String Orchestra

The festive colors of this traditional holiday carol are enriched in Gary Gackstatter's bright arrangement for developing full orchestra. The melody is echoed between winds and strings and a full percussion battery...

This brisk, toe-tapping arrangement of the holiday favorite Deck the Halls is a jocular romp with hints of Ragtime throughout. Every section of the orchestra gets a chance to shine!Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players:...

This arrangement of the spiritual Deep River offers a fresh, compelling interpretation, utilizing dense, rich harmonies and sweet, constant countermelodies to create continuous forward momentum. Though slow and reflective,...

Introduce a new style to your high school or advanced middle school string ensemble with The Devil's Tango. Presented beautifully through heart-pounding grooves in the low basses, with devilish contours in the melody...

Using only quarter notes and half notes in a slower tempo, Does this Piece Make Me Sound Flat? is a fantastic and achievable way to introduce cut-time and both high and low B-flat in all instruments. With its fanfare-like...

A Downland Suite is structured classically, revealing itself in the loose "sonata form" of the Prelude, the song-like Elegy, the Minuet, and a last movement which utilizes the Rondo. Tight thematic unity between movements...

Eiriol, "snowdrop" in Welsh, is an animated journey through the most popular of Celtic dances, taking both performer and listener through an exciting Highland adventure. Through the eyes of a falling snowdrop, the listener...

"Encanto" means charm, glamor, spell, delight, or joy. This piece is full of energy and intensity, capturing the magic and enchantment of its name. It’s an uplifting, high-energy work that will captivate audiences and...

Feature your lower strings in this exciting and vigorous original composition written in E minor for middle level string orchestra. Sounding like it comes straight out of an action movie, Epsilon begins with relentless...

This work captures the essence of Irish folk music and is based on “Banna Strand”, “Cockles and Mussels”, and “The Minstrel Boy”. Carefully written with an eye toward fullness of sound and...

Fairly Fugal is loosely based around a fugue and has a distinctly Baroque character. This is a wonderful work for developing cohesiveness and awareness for interplay between sections within a string ensemble.Genre: String...

The composer presents in this piece a musical farewell to two late family members (his father and grandmother), both of whom died when he was a child. Farewell contains dynamic contrasts from pianissimo to fortissimo, ritard...

This light-hearted and syncopated piece has a lively ragtime feel to it. It's a good learning and performing piece that audiences will enjoy.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 3 | Duration: 1:50...

A fun, programatic work for strings; utilizing many techniques essential to developing string orchestra. Imagine the ensemble guarding the Fortress!Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 3 | Duration: 2:45...

Four Kinds of Walking is a descriptive four-movement suite for string orchestra.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 4.5 | Duration: 14:30 InstrumentationViolin I (8) Violin II (8) Viola (5) Violoncello...

Four adventurous pieces for strings highlighting different styles of playing while maintaining the fun of performing.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 4 | Duration: 6:00 InstrumentationViolin I Violin...