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Bringing to Light—R. Christopher
Teichler. Light is often connected with
optimism and hope, and music can draw
us to light in so many rich ways, including
key centers, sweeping crescendos, and
varying textures. This piece brings light
through music to inspire beginning-level
players. G major.
11619003 String Orchestra . . . . . 60.00
11619004 Full Score . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Burst!—Brian Balmages. An energetic
fanfare brimming with bravado to make
the most of your first-year students' skills.
Dynamic interplay with contrasting legato
and détaché bowing create the burst of
energy by playing eighth-note passages
off the string. Also incorporates simple
string crossing and brief violin divisi. A
multimedia video with a link to software
that synchs to your performance is
available- not to be missed!
10277832 String Orchestra . . . . . 50.00
10277833 Additional Score . . . . . 10.00
11166974 Multimedia Video
Synchronized for Performance. . . . . 60.00
Call of Heroes—Christian A. Williams.
This driving and heroic piece is nonstop
action from beginning to end. A bold main
theme with pulsating eighth notes and biting
rhythms and sharp accents creates a vivid
image of heroes called to action. Excellent
for teaching rhythmic counting, spiccato and
hooked bowing technique, and dynamics.
Optional third position shift in violin 1 at the
end. An excellent work!
11393519 String Orchestra . . . . . 50.00
11393520 Additional Score . . . . . 10.00
A Can-Can Festival—Jacques Offenbach/
arr. Todd Parrish. In this multi-level
arrangement for string or full orchestra,
both new and experienced students get
to enjoy the excitement of Offenbach's
famous dance. The piece can be performed
with strings only, with parts for beginning,
intermediate, and advanced levels. Or,
add optional advanced wind, brass, and
percussion parts for a full orchestra concert
- combined levels or advanced players
only. The perfect grand finale to your
pyramid concert that will motivate young
musicians with a great sense of pride and
accomplishment!
11500306 String Orchestra
Multi-Level. . . . . . . . . . 80.00
11500403 Additional Score . . . . . . 9.50
Canyon Sunset—John Caponegro. Your
strings will enjoy the chance to paint this
musical picture! Composer and arranger
John Caponegro is well known for his fine
writing for young string players. Recorded
by Michigan State University Orchestra
on the CD Teaching Music Through
Performance in Orchestra, Volume 1 -
Pepper #5973728.
547927 String Orchestra . . . . . 48.00
5960851 Additional Score . . . . . 10.00
Carpe Momento—Thomas May. Each day
is full of potential! Individual moments of
opportunity are the inspiration for this piece
and your students will love the exhilarating
energy conveyed by the constant use
of eighth notes throughout most of the
composition. Seize the day by living in the
moment with Carpe Momento!
11500580 String Orchestra . . . . . 45.00
Caverns of Darkness—Mekel Rogers.
Deep in the midnight forest lies a series
of hidden caves where unknown creatures
may lurk. This musical journey for beginning
players contains nothing harder than
quarter notes. The second violin part can
be used as a viola treble clef part, and
the cello and bass parts are identical. This
is a great concert work to use with first-
year musicians and will be a performance
favorite for students and audiences alike.
11621735 String Orchestra . . . . . 55.00
11621767 Additional Score . . . . . . 8.00
Cellos on the Rooftop—Katie O'Hara
LaBrie. Get ready to rock the holidays
with Cellos on the Rooftop, an exciting
intermediate piece featuring your lower
strings! All players will enjoy slurring
from F to F# to create a bluesy rock vibe,
making it both fun and educational. Perfect
for energizing your holiday concert, this
arrangement of Up on the Housetop will
have your orchestra and audience tapping
their feet from start to finish!
11617585 String Orchestra . . . . . 60.00
11617613 Additional Score . . . . . 10.00
Celtic Sunrise—Soon Hee Newbold.
Experience the beauty and power of
a Celtic dawn in this accessible yet
powerful-sounding work. Driving rhythms
and decisive open intervals depict the
countryside and rolling hills of Scotland.
Optional percussion parts add to the festive
quality of the piece which will give young
ensembles a mature sound.
11203100 String Orchestra, Percussion
Optional . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
11203101 Additional Score . . . . . 11.00
Celtica (for Solo Violin and Orchestra)—
Brian Balmages. What could be more
inspiring to your young players than playing
with an advanced musician? Offer the solo
to a local high school or college student,
or even a pro in the area, and have them
guest star at your next concert. Or, inspire
your players by offering an easier version
of the solo to be played by a member of
your orchestra. It's a win-win situation for
everyone! Your players will love the chance
to play the lyrical lines and powerful, driving
rhythms of Celtic music.
10008662 String Orchestra . . . . . 55.00
10008663 Additional Score . . . . . 11.00
Chasing the Storm—Deborah Baker
Monday. Experience the unpredictable
energy and drama of chasing an oncoming
storm! Great cinematic writing gives
all instruments interesting parts and
builds a sense of drama, tension, and
excitement. Accents and hooked bowings
are reinforced. A minor in ABA form, first
position for all.
11398759 String Orchestra . . . . . 60.00
11398773 Additional Score . . . . . . 7.00
Colorful Sunrise—Yukiko Nishimura.
This lush and gorgeous work is every bit
as warm as the title suggests and offers
young musicians a chance to explore the
harmonic intrigue that Nishimura is known
for, allowing them to grow musically while
having fun.
11562031 String Orchestra . . . . . 55.00
11562116 Additional Score . . . . . 10.00
Contredanse—Larry Clark. This engaging
original work is very effective, and has
the flavor of another era while remaining
contemporary. Bright tonalities give it a
real country dance appeal, and underlying
rhythms add pulse. An exceptional work!
2399442 String Orchestra . . . . . 46.00
5723176 Additional Score . . . . . . 8.00
Dance Scenario—Elliot Del Borgo. This
contemporary hoedown combines bold
harmonies, lively fiddle rhythms, and
some expansive divisi passages to create
an exciting presentation for concerts and
festivals. Special highlights include a 22-
bar pizzicato section featuring cellos and
basses early in the piece and a fortissimo
4-bar tremolo played by violins just before
the ending unison figure.
2205177 String Orchestra . . . . . 52.00
8061276 Additional Score . . . . . 10.00
Dark Machinations (for multilevel
orchestra)—Dion Morales. This hauntingly
beautiful waltz tells the story of a villain's
nefarious plan to destroy the hero. From
the brooding opening notes of the gathering
dark magic to the lighter, almost whimsical
middle section as the hero lives a happy life,
the tension builds and falls in a captivating
dance of light and darkness. The mixed-
level scoring provides a challenge to
both primary and secondary players. The
beginning and open string parts provide
options for any orchestra program that
wants to include a full range of playing
abilities in a single performance.
11570793 String Orchestra
Multi-Level. . . . . . . . . . 70.00
11570869 Additional Score . . . . . 12.00
Desert Sands—Soon Hee Newbold.
Here is a unique and colorful piece for this
level! Desert Sands introduces low first
and second fingers to beginning players.
The result is a fun, ethnic sounding piece
accessible to young orchestras as they
imagine caravans traveling across the
desert. In the usual Newbold tradition,
everyone gets a chance at the melody in
this cinematic sounding score.
10047908 String Orchestra . . . . . 50.00
10047909 Additional Score . . . . . 10.00
Dinosaur Tracks—Cindy Hill. Practice call
and response in G major with this piece,
which features the lower range of the upper
strings, accented bow techniques, and
subito dynamics.
11618807 String Orchestra . . . . . 55.00
11618852 Additional Score . . . . . 16.00
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Voyager—Soon Hee Newbold.
11195682 String Orchestra . . . 65.00
11195683 Additional Score . . . 11.00
Viking—Soon Hee Newbold.
10454265 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional 65.00
10454298 Additional Score . . . 11.00
Beyond the Thunder—
Deborah Baker Monday.
10608529 String Orchestra . . . 48.00
10608541 Additional Score . . . 10.00
Polar Vortex—Katie O'Hara LaBrie.
11583970 String Orchestra
Multi-Level . . . . . . . . 85.00
11583973 Additional Score . . . 15.00
Shadow Fire—Randall Standridge.
11521164 String Orchestra . . . 50.00
11521165 Additional Score . . . 10.00
The Journey Forward—Am're Ford.
11536020 String Orchestra . . . 55.00
11536021 Additional Score . . . 10.00
Momentous (for single or multi-level
string orchestra)—Brian Balmages.
11399662 String Orchestra
Multi-Level . . . . . . . . 85.00
11399663 Full Score . . . . . . . . 13.00
Burst!—Brian Balmages.
10277832 String Orchestra . . . 50.00
10277833 Additional Score . . . 10.00
Moonlit Skies—Sean O'Loughlin.
11100090 String Orchestra . . . 55.00
11100091 Additional Score . . . 10.00
Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song—
Brian Balmages.
10366818 String Orchestra . . . 50.00
10366821 Additional Score . . . 10.00
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