranged for string quartet or string orchestra. Complete works, not excerpts, these unique arrangements can be used by school or professional groups as concert pieces or as encores. Contents are: Belle of the Ball * Blue Tango * Fiddle-Faddle * Forgotten Dreams * Horse and Buggy * Jazz Legato * Jazz Pizzicato * Plink Plank Plunk * Sandpa…

Robert S. Frost A folio of 15 delightful original and arranged works for string orchestra. Instrumental parts available separately.

Robert S. Frost A folio of 15 delightful original and arranged works for string orchestra.