Música clásica moderna para orquesta de cuerda

Fue durante una visita a su hermana en la "Pequeña Rusia" (una zona del sur de Rusia más conocida como Ucrania) cuando Chaikovski tuvo la idea de componer una nueva sinfonía basada en las canciones qu...

Written in 1984 by English composer Simon Jeffes (1949-1997), Music for a Found Harmonium has been described as 'minimalist folk music,' and has been recorded by groups ranging from contemporary music...

A great musical find! This incredible piece, originally for string quartet and piano, has been faithfully transcribed for string orchestra and optional piano. Technically easier than the St. Paul's Su...

Charming! This light and flowing arrangement maintains the rhythmic drive characteristic of Slavic folk music. (4:30)

Charming! This light and flowing arrangement maintains the rhythmic drive characteristic of Slavic folk music. (4:30)

This piece was written to enable students to understand the feel of 6/8 and 3/4 being used in alternate bars. Like all folk music used for dance, the beat is extremely important, and must be 'felt in...

This piece was written to enable students to understand the feel of 6/8 and 3/4 being used in alternate bars. Like all folk music used for dance, the beat is extremely important, and must be 'felt in...

This piece was written to enable students to understand the feel of 6/8 and 3/4 being used in alternate bars. Like all folk music used for dance, the beat is extremely important, and must be 'felt in...

A simple folk-style song that works wonderfully for strings and depicts a traveling troubadour and his trained pet entertaining for their food. The broken-chord accompaniment imitates the organ grinde...

A simple folk-style song that works wonderfully for strings and depicts a traveling troubadour and his trained pet entertaining for their food. The broken-chord accompaniment imitates the organ grinde...

A simple folk-style song that works wonderfully for strings and depicts a traveling troubadour and his trained pet entertaining for their food. The broken-chord accompaniment imitates the organ grinde...

This Irish tour-de-force runs the gamut of emotions. An aggressively rustic opening makes way for a joyful and catchy original jig in the style of Holst's 'Dargason.' A flowing, legato setting of the...

With form and texture that remain very true to the original, the keys of E minor and D Dorian serve to make this arrangement 'student friendly.' The first violin solo includes 3rd position while the s...

Here is the perfect concert or festival piece for the high school string orchestra that is almost-but not quite-ready for the Dvorak 'Serenade!' With much of the composer's signature use of folk idiom...

Here is the perfect concert or festival piece for the high school string orchestra that is almost-but not quite-ready for the Dvorak 'Serenade!' With much of the composer's signature use of folk idiom...

Imagine chasing a bug and it constantly eludes you! That's the energy of this piece written in a folk style using the rhythms of Eastern European circle dances. Each section is featured and the irregu...

Imagine chasing a bug and it constantly eludes you! That's the energy of this piece written in a folk style using the rhythms of Eastern European circle dances. Each section is featured and the irregu...

Imagine chasing a bug and it constantly eludes you! That's the energy of this piece written in a folk style using the rhythms of Eastern European circle dances. Each section is featured and the irregu...

This fantastic and very easy arrangement will work well for festivals and contests. Folk-like in nature, the dance is set in a moderately fast tempo, which may be increased as the ensemble gains profi...

This fantastic and very easy arrangement will work well for festivals and contests. Folk-like in nature, the dance is set in a moderately fast tempo, which may be increased as the ensemble gains profi...

Full of educational opportunities for every section, this two-movement work has an old-fashioned folk music sound. 'Wisteria Waltz' is lush and legato while 'Fig's Frolic' is patterned after the energ...

This lovely melody has become one of O'Carolan's most popular pieces. In this arrangement the melody is shared by all instruments giving young students the opportunity to play with expression. An opti...

This lovely melody has become one of O'Carolan's most popular pieces. In this arrangement the melody is shared by all instruments giving young students the opportunity to play with expression. An opti...

'Written to recognize the indigenous peoples in this nation, the haunting melody captures the many trials they have encountered. The 'heartbeat' is reminiscent of the American Indian drum, and the ent...

'Written to recognize the indigenous peoples in this nation, the haunting melody captures the many trials they have encountered. The 'heartbeat' is reminiscent of the American Indian drum, and the ent...