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Come day, come night
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Come On Eileen
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814948 By Dexys Midnight Runn…
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814948 By Dexys Midnight Runners. By James Patterson, Kevin Adams, and Kevin Rowland. Arranged by Julie Doubleday. Contemporary. Score and parts. 25 pages. Julie Doubleday #4580581. Published by Julie Doubleday (A0.814948). Come On Eileen for String OrchestraScore and Parts.
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Come On Eileen
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Come On Eileen
Orchestre à Cordes
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814973 By Dexys Midnight Runners. By James Patterson, Kevin Adams, and Kevin Rowland. Arranged by Julie Doubleday. Contemporary. Score and parts. 25 pages. Julie Doubleday #4727117. Published by Julie Doubleday (A0.814973). Come On Eileen for String Orchestra Score and Parts.
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Come On Eileen
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Christmas Day in the Morning (String quartet: violins, viola, cello, string quintet: optional bass,
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.924226 Arranged by Dee Braxto…
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.924226 Arranged by Dee Braxton-Pellegrino. Christian,Christmas. Score and parts. 15 pages. Dee Braxton-Pellegrino #6623097. Published by Dee Braxton-Pellegrino (A0.924226). A sprightly medley of three traditional carols: On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (Sussex Carol), Good Christian Men Rejoice (In dulci jubilo), I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In and Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella. Bass part is optional. Approximately 2'30. .
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Christmas Day in the Morning
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Christmas Carols for All, Volume 1 (for String Orchestra)
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.722546 Composed by Various. Arranged by Randy Calistri-Yeh. Christian,Christmas,Classical. Score and parts. 114 pages. Custom Chamber Music #3365191. Published by Custom Chamber Music (A0.722546). Volume 1 of our Christmas collection (the Green Book) contains ten classic Christmas carols that both you and your audience are sure to love.Be sure to also check out Volumes 2 and 3, each with 10 different carols!This arrangement is for string orchestra (violin 1/2/3, viola, cello, bass). NOTE: violin 3 and viola are different parts, but either can be skipped if there are not enough musicians.Other arrangements of these carols, as well as two other volumes of Christmas carols, are available at the publisher link above or at www.customchambermusic.com.The carols included in Volume 1 are: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Angels from the Realms of Glory We Three Kings Away in a Manger (Mueller) O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) Joy to the World While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Silent NightEach carol is in its original key, so it is easy to combine these with your own choir or piano/organ parts. Each carol also includes a new original descant counter-melody to feature your soloists and add a unique sound to your performance. The descant and melody are provided on each part to allow flexible solos. You will receive a full score and all individual parts in a single PDF file.
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Twenty-Two Christmas Carols for String Orchestra
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1122704 Composed by Various/Traditional. Arranged by Steve Winstead. Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 66 pages. Sigma Squared Music #723668. Published by Sigma Squared Music (A0.1122704). ​This incredibly versatile collection of Twenty-Two Christmas Carols is a fun-to-play book of well-known Christmas and holiday songs arranged for string orchestra with a traditional feel and just a dash of contemporary flavor. Each song is fairly short, but can be repeated as many times through the verses as desired. An optional introduction is notated for each song, which is useful for creating an audience sing-along or building your own medley. Whether you need a few tunes to round out your holiday concert or want a whole performance in one book, you'll be reaching for this collection every holiday season! Carols included: Angels We Have Heard On High Away In a Manger Carol of the Bells Deck the Halls The First Noel God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen Good King Wenceslas Hallelujah Chorus Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Joy to the World O Come All Ye Faithful O Come, O Come Emmanuel O Holy Night O Little Town of Bethlehem O Tannenbaum Silent Night Up on the House Top Wassail Song We Three Kings We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
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Welsh Folksongs for String Orchestra
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.773302 Composed by Traditiona…
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.773302 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Yoel Epstein. Celtic,Christian,Folk,Holiday. Score and parts. 41 pages. Yoel Epstein #3236529. Published by Yoel Epstein (A0.773302). If ever there was a nation with song in its heart, it is the Welsh. These five traditional Celtic folksongs are among the best known and best loved of all folk music. Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through The Night), first published in 1784 in Edward Jones's anthology of folk songs, Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards, became one of the most popular hymns in the English-speaking world. A popular Christmas song, All Through the Night also appears in numerous films and stage productions, beginning with John Gay's opera of 1728 and up to the present day. Calon Lân (a pure heart), a traditional Celtic tune with lyrics later written by Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) in the 1890s, has become the anthem of the Welsh Rugby league. Llwyn Onn (The Ash Grove) was first published in 1892 in The Bardic Museum by harpist Edward Jones. In its English version, with words written by poet Thomas Oliphant, it is traditionally sung in America on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Dafydd y Gareg Wen (David of the White Rock). This song was written by David Owen, a harpist who died about 1720 at the tender age of 29. Tradition says that Owen was lying on his deathbed, and called for his harp. Too weak to hold the harp, he was helped by his wife, who held the harp upright while he played this haunting tune. Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech (Men of Harlech) describes the seven-year siege of Harlech Castle between 1461 and 1468. Commanded by Constable Dafydd ap Ieuan, the Welsh garrison withstood the longest known siege in the history of the British Isles I hope you enjoy playing this as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you enjoy this, you are welcome to try some of my other arrangements. You can see them at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/yoel-epstein-sheet-music/3001988?ac=1. I have also arranged three songs from the Holocaust, which I arranged and distribute for free on IMSLP. You can find them at http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa. If you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me at yoelepst@gmail.com, and I will try to accommodate.
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G) K 525
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.742450 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Arte Nova Music Lab. Classical,Concert,Standards. Score and parts. 75 pages. Arte Nova Music Lab #3878777. Published by Arte Nova Music Lab (A0.742450). Eine kleine Nachtmusik, (German: A Little Night Music) by name of Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K 525, serenade for two violins, viola, cello, and double bass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, admired for its lively, joyful quality and its memorable melodies. The piece was completed on August 10, 1787, but was published posthumously. In present-day practice, it is typically performed in orchestral arrangement.Although it originally denoted an evening song for courtship, the term serenade by the late 18th century was used broadly to describe a chamber work intended for light entertainment on a social occasion. Serenades enjoyed great popularity in south-central Europe, particularly in Vienna, where Mozart spent the last decade of his life. At that time, it was customary for ensembles to perform serenades in Vienna’s parks and gardens, and the creation of such pieces became a lucrative source of income for composers.Taken from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eine-kleine-Nachtmusik
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Mountain Goats And Other Creatures
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1201464 By Vessela Stoyanova.…
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1201464 By Vessela Stoyanova. By Vessela Stoyanova. Folk,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 89 pages. Vessela Stoyanova #798931. Published by Vessela Stoyanova (A0.1201464). “Mountain Goats and Other Creatures†was Commissioned by Rachel Jayson and the Lexington High School Symphony Orchestra.It was inspired by the folk music of my native land of Bulgaria, informed by my experience as a rock musician, reimagined through the lense of my place inside of a community of like-minded artists and musicians, where I have made my real home today. The first movement - Mountain Goats - is a sort of celebration of renewal, promise, and hope. It represents the tenacious will of grass growing through the snow of early spring, the powerful longing for human connection, the warmth of the sun against your skin on a bright chilly day. It carries both the pristine optimism of youth, and the nervous energy of trying something for the first time. The second movement - Samodivi - in contrast is dark, heavy and full of passion and desire. According to Balkan myths, Samodivi are gorgeous nymphs who live in the woods and often seduce men with their beautiful song and dance. They are feared and envied at the same time. The music of the second movement represents the mysterious dark forest at night - lower strings create the moss under your feet, higher strings use extended techniques to simulate the noise of branches clicking the wind, a few soloists represent different creatures - both real and imaginary - scurry through the woods above your head. Then you hear the lone song of a Samodiva in the distance, your heart is beating hard, your steps are leading you straight towards the call against your better judgement. It is the ancient story of fear and desire, of self control and complete abandon. You, the listener, become witness to a wild dance, fire in the woods, snakes in their long blond hairs, slender bodies dressed in white clouds dancing to an imaginary beat.  Then it all ends abruptly and you left to wonder: Was it real? Did I see it? Am I safe?The third and final movement of the piece is based on a popular rhythmic folk dance in Bulgaria called Kopanitsa, while the melody creates a fugue between the different voices of the orchestra. The Kids are the little of the mountain goats - free to frolic high above tree line, above any human traces, as close to the clouds as one can get and still be touching the ground below. They are carefree, daring, and somewhat naive, yet safe under the watchful gaze of their parent. The movements ends in cascading repetitions of a musical motif in 5/8 representing the relentless passing of time or at least our perception of it.
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Irish National Anthem (Unofficial) for String Orchestra
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String Orchestra - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by trad. Arranged by Keith Terrett. 20th Century, European, Patriotic. Score, Set of Parts. 10 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions
Londonderry Air arranged for String Orchestra.<br> <br> A big band version of the song is used as the theme for The Danny Thomas Show (a.k.a. Make Room For Daddy).<br> <br> "Danny Boy" was used to represent Northern Ireland at the start of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, sung by a choir of children on the Giant’s Causeway.<br> <br> On November 25, 2014, the Vancouver Canucks used the song in honor of the recently deceased Pat Quinn, who played and worked in many executive capacities for the team.<br> <br> There are various theories as to the true meaning of "Danny Boy". Some listeners have interpreted the song to be a message from a parent to a son going off to war or leaving as part of the Irish diaspora.<br> <br> The 1918 version of the sheet music included alternative lyrics ("Eily Dear"), with the instructions that "when sung by a man, the words in italic should be used; the song then becomes "Eily Dear", so that "Danny Boy" is only to be sung by a lady". In spite of this, it is unclear whether this was Weatherly’s intent.<br> <br> Why the name Londonderry Air? Londonderry and Derry refer to the same place, a city in the north of Ireland, and also to the surrounding county. Supposedly the city of Derry was founded by St. Colmcille, although archaeological evidence shows that people were living there thousands of years earlier. There is an excellent museum in the city, which is worth a visit if you want to find out more. The name of the city was actually "Doire", corrupted to "Derry" by people who can’t pronounce Irish. It thought to derive from an Irish root meaning "oak tree".<br> <br> Moving quickly along in history, about a millenium later the government of England was having a difficult time colonizing Ireland because of the fierce and warlike clans living there, especially in the north of the country, Ulster. The monarchs of England, almost all of whom were notorious cheapskates, were continually looking about for ingenious ways to conquer places without actually having to put up the money themselves, or run the risk of unpopularity if they lost. In the case of Ireland, some of these schemes of the "Brish gummit" (as it is termed nowadays in Ulster) are still producing unfortunate long-term consequences.<br> <br> In 1608, King James I gave the city of Derry to the City of London corporation. I guess the deal could be summed up by saying that if the City of London could figure out a way to chase all the inhabitants out of Derry, they would be allowed to keep the loot, minus a percentage for the King of course. If they lost, well too bad. In celebration of this historic agreement, the name of Derry was officially changed to Londonderry. (For further information, check out the Northern Ireland Tourist Board’s History of Derry.)<br> <br> The linguistic outcome of all this today is that, if you think that King James’s deal with the City of London was a good idea, you call both the city and county "Londonderry". If you do, you are probably a supporter of the Unionist movement that seeks to keep Ulster a part of the United Kingdom. If you think it was a bad idea, you call both "Derry", and you are probably a supporter of the Irish Nationalist cause. Or you might just be someone who thinks it’s confusing for kings to be going around changing the names of places all the time for no good reason.<br> <br> You can find plenty of discussion about the political side of the question elsewhere, but here let’s look at the musical side. We have an air, collected in county Derry/Londonderry, and it doesn’t have a title. What do we call it?<br> <br> If you were a proper Victorian, there’s no way you were going to call it the Londonderry Air, much less the Derry Air, because of the improper sentiments that these titles might suggest. My parents tell me that in their youth in Australia, it was usually called the Air from County Derry. (This would, I suppose, support Winston Churchill’s theory that Australia was inhabited by "convicts and Irishmen".)<br> <br> My mother also sends the following information, referring to an arrangement of the tune by the Australian composer Percy Grainger:<br> <br> Just another note about Danny Boy, that I grew up in Australia believing to be the Air from County Derry. We were looking through some LP’s last night (back to vinyl yet!) and found a Mercury Wing Classical Favorites stereo LP SRW18060, COUNTRY GARDENS and other favorites by Percy Grainger {played by} Eastman-Rochester Pops, Frederick Fennell, conducting. The cover notes included the following: "Irish Tune from County Derry was harmonised in memory of Irish childhood friends in Australia." Considered by many to be Grainger’s masterpiece of harmonization, the tune was collected many years ago by Miss Jane Ross of New Town, Limavady, Ireland. Grainger has set it for many instrumental combinations. So there’s another variant on the name for it. It doesn’t say who wrote the notes, but the bits in quotes for each of the works on the record are Grainger’s original comments.<br> <br> The references to Londonderry Air that I’ve seen don’t go back any earlier than the late 1930s. For example, the Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) in February 1940. Bing Crosby’s version was recorded in July 1941 (reference). (So many different things I could check up on!) Londonderry was an important American naval base during WWII, but the US hadn’t come into the war in 1940.<br> <br> Need an anthem fast? They are ALL in my store! 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