From Amahl and the Night Visitors-Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first ope...(+)
From Amahl and the Night Visitors-Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera to be commissioned especially for television and was premiered in 1951. With this well-crafted setting by Lloyd Conley string orchestras can enjoy the charming stage music from this enduring holiday production. (G. Schirmer Inc.)
Score and Parts-This beloved Appalachian carol by the Dean of American Balladeer...(+)
Score and Parts-This beloved Appalachian carol by the Dean of American Balladeers is simply exquisite in the skillful hands of arranger Bob Krogstad. Here's a chance to put a fresh breathtaking and memorable moment into your nextholiday program. (G. Schirmer Inc.) Dur: 6:45 Does not include Vocal part.
Score-Samuel Barber's best-known work has become an icon of contemporary orchest...(+)
Score-Samuel Barber's best-known work has become an icon of contemporary orchestral literature. Jamin Hoffman's arrangement now makes this landmark work accessible to intermediate-level groups with careful key and range alterations giving your students the opportunity to play one of the most important pieces of our time. This is a must-have for every school's string library!
Score and Parts-Samuel Barber's best-known work has become an icon of contempora...(+)
Score and Parts-Samuel Barber's best-known work has become an icon of contemporary orchestral literature. Jamin Hoffman's arrangement now makes this landmark work accessible to intermediate-level groups with careful key and range alterations giving your students the opportunity to play one of the most important pieces of our time. This is a must-have for every school's string library!
(Edition for String Orchestra)-In a new arrangement for mature string groups Gl...(+)
(Edition for String Orchestra)-In a new arrangement for mature string groups Gliere's energetic dance movement again shows why it has become an icon of light classical programming for orchestras everywhere. From the ballet The Red Poppy thedeliberate opening in the low strings accelerating to the frenzied Cossack-style dance makes this work a captivating experience for your students.
Score-For String Orchestra and presented as a study score. Winner of the 2001 Pu...(+)
Score-For String Orchestra and presented as a study score. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in music! This landmark five-movement string symphony was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in honor of the 100th anniversary ofsymphony hall in that city and premiered there on November 30 2000 with Seiji Ozawa conducting. The composer's comments about the music appear in an introduction to the score.
Score-The title Gazebo Dances was suggested by the pavilions (often seen on vill...(+)
Score-The title Gazebo Dances was suggested by the pavilions (often seen on village greens in towns throughout the countryside) where public band concerts are given on summer evenings. The delights of that sort ofentertainment are portrayed in this set of dances which begins with a Rossini-like Overture is followed by a rather peg-legged Waltz a long-lined Adagio and finishes with a bouncy Tarantella.
Score-Gliere's energetic dance movement again shows why it has become an icon of...(+)
Score-Gliere's energetic dance movement again shows why it has become an icon of light classical programming for orchestras everywhere. From the ballet 'The Red Poppy' the deliberate opening in the low strings accelerating tothe frenzied Cossack-style dance makes this work a captivating experience for orchestra and audience alike.
Score and Parts-Arguably America's most notable art song Samuel Barber's master...(+)
Score and Parts-Arguably America's most notable art song Samuel Barber's masterwork has been brilliantly arranged in this edition for strings by John Moss. Written for voice in 1938 and based on text by noted poet James Agee Barber's music ishighly emotional a quality apparent in this skilled setting for strings. With solo parts for violin and viola this edition is a superb opportunity to teach 20th century music at its very best.
The classic winter and holiday choral work transforms wonderfully into a terrifi...(+)
The classic winter and holiday choral work transforms wonderfully into a terrific showcase for string orchestra. The festive ethnic-dance style is filled with energy and enthusiasm for both players and audiences.
from the ballet Gayaneh-Selected from the ballet Gayaneh this work is one of se...(+)
from the ballet Gayaneh-Selected from the ballet Gayaneh this work is one of several movements Khachaturian arranged for concert performance. Its ethnic style and tuneful simplicity will give students a wonderful sense of the musical richness of the Russian ballet and one of its most beloved composers.
The contemporary music of Paul Creston continues to be important repertoire par...(+)
The contemporary music of Paul Creston continues to be important repertoire particularly his famous concerti for Marimba and Saxophone. Robert Longfield has adapted this delightfully musical suite of dancesoriginally composed for Piano. This edition to the serious String repertoire is certain to be a contest/festival list choice.
The Brook Green Suite for strings was written in 1933 during Holst's stay in hos...(+)
The Brook Green Suite for strings was written in 1933 during Holst's stay in hospital (where he later died in May 1934). He composed this piece for his pupils - the junior orchestra at St Paul's Girls School - as wanted towrite a piece in a contemporary mature style that was easy enough for his them to perform.Available here is the score and parts with string parts 5.5.3.3.3. and optional flute oboe clarinet in B flat and bassoon parts.
The classic winter and holiday choral work transforms wonderfully into a terrifi...(+)
The classic winter and holiday choral work transforms wonderfully into a terrific showcase for string orchestra. The festive ethnic-dance style is filled with energy and enthusiasm for both players and audiences.
From Amahl and the Night Visitors-Gian Carlo Menotti (July 7 1911 February 1 ...(+)
From Amahl and the Night Visitors-Gian Carlo Menotti (July 7 1911 February 1 2007) was an Italian-born American composer and librettist who wrote the classic Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors among about two dozen other operas intended to appeal topopular taste.