Strings

Gackstatter cleverly combines three popular fiddle tunes into one toe-tapping feature for solo violin (fiddle) and string orchestra.Genre: Solo Violin with String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 + 1 Level: 4 | Duration:...

Feature your top player on this famous American tune! The first time through, the soloist takes the lead accompanied by some pizzicato and the occasional foot stomp. The second time though, first violins play most of the...

Written for the composers son, Daniel, who is a violist. This composition is derived partly from Chamber Symphony No. 3 and a piece for viola and piano, also written for McCarthy's son, Testament.Genre: Solo Viola with...

The concerto seeks to exploit the timbre and tessitura of both the viola and the cello while enhancing that partnership with the multiple timbres of the orchestra. The first movement themes are lyrical, somber and...

Concerto for Violoncello & Ten Instruments is a brilliant 3-movement showpiece for cello virtuoso and chamber orchestra. Genre: Solo Cello with Chamber Ensemble | # of Players: 11 Level: 5 | Duration: 32:00...

The Baroque Concerto Grosso is an ideal vehicle for strings. In this arrangement, 2 solo violins and cellos play at the medium advanced level and share a musical dialogue, while the orchestra remains at the medium easy to...

Not only does your violin soloist get to shine in this set of fiddle tunes, but the orchestra has some great moments, too! It moves through several keys with the orchestra part ranging from easy to medium easy and the...

A powerfully exciting composition that uses the full force of the modern symphony orchestra. Jazz, Funk, Avant-garde Styles, animated rhythms, and a colorful timbral pallet dominate the musical language of this piece,...

This lovely arrangement for solo violin and full orchestra weaves together several themes by Irish harpist and composer Turlough O'Carolan. Bring in guest soloists or showcase your own students in this delightful tribute to...

This subtle and moving work calls for a solo piano, violin, and cello over long sustained tones of the string orchestra. After setting a stark and solemn mood on the piano, fragments of the tune America begin to form a...

Commissioned by and dedicated to the New West Symphony & the Lyris Quartet, Salmagundi is a serious three-movement showpiece for string quartet and full orchestra.Genre: String Quartet with Full Orchestra | # of Players:...

Well, there's no competition out there for this one! It's a Renaissance-sounding French carol for vocal solo with string orchestra, hand drum and finger cymbals. Of course, the singer could be joined by others for a chorus...

A beautiful arrangement of Handel's aria for strings with solo voice or instrument.Genre: Solo Voice with String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 + 1 Level: 2 | Duration: 3:00 InstrumentationSolo Voice or Instrument...