Grand Mesa Music

Two Movements. Veteran arranger Conley has chosen two movements form a Mozart Wind Divertimento that produce a delightfully transparent and melodious short suite. This work reinforces the sources of M...

This easy string orchestra work opens mysteriously, with a quietly building chordal section leading to a more sprightly section. The fast section of the work features some surprising contemporary harm...

Like the Spanish title, which means 'leaving

All aboard for a fun musical train ride! This piece evokes a picture of excitement and energy as the train leaves the station, represented by eighth note double stops. The slower legato middle section...

A Bourree is a lively dance from the Baroque period, and this well-known Bourree comes from J.S. Bach's 'Lute Suite in E Minor'

This is an arrangement of two keyboard works from Nannerl's Notebook, a book used by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) to write study pieces for his daughter, Maria Anna (known as 'Nannerl'), and to transcri...

The kalimba or African thumb piano derives its sound from metal keys being plucked by the player's thumbs on a wooden resonator. Your orchestra will sound kalimba-like in this all-pizzicato original c...

Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707), a British composer, was organist and chorus master for the Chapel Royal. Originally composed for harpsichord, this very playable string arrangment comes from Clarke's coll...

This stirring, stately march from Handel's opera 'Scipione' could be a joyful introduction to baroque music for your students. The optional timpani part for two timps adds weight to this majestic work...

This three movement work is a musical portrait of the Happy Jack Ranch, located to the west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. A wide variety of styles are used by the composer as he reflects on ranch life in days...

As the title hints, this gorgeous new work is reminiscent of the fresh, crystal clear air present after a storm passes. Ms. Day's fans will enjoy the rich tapestry of interwoven inner parts that is he...

Composer Bobrowitz in this very entertaining work finds a perfect way to make playing scales fun while painting a musical picture of the step-saving device of the title. Both acro and pizzicato techin...

The music for Mexican Hat Dance (Jarabae Tapatio) was written by Jesús Gonzáles Rubio in the 1800's. It is danced by a man and a woman and is flirtatious in nature, with lots of stomping and heel tapp...

Based loosely on the 1865 novel by Lewis Carroll, this piece captures the fun and mystery of Alice's wonderland experiences. Although the composer's music intentionally does not deal in specifics, we...

Images of gypsies in celebratory dance around a campfire are easily conjured up when listening to this delightful work that hearkens to eastern Europe. Contrasting the dance-like opening, a more serio...

Quick and lively, Moorish Dance (originally titled 'Dance of the Moorish Slaves') comes at the beginning of Act II of Aida. This well-constructed arrangement would work well as a snappy opener or an e...

Birds on a Wire is a bouncy, twittering fantasia for strings. A chirping three note figure flits antiphonally among the upper strings before taking off into an extended melody for the viola and cello....

Ahoy sea-faring mates! Hop aboard this upbeat and lively sailors' tale of the high seas. Written in 'a' minor, all parts have memorable melodic lines, with some pizzicato and hooked bowings. The piano...

From a plaintive and prayerful opening in solo violin, this arrangement of a well-known spiritual builds in power and emotion with each successive verse. The melody passes between voices, and frequent...

Having taught in the New York City area for most of his career, much of Bobrowitz' writing is indelibly marked by his experiences in the great city. The composer opens this work with a quiet principal...

This beautifully written piece for young string orchestra tells the story of an old European watchmaker who builds the world's first music box. In his excitement to share his magical invention with th...

Borodin's original work for full orchestra idyllically depicts an interaction of Russians and Asians in the Steppe Lands of the Russian Caucasus. Stevens' skillful setting of this classic work capture...