Considered to be one of the greatest rock songs of all time Nirvana's alternative rock anthem features a strong riff engaging rhythms and striking dynamic changes. Larry Moore's arrangement also gives a great opportunity to feature a guitar soloist with your group.

A Suite On Mexican Themes. Par CURTIS MIKE. Mike Curtis' stay in the city of Guanajuata in Central Mexico inspired this great musical celebration, filled with evocative, ethnic textures and colours./ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

This striking setting by Trans-Siberian Orchestra combining Pachelbel's famous 'Canon in D' with original vocals is sure to delight performers and audiences alike! This string parts arranged by Bob Phillips allow a joint performance by the orchestra and choir. The vocal parts arranged by Andy Beck are available in several voicings and may be performed without the orchestra accompanied by keyboard or an optional SoundTrax CD. The orchestra arrangement does require vocals for a complete performance.

After performing at many educational conferences like the TMEA and NYSSMA conferences, the creators of BARRAGE had many requests for printed, published versions of their music. Many young string players sent letters and e-mails asking that BARRAGE do something to help bring the 'cool element' to their school string program. In response, SWATH Publishing is pleased to be able to offer an exciting string orchestra arrangement of the BARRAGE favorite 'Mountain Spring'. Composed by Dean Marshall (Artistic Director of BARRAGE) and arranged by Arthur Bachmann (violist - The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra), this piece is a guaranteed crowd pleaser for any school orchestra concert! Appropriate for the intermediate to advanced string orchestra, the piece comes with a full set of string parts (885555), conductor's score, and piano score. *BARRAGE is an internationally acclaimed violin ensemble that presents the violin in a unique and innovative way. BARRAGE combines diverse musical styles with dazzling choreography to produce a show that is truly spellbinding! / Orchestre A Cordes / 82 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire/Avancé / Partition - Format: 12 X 9

Concerto for String Orchestra - the magnum opus of Grayna Bacewicz (1909-1969) the outstanding composer and violinist - was composed in 1948 and at once became one of the most frequently performed works of this Polish artist. This masterpieceof neoclassicism fascinates as much by its invention and virtuosic briliance as its harmonious combination of formal elements of a traditional nature with new tonal ideas. The form of the three-movement Concerto oscillates between that of the baroqueconcerto grosso and the early classical sonata cycle. The neoclassical tendency is evident above all in the articulation of the musical structure in keeping with the rigours of periodicity and the manner of developing thematic threads derived fromthem while the concertato character of particular movements and the generally linear texture indicate baroque connections. The first movement (Allegro) - in the form of an early classical sonata allegro - begins with a subject with energeticfigurations emblematic for the whole piece and based on a constant pendulum-like semiquaver movement anchored securely on D. It is precisely because of the nature of this subject that Bacewiczs work has been compared to the Brandenburg Concertosby Jan Sebastian Bach The second movement (Andante) while retaining its concertato charakter is at the same time an example of the composers ability to create emotionally serene lyrical moods and her sense of cantilena derived from the spiritof romantic song (a motto-subject presented at the beginning by cello solo). In this movement it is both the process of evolution and the instrumental colouring which constitute the constructional agents forming here a self-containedvalue. In thethird movement (Vivo) the composer returns to her favourite type of music understood as an expression of pure motion in the form of figural motives with infinite transformational possibilities. The spontaneity of the music the constant mutabilityof the tonal situations and the sophisticated acerbic harmonies - as Witold Lutosawski described them - form a colourful mosaic built in the structural skeleton of a sonata rondo. Concerto for String Orchestra is not only proof of thestylizing tendency of the composer but also of an unerring intuition concerning the technical and expressive possibilities inherent in a string instruments ensemble. [Magorzata Gsiorowska translated by Ewa Cholewka]

John Moss' newest holiday medley again shows why his string writing talent is a favorite with directors everywhere. This well-crafted piece includes three seasonal favorites in a striking concert number for any holiday program.Includes: Here We Come A-Wassailing Stille Stille Stille and Good King Wenceslas.

Imagine four soloists playing eight Boomwhackers on the heads of eight brave audience members while being accompanied by string orchestra. That's the scenario of this hilarious show-stopper. Your audience will love hearing 'Jingle Bells,' 'Good King Wenceslas,' and 'Deck the Halls' like never before. Used by the composer with his own orchestra and guest teachers, this simple yet highly effective novelty number never fails! Complete staging instructions are included. (2:00) Correlates to String Explorer Book 1, Unit 13. / Orchestre A Cordes

Bryce Dessner's Réponse Lutos awski was c o-commissioned by the National Audiovisual Institute of Poland and the Mexico National Orchestraand first performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra at Teatr Wielki-Polish National Opera in Warsaw Poland on November 29 2014. Composer's Note: Réponse Lutos awski was written as an homage to Witold Lutos awski’s amazing composition for string orchestra Musique funèbre. I spent months studying the score and recordings of the work as well as many of his other pieces. This was an amazingprocess of discovering one of the 20th-centuries great musical minds and allowing his adventurous spirit to influence my own musical decisions. My Réponse Lutos awski is written in five movements each of which isinspired either directly or indirectly by the Lutos awski score. I like to think that his music opened a window in a certain direction for me or pushed open a door through which I could then pass and take my journey with themusic. Duration: Approximately 20 minutes

Plus chaîne ville Tunes est une collection intéressante de mélodies folkloriques favorites, chants patriotiques, thèmes classiques et mélodies originales. C'est un livre progressif où chaque mélodie montre un défi pédagogique spécifique qui aide les élèves à développer les techniques nécessaires pour jouer d'un instrument à cordes frottées. La musique met l'accent sur la prosternation techniques, ton, intonation et musicalité. Inclus sont des chansons originales par Doris Gazda et favoris classiques tels que : PawPaw Patch - Sweet Betsy de Pike - Monster mars - Amérique, la belle - nous vaincra - Auld Lang Syne - Allegretto II de mouvement de la Sonate pour Piano, opus 27, #1 et beaucoup plus ! La collection est suivi de la chaîne ville Tunes, qui comprend 12 mélodies familiers et est conçu pour guider le jeune musicien vers les principes fondamentaux de la technique de la chaîne bon. / Ensemble A Cordes

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.

Here is an opportunity to perform a familiar piece of music that is superb for practicing foundational string skills. And as importantly, beginning and advanced students alike can learn to play with authentic and challenging Baroque style in this carefully edited arrangement. A satisfying centerpiece for any concert! (2:30) Correlates to String Explorer Book 1, Unit 12. / Orchestre A Cordes