9
Order Toll Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 / w: jwpepper.com / e: [email protected]
STRING
ORCHESTRA
Go to cart
Maiden's Rescue—Jeremy Woolstenhulme.
A bold programmatic work composed for beginning
string orchestra, young players will take on the
challenge of rescuing the fair maiden with quarter
and half notes. The legato melody and strong
harmonies evoke images of salvation for the damsel
in distress!
10366968 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
10366970 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
March and Canon—Johann Pachelbel/
arr. Tom May. Based on the famous Canon in D by
Pachelbel, this work helps students reinforce basic
rhythms using half, quarter, and eighth notes in a
well-designed ensemble setting.
10427557 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00
10427558 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
H
Miniature Symphony—Richard Meyer.
This brilliantly simple four-movement "symphony"
is perfect for beginning string players who are
just starting to read. Using only the notes of the D
Major scale, each movement focuses on a distinct
reading and playing skill. Whether you perform one
movement or all four, your students will sound great
while they get a chance to put their newly acquired
reading skills to use and learn about basic symphonic
form. Educational and fun! Includes parts for violin 3
(viola- treble clef) and piano accompaniment. Highly
recommended for the first concert!
10050362 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.00
10050363 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
H New World Symphony-Theme—Antonin Dvorak/
arr. Michael Allen. Dvorak's most memorable
symphonic theme is arranged here for the youngest
of beginning groups. Correlated with Essential
Elements For Strings at the "Explorer" level.
2314441 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
2367506 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
North Pole March—Chris Thomas.
March with Santa's elves to the North Pole with
this charming holiday piece for beginning strings!
Easy rhythms from the D major scale are used as
the jolly melody is passed to every section. Optional
sleigh bells add festive cheer to this perfect winter
concert selection.
10981261 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . . . . . . . . 42.00
10981262 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Ode to Joy—Beethoven/arr. John Caponegro.
This exceptionally easy setting of this proud
Beethoven theme is excellent for building confidence
and maturity in your very young string players.
2135838 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
4984597 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
4 Pizzicato Boogie—Mekel Rogers.
This first concert piece for beginning strings uses
only open strings, a great way to teach beginners
how to read notes on the staff and basic pizzicato
technique. The piano part is a simple twelve-bar
blues progression in traditional boogie-woogie style.
A free MP3 piano part is available from the publisher.
11201809 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
11201810 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
4 Pizzicato Push-Ups—Allison Buettner.
A short work for beginners, this is all pizzicato,
using notes of the D major scale and simple
quarter notes in a steady ostinato pattern under the
melody. First violins are independent, second violins
double violas, and cellos and basses are doubled
in octaves. Alternate third-position fingerings are
included for extra-small bass players. A perfect first
concert piece!
11206037 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
Popcorn—Kathryn Griesinger.
No bows required! This unison pizzicato piece for
beginning strings and piano is perfect for the very
first concert. Using only quarter rests and quarter
notes of the D major scale, the upbeat tune gives
students the chance to "pop" up out of their chairs
in response to the piano cues. A delightful treat for
young musicians and audiences alike.
10617970 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10617971 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
Rigadoon—Henry Purcell/arr. Doris Gazda.
The rigadoon was a seventeenth century dance
enjoyed in both England and France, and this Henry
Purcell work is one of the earliest examples. The
stately tune is accessible for even the youngest of
players. Beginners will gain confidence performing
this delightful piece at their first concert.
10366576 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10366577 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
H
Rigaudon—Henry Purcell/arr. Bob Phillips.
Choose this simple arrangement of a classic Baroque
dance as a "first concert" work for your beginning
string group. Set in the key of G, the piece offers
each section a chance to play the melody in very
comfortable ranges. Includes an educational packet
with each part that provides technical exercises,
history, theory and compositional highlights.
10092377 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10092380 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
H
Royal Promenade—Don Brubaker.
Geared to beginners, Royal Promenade uses only
quarter-note and quarter-rest rhythms in D major.
Thematic repetition and contrasting dynamics
and articulations make this piece easy to learn yet
interesting for all beginning players.
10444029 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
10444030 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
H
The Russian Music Box—Soon Hee Newbold.
Here is some exquisite writing for beginning
orchestra! The B minor/modal tonality brings out that
melancholy Russian sound while using notes familiar
to all players. Thanks to some simple imitation, easy
divisi writing, and doubling of viola by violin 2, this
work sounds rich and interesting while using only
quarter, half, and whole note values. Piano is optional.
2701807 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10061775 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Rustic Dance—Mark Williams.
This delightful work for beginning string orchestra
uses only a one-octave D Major scale plus open
strings to evoke the spirit of a lively country dance.
The interplay between forte and piano provides
practice in dynamic control, and the melodies are
passed through the ensemble so that everyone gets
a chance to shine. A good choice for that important
first concert.
2478635 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.00
2480027 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
The Salamander Samba—Lauren Bernofsky.
This creative original samba utilizes only open
strings and pizzicato, making it especially accessible
for beginners. The piano part is essential as it sets
up the samba style. A really fun piece that will
engage students and audiences alike!
10312094 String Orchestra with Piano . . . . . 40.00
10312095 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
H
Samba la Bamba—William Owens.
Samba is a Brazilian dance and music genre
reflecting West African roots. William Owens
captures the essence of the style with just five
notes, piano, and a little hand percussion for
beginning strings.
10277844 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10277845 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Strings on the Housetop—Benjamin R. Hanby/
arr. Timothy Loest. You've heard of the fiddler
on the roof? Well, how about an orchestra on the
housetop? Feature the entire string orchestra,
section by section, at your next winter concert -
even the bassists, who are cued in the cello line.
Using just six notes, this new arrangement of an old
holiday favorite is cleverly scored to sound rich and
full. Optional percussion adds to the festivities. A
perfect format for bolstering group confidence while
promoting section independence.
10996015 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10996016 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
l
Threshold—Tyler Arcari.
Exciting and intense from start to finish, Threshold
doesn't hold back. Driving and fun, the work has
moments of lyrical expressiveness using only the
first six notes of the D major scale.
11198716 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
11198717 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
H
Two Winter Sketches (The Holly and the Ivy -
Jingle Bells)—Traditional/arr. Brian Balmages.
A thoughtful interlude comprising two traditional
songs: The Holly and the Ivy and Jingle Bells. But
don't be fooled by the titles, Brian Balmages'
arrangement focuses less on the melodies of the
holiday warhorses and more on the underlying
harmonies by inverting the melodies and
conventional rhythms.
10091954 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
10091955 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
l Zenith—Kathryn Griesinger.
First-year players can "reach for the stars" with this
beginner concert piece. An ethereal theme using
only simple quarter- and half-note rhythms in first
position calls to mind mysterious celestial spheres.
All sections of the orchestra have interesting parts
and melodic lines, supported by doubling of
violin 2/viola and cello/bass. The energetic piano
part is recommended and will help students hear the
subdivision of the beat.
11202195 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
11202196 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
