Música clásica moderna para orquesta de cuerda

La pieza se compuso en 1959 para la orquesta del instituto John Marshall de Rochester (Nueva York), durante la primera estancia de Richard Lane como uno de los primeros compositores del Young Composer...

Compuesta en octubre de 1960, durante la estancia de Richard Lane en Lexington (Kentucky) como miembro del Young Composers Project, la Passacaglia para orquesta de cuerda fue dedicada a Joseph M. Beac...

Compuesta en octubre de 1960, durante la estancia de Richard Lane en Lexington (Kentucky) como miembro del Young Composers Project, la Passacaglia para orquesta de cuerda fue dedicada a Joseph M. Beac...

«El loro de Papa Haydn» para orquesta de cuerda es un arreglo del segundo cuarteto de cuerda de Winkelmans, que lleva el mismo título. En 2022, la compositora, a petición de la Amsterdam Sinfonietta,...

«El loro de Papa Haydn» para orquesta de cuerda es un arreglo del segundo cuarteto de cuerda de Winkelmans, que lleva el mismo título. En 2022, la compositora, a petición de la Amsterdam Sinfonietta,...

«Faustina Borghi» es una obra en tres movimientos de Paolo Baratto, dedicada a su querido amigo Ralph Bryant. Destaca el papel del corno de zinc —o, alternativamente, del oboe— con una escritura elega...

«Faustina Borghi» es una obra en tres movimientos de Paolo Baratto, dedicada a su querido amigo Ralph Bryant. Destaca el papel del corno de zinc —o, alternativamente, del oboe— con una escritura elega...

Béla Bartók for beginning strings! All the parts are reinforced in the piano accompaniment guaranteeing a superb presentation. Fine opportunities exist to develop outstanding characteristic tone quali...

Mentored by the likes of William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Kay was an impressive composer by any metric, winning a Fulbright Scholarship, the prestigious Rome Prize, a Guggenheim...

A re-discovered classic, this gem for String Orchestra was written by Howard Hanson (1896-1981) for the American String Teachers Association and first performed in 1976 at the Music Educators National...

Immerse yourself in the deeply heartfelt sound world of "Langsamer Satz" – a work of incomparable lyrical beauty and emotional intensity. Originally composed from deep romantic inspiration, this piece...

A nice showcase piece for your beginning string orchestra. There are lots of opportunities to get them frolicking around the fingerboard with many repeated eighth note patterns. The piece is tuneful a...

A beginning string orchestra piece of elephantine porportions! Sean O'Loughlin is able to deliver time and time again exciting music that students love to play. His pieces sound much more difficult an...

The Terracotta army that guards the tomb of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang is nearly 8,000 warriors strong. This new piece for beginning ensembles depicts these magnificent stone soldiers. Compos...

This standard for beginning strings has a new twist to it. The melody is much easier to teach in 4/4 rather than in 3/4. It is still in D major and contains no altered fingerings. The tempo marking is...

Ulysses Kay favored neoclassical tendencies in his works, featuring lyricism, contrapuntal textures, clear formal designs and a tonal, yet chromatic harmonic vocabulary, all of which are evident in hi...

Mark Revell's Spring Forward is composed in a similar style to his commercial music (such as his LG Signature commercial, found in this YouTube link). This work was written to express the joys of spri...

Ancient Wonders Suite is a musical description of four of the wonders from the ancient world. Movement one describes the awe-inspiring grandeur of the Temple of Artemis located in Ephesus (present-day...

Bacchanale is a frantic dance full of reckless abandon. Taken from the name of the Roman god of wine Bacchus, this work is a festive celebration. It starts with lyrical melodies juxtaposed against sha...

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) was considered one of the greatest violinists of all time. Many of his works are known as 'pastiches,' works composed in the styles of other composers. Kreiser wrote Tempo d...

Ukrainian composer Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938) was highly regarded in his lifetime as a concertmaster, pianist, educator, and composer. Taken from his Four Children’s Pieces for Piano, this arrangement...