Michael Hopkins

Arcopolis is a fun and energetic piece that features a wide array of different bowing techniques including a variety of hooked bowings, slurred staccato, bow retakes, double up-bows, uneven rhythms, g...

Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest Italian opera composers of the nineteenth century. The overture to La Forza Del Destino was composed when Verdi revised the opera for a performance at La Scala...

Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest Italian opera composers of the nineteenth century. The overture to La Forza Del Destino was composed when Verdi revised the opera for a performance at La Scala i...

Leading German composer of both instrumental and vocal music during the late Romantic era and 20th century, Richard Strauss achieved his fame with his tone poems for large orchestras, including Don Ju...

A leading German composer of both instrumental and vocal music during the late Romantic era and 20th century, Richard Strauss achieved his fame with his tone poems for large orchestras, including Don...

This fun grade 1+ piece is designed to help students develop the skill of quickly switching between arco and pizzicato, while also providing experience playing left hand pizzicato and using the 4th fi...

This fun grade 1+ piece is designed to help students develop the skill of quickly switching between arco and pizzicato, while also providing experience playing left hand pizzicato and using the 4th fi...

Introduce your students to the galant style of Georg Philipp Telemann with this grade 1+ arrangement. This is an excellent piece to develop bowing technique, dynamic contrasts, phrasing and tempo chan...

This novel setting of the classic fairy tale for string orchestra and narrator can be presented in two ways -- by using the conventional narration of the story, or by creating a customized narration f...

This novel setting of the classic fairy tale for string orchestra and narrator can be presented in two ways -- by using the conventional narration of the story, or by creating a customized narration f...

Bring the creepy monsters into the moonlight! Set in 3/4 meter in E minor, all violin, viola and cello parts are playable in first position, with basses shifting to 2nd position. This is a great piece...

The purpose of this fun-loving piece is to develop good posture (standing up and sitting down), lefthand flexibility (tapping on the string and top of the instrument), and righthand dexterity (alterna...

The purpose of this fun-loving piece is to develop good posture (standing up and sitting down), lefthand flexibility (tapping on the string and top of the instrument), and righthand dexterity (alterna...

The Nutcracker is one of Tschaikowsky's most famous works, and this accessible arrangement contains four popular character dances from Act II of the ballet, where Clara and the Prince travel to the La...

Esta pieza refleja la belleza y el encanto del impresionante paisaje del famoso Parque Nacional Pictured Rocks, en el norte de Míchigan. Musicalmente, se centra en el legato, con un trazo de arco cont...

Este arreglo para nivel intermedio es una adaptación de la pieza original para orquesta completa compuesta para el festival. De carácter rápido y con gran energía rítmica, la música incluye una gran v...

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) compuso su Sinfonía n.º 4 en mi menor, op. 98, en 1884. El estreno de la sinfonía tuvo lugar en octubre de 1885. El arreglo de Michael Hopkins del segundo movimiento está p...

«Cyborg», de Michael Hopkins, es una pieza de blues-rock alegre y llena de energía para orquesta de nivel intermedio. Se trata de una obra ideal para trabajar la digitación cromática de la mano izquie...

«Rejoice!» fue compuesta por Michael Hopkins con motivo del décimo aniversario del programa de orquesta de las escuelas públicas de Rockford (Míchigan). La música es rápida y festiva, con una gran ene...

Esta pieza refleja la belleza y el encanto del impresionante paisaje del famoso Parque Nacional Pictured Rocks, en el norte de Míchigan. Musicalmente, se centra en el legato, con un trazo de arco cont...

Este arreglo para nivel intermedio es una adaptación de la pieza original para orquesta completa compuesta para el festival. De carácter rápido y con gran energía rítmica, la música incluye una gran v...

Este tratamiento único de la conocida canción popular inglesa se convertirá en un clásico para jóvenes orquestas de cuerda. Las magníficas sonoridades de este arreglo no sólo lo convierten en una exce...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...