Grand Mesa Music

The arranger has taken the first two movements of the Cello Sonata in E Minor by the Italian baroque composer Marcello and crafted them into a beautiful, very playable setting for full string orchestr...

What a way to introduce young orchestra students to the swing style! This atmospheric work depicts a Chicago gangster's private night club in small-town Indiana. Its irresistible melody, shout chorus,...

Regal Overture is a fast, exciting young string work in G Major. It features a very catchy melody, and all of the instruments have challenging and interesting parts. String crossings, arpeggios, pizzi...

This very solid string arrangement of a Bach keyboard work is a great way to introduce young orchestras to the wonders of baroque counterpoint. Hash's transcription remains true to the original settin...

A calm, moonlit night is brought to mind in this gorgeous new work. This is an emotional, expressive work in 3/4 written in d minor, ending with a touching F major section. The piece is written to use...

This energetic piece is based on the blues or 'funky scale

Three great works from the height of the Renaissance period (1450-1600) are here combined in a masterful setting by Canadian arranger Coakley. All three works combine beautiful melodies with the wonde...

This is a lively dance for young string orchestra that employs various placements of accents and some asymmetric meter (7/8) to create a fascinating rhythmic scenario. After a legato contrasting middl...

This brash new work creates intensity by using various modes, including B Phrygian, and mixed meters to create a musical picture of an intense, wind-driven storm. While remaining within grade 2 techni...

This Intermezzo, originally in A major for solo piano, has here been arranged in C major to take advantage of the low registers of the viola and cello. This is an excellent piece to work on slurred st...

The composer has captured here in music a remarkable moonrise he experienced on a late evening walk. Melodic filagrees intertwine within the modal texture (primarily D Dorian) to create a subtle work...

A Holiday Festival is a versatile medley of three secular holiday songs. It can be performed by strings alone, with strings and percussion, with SA chorus and piano, and as an exciting finale for a co...

First composed for flute and continuo and published in 1731, this string orchestra arrangement works well for middle or high school orchestras. Musette en Rondeau reflects the pastoral charm typical o...

A superbly expressive work, this piece offers each section a chance to play the beautiful melody and is perfect for teaching phrasing. Third position notes in the first violin are cued an octave lower...

Down Bow Dance is a Grade 1 piece in G major written to introduce students to the concept of the 'bow retake.

The Yucatan Peninsula on the east coast of Mexico is world famous for its Mayan ruins, sandy beaches, dense jungles and opulent resorts. This playful, lively, and easy waltz with the third as its main...

Written as a surprise gift for her close friend's wedding, this new Susan Day work includes her signature lush melodies, interesting harmonies, and moving inside lines. Opportunities for expressive pl...

This string arrangement of a well-loved band piece captures all of the great energy of the original, and Law's careful string treatment makes it accessible even for second year groups. Memorable melod...

A supernova is a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. In this hyper-energetic new string work, the first five measures of tremolo build up to the 'expolision

Middlebury is an old shaped note tune that first appeared in the early 1800's in Davisson's Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony. The arranger has here created a beautiful fantasia-like treatment of thi...

This serenely surreal compositon employs an open form and fragments of 'The Water is Wide

Adapting the first and last movements of Telemann's Sonata in D Major, the arranger has here crafted a work accessible for younger orchestras and a fine choice for concert or festival use. Regal and s...

Although transposed to G major from the original key of Eb, this setting of the Jupiter theme remains true to the original version. All parts are playable in first position except for the bass, which...