Purcell's overture provides an opportunity to perform a dramatic Baroque overture with authentic style and is an outstanding vehicle for learning important foundational string skills. Carefully edited, here's a definitive and timeless selection that will grace any orchestra concert program! (3:15) / Orchestre A Cordes

for String Orchestra Score and Parts. Par GUTHRIE WOODY. After a brief introduction the violas introduce the first melodic theme then pass it to the first violins in octaves as This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, Level 4 arrangement by Ethan Epple develops. Epple sets the Americana stage in This Land Is Your Land through staccato, shifting to 5th position, creating a broad pitch range, pizzicato, syncopation and a key change moving seamlessly from D Major to G Major, while each instrument carries the melody and counter melody. Ethan Epple\'s version of This Land Is Your Land must be in your library for recruitment, Veterans Day, Flag Day, the Fourth of July, or just because This Land Is Your Land creatively rounds out your next concert. / Date parution : 2022-07-30/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

This beautiful folk melody will capture the hearts of students and audiences. Originally scored for large orchestra, this string arrangement captures the essential qualities often heard in the English style of chamber music for strings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Holst's melody, with its simple pentatonic folksong theme, receives the kind of mystical transformation we often associate with British composers' treatments of their indigenous wellspring-the folksong. All sections share in the melodic themes while passages for a quartet of soloists add textural interest. (4:15) / Orchestre A Cordes

Hear the drama in the overture to Gluck's most popular opera, Iphigenia in Aulis, now abridged for string orchestra by Kirk Moss. The clearly marked bowings and fingerings will save precious rehearsal time and lead to a more sophisticated sound. (4:05) / Orchestre A Cordes

This lovely melody has become one of O'Carolan's most popular pieces. In this arrangement the melody is shared by all instruments giving young students the opportunity to play with expression. An optional harp part is also included to add another dimension to a string orchestra performance. (2:30) / Orchestre A Cordes

Pop Special String-The music of Disney is timeless and continues to delight audiences year after year. This entertaining medley by Charles Sayre features four of Disney's best-loved hits including: Chim Chim Cher-ee A Dream Is a Wish Your HeartMakes It's a Small World and Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah. Arranged for string ensemble.

Wonderful for teaching Baroque style and bowing concepts, this piece features limited third position for the violins, cellos, and basses. Violas share in the thematic materials with string basses, mostly sharing the basso continuo line with cellos. This movement from Telemann's Sonata in A for String Quartet has been perfectly set by Robert Sieving. (3:20) / Orchestre A Cordes

Arranged in a solid ensemble version for strings here is an accessible setting of the memorable main theme as heard in the movie phenomenon Twilight. Your students will love to perform Carter Burwell's simple elegant tune thatis a key part of the film's storyline. (Grade 2)

Who says Beethoven can't be fun? Here's a clever spin on classical music's most famous four-note motif done up right in a current techno-dance treatment.

Larry Moore has created an ingenious combination of favorite carols and Pachelbel's most famous work into a clever holiday treat. Starting with the traditional ground bass and melody he adds a delightful assortment of holidaytunes with some that are not so obvious. Let your audience find them all while enjoying this creative arrangement. Includes: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Up On the Housetop Good King Wenceslas Go Tell It on the Mountain Hark!The Herald Angels Sing Joy to the World The First Noel Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

With high seas adventure music and themes that kids love to play once again Jack Sparrow and his mates are entertaining millions of moviegoers with this third and last chapter. Robert Longfield's easy medley brings the music to young orchestras with Singapore Hoist the Colours and Drink Up Me Hearties.