Orchestra

As its title suggests, Brazen is a bold, daring, and unyielding new composition for intermediate string orchestra, written in D minor. After a brief ominous and foreboding introduction, a rhythmic ostinato full of accents...

Breaking Their Hold is a bold and aggressive work for orchestra. The intense percussion and dramatic themes are sure to move any audience.Genre: Full Orchestra | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 | Duration: 5:00...

An opening adagio presents lush harmonies and beautiful orchestration, but the excitements builds at the allegro with staccato playing and cascading passages. A great piece for developing strings.Genre: String Orchestra | #...

The Broom O’ the Cowdenknowes, also known as “Bonny May,” is a traditional Scottish ballad who’s origin is unknown, but is traced to the seventeenth century. This vibrant arrangement can be played by...

Written in e minor, By Hook or By Crook a mature-sounding selection that should come together quickly for most ensembles. All students have an opportunity to play the melody and the call-and-response writing between the...

Forward Through the Ages, cantata for choir, children’s choir, bell choir, organ, piano, cello, and timpani, was written for the commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the First United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant,...

Capriccio for Marimba & String Orchestra is a lively work for 2-mallet marimba with string accompaniment that offers the soloist an opportunity to be technically challenged as well as melodically expressive. The listener...

Capriccio for Violin & String Orchestra is a lively work for violin with string accompaniment that offers the soloist an opportunity to be technically challenged as well as melodically expressive. The listener will enjoy...

It's all here! The big opening credits, the cat and the mouse tease and chase, the strutting swagger, and of course the BIG FINALE! Best of all, it can all happen in the imagination of the audience, not on the film screen...

Caterpillar Holiday introduces students to a style of playing that is aurally appealing and familiar, yet technically different from the standard string repertoire.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 1 |...

The joy and energy of Irish folk music is readily apparent in this three-part work consisting of "Raggle Taggle Gypsies," "Londonderry Air," and "Irish Washerwoman." Logical bowings, comfortable keys, and careful attention...

Chaconne may start slow, but this is no dirge! In a span of four minutes, a simple ground bass transforms into a vibrant showpiece that would make Vivaldi proud.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Series:...

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 title "Chamber Symphony" indicates that "the wind ensemble is more intimately involved (musically speaking) with the soloist than an accompaniment as in a concerto. In this regard, the single winds and bassoon are...

Opening with a haunting ostinato passage, Changes in Time builds on the phrase to create an air of intensity and excitement until the very end. While the piece is unique, it does impart a sense of ‘familiarity’...

Written for string orchestra with optional percussion ensemble & rhythm section, Chimera No. 3 was inspired by a fire-breathing creature from Greek mythology, often depicted as part lion, part goat, and part serpent. In...