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ORIGINAL CONCERT WORKS
Backbone Trail—Sean O'Loughlin. No family
of instruments has the ability to portray the
classic Western sound more than strings,
and this wonderful work takes full advantage.
From dance-like motifs to singing, picturesque
melodies, this piece is a delight. With sixteenth-
note passages, shifting, pizzicato, legato, and lots
of rhythmic variation, this will also provide plenty
of educational opportunities. A treasure!
11392974 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
11392975 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Boreas (The Cold North Wind)—Todd Parrish.
In Greek mythology, Boreas is the cold north
wind, making this piece a great addition to any
winter concert. The mysterious opening leads
to an exciting finale. Students will experience
spiccato and legato bowing styles, multiple down
bows, and key changes.
10453642 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
10453690 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
Elementa—Soon Hee Newbold. This stunning
three-movement portrays the classical elements
air, earth, fire, and water. The opening movement,
Flights of Fancy, symbolizes air and features
soaring phrases. The second movement, Terra,
resembles an Appalachian lullaby and represents
earth. The final movement, Fire and Ice, is a tour
de force that captures the elements fire and water
meeting to create steam and the resulting kinetic
energy. Glorious music!
11399644 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00
11399645 Full Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Fiddle Fury—Kathryn Griesinger. This energetic
original work moves at a fast and furious pace,
with the all spirit of a hoedown in alternating
minor and major modes. A relentless tour de force
that reinforces bow skills and rapid-fire rhythms!
11175147 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.00
11175148 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
Greater Than...—Brian Balmages. Commiss-
ioned by the National String Project Consortium,
this gorgeous lyrical work for beginning and
developing string students can be performed
alone as an intermediate-level piece or with multi-
level supplemental parts (available separately).
Orchestrated to celebrate inclusion and diversity,
the multi-level option is designed to sound far
"greater than" the intermediate version alone.
An outstanding choice for a festival setting or
pyramid concert.
11198370 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
11198371 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
11198372 String Orchestra
Supplemental Set . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
11198373 Additional Score
Multi-Level Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Incantations—Richard Meyer. Two solo violins
and a solo viola introduce this piece through a
haunting, lyrical theme, which is subsequently
taken up by the entire orchestra. It expands,
gradually morphing into a fast and frenetic
second theme. The two themes are then heard
at the same time, each vying for attention. The
pace slackens momentarily before a wild coda
closes the piece. Full of a wide variety of colors
and interesting tonalities, this work gives every
section of the mature string orchestra a chance
to shine.
2478662 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00
5990616 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
Lion City—Soon Hee Newbold. Experience
the diverse cultures of Singapore (Lion City)
in a whirlwind of sonorities! From the opening
harmonic glissandos to the innovative special
effects sounds that imitate authentic instruments
such as the ehru, pipa, and gamelan, this work is
brilliantly orchestrated. Combined with rhythmic
intensity and soaring themes, your strings will
experience a powerful sound they've never
created before! Sensational!
10066399 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00
10066400 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Mimosa Shower—Yukiko Nishimura. A melody
so calming, with such soothing harmonies and
lush scoring that you'd think it was a lullaby.
An excellent tool to teach about balance, tone,
lyrical and ensemble playing as well as overall
musicianship.
11402160 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
11402188 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
Mustang Triumph—Sarah Siegler. An engaging,
uplifting, and "triumphant" work full of great
educational opportunities. Excellent melodic
writing along with sixteenth-note patterns,
syncopations, dramatic dynamic shifts, meter
changes, pizzicato and col legno, and even
some foot stomps. An excellent choice for
concert or contest!
11393537 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
11393538 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
The Old Boatman—Florence Price/arr. Dana
Perna. This lyric work is a shining presentation
of Price's signature style. The opening G major
theme modulates to A major, featuring brief solos
for violin and cello. Although short, the piece
requires mature musicality, shifting skills, and
vibrato from your ensemble, with moments of
delicate dynamics and rubato.
11206042 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
11340778 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
Orchid—Yukiko Nishimura. This lyrical piece
has a warm and lovely chord progression that
brings delicate emotion to the incredibly beautiful
melody line. Your string orchestra will perform
expressively as they play from the heart. (3:30)
11400578 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
11400579 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
Rhapsody in Blue—George Gershwin/arr.
Michael Hopkins. Gershwin's beloved and iconic
work for orchestra is available here for maturing
string orchestras. This excellent arrangement
captures all of the major themes and styles of the
original in an authentic yet playable setting that
passes the melody seamlessly to all sections. An
amazing opportunity for young string players to
experience this American gem!
11377686 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00
11377687 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Ruby Mountain Serenade—John Atteberry.
The folk-like tune may seem familiar but is a
lovely and lyrical original. Beginning in D major,
this graceful tone poem opens intimately, with
optional soloists from each section. Following
the introduction, all sections of the orchestra
work to guide the music through statements of
the primary and secondary themes, leading to a
smooth modulation to F major and an emotional
climax. A great opportunity for young musicians
to explore programmatic music. (3:00)
11400596 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
11400597 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
Sea Shanty Saga (A Miniature Suite)—arr.
Tyler Arcari. Three classic sea shanties are
presented in three movements that can be
performed together or separately. A wonderful
exercise in 6/8 rhythms, these arrangements are
a fun and engaging addition to your next concert
or contest.
11393543 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
11393544 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Snowberry—Yukiko Nishimura. An absolutely
beautiful and enchanting piece. Heavy divisi
writing opens up rich harmony and lush scoring
that intertwine flawlessly with a gorgeous
melody and counterlines. The perfect exercise in
musicianship. A must-have!
11346186 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
11346187 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Sunset Hill—Yukiko Nishimura. Your young
players will grow musically by leaps and bounds
with this lush and sonorous work. Great chorale
writing keeps the piece moving without undue
technical demands, and expert scoring creates
full-sounding chords that will bring the beautiful
sound of a mature string orchestra out of your
young ensemble.
11392976 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
11392977 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Twilight at Dunguaire—John Mock. Imagine
the sun setting over an old castle on the coast
of Ireland. This beautiful melody, based primarily
around the E pentatonic, is accompanied by rich
textures and scoring that transports the listener.
An excellent showcase of your orchestra's
musicianship.
11393531 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
11393532 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Waltz of the Wicked—Kirt N. Mosier. This wild
piece calls for violins and violas to use a one-
finger glissando, creating a very eerie effect.
Cellos will get to strum three-note chords with
their thumb while canonic passages make your
group work together as never before. Wicked!
2478798 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
2478799 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
M E D I U M - A D VA N C E D
All the Things—Brian Balmages. Written to
celebrate an amazing orchestra teacher's
retirement, this piece strives to capture the joyful
things, the emotional, loving, and supportive
things - literally All the Things. Opening with a
gentle chorale, the music moves from a warm
embrace to a rollicking groove based on fiddle
music and more. Highly energetic and emotional,
this piece will leave you with joyful tears and have
a profound impact on your students and audience.
11399626 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
11399627 Full Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Beyond the Veil—Tyler Arcari. A tense and
driving opening theme fueled by dissonance,
pulsing eighth notes, and eighth-note accents
contrasts with a smooth and legato B theme to
create this exciting original work that explores
the full expressional capabilities of the string
orchestra. Perfect as an opener or closer.
11392982 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00
11392983 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
Blue Hook for Strings and Harp—Bud Wood-
ruff. A lively sea-shanty style dance for string
orchestra and harp with an infectious melody that
is passed throughout all sections of the orchestra.
This is a wonderful technical challenge in 6/8 that
will be the perfect choice for concert or contest.
11402156 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
11402184 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Elementa—Soon Hee Newbold. This stunning
three-movement portrays the classical elements
air, earth, fire, and water. The opening movement,
Flights of Fancy, symbolizes air and features
soaring phrases. The second movement, Terra,
resembles an Appalachian lullaby and represents
earth. The final movement, Fire and Ice, is a tour
de force that captures the elements fire and water
meeting to create steam and the resulting kinetic
energy. Glorious music!
11399644 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00
11399645 Full Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
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