Par ABREU ZEQUINHA / KAZIK JAMES (Arr.). The Brazilian classic was popular in the United States during the 1940s with artists such as Ethel Smith, the Andrews Sisters and Carmen Miranda. More recently, it was performed at the closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. James Kazik's masteful arrangement for string orchestra (with optional piano and percussion) captures all the fun and energy of the original in a format that will be easily performable by your students and the audience dancing in the aisles! / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

Full Score. Originally composed in 2003 for a commission by the Central Iowa Honors Orchestra, David Ott revised the work in 2020. Movements: I. Andante moderato; II. Lento; III. Allegro

Af Symfoni Nr. 14-Upaaagtede Morgenstjerner/Unnoticed Morning Stars for Strings (1948) BVN 366:2. Unnoticed Morning Stars is second movement of Symphony No. 14 'The Morning' (BVN 336). The composer states that the movement may be performed as a separate piece for string orchestra. Description of sources and critical commentary are found in the edition of Symphony no. 14. Critical Edition by The Rued Langgaard Edition.

for string orchestra and piano. Par SHIN DONGHOON. / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes et Piano

Par NISHIMURA YUKIKO. Orchid by Yukiko Nishimura is a lyrical piece with a warm and lovely chord progression that brings delicate emotion to the incredibly beautiful melody line. Your string orchestra will perform expressively as they play from the heart. (3:30) / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

I Give You The End Of A Golden String was commissioned in 2013 by the Royal Philharmonic Society/Britten-Pears Foundation to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Brittenand the bicentenary of thefoundation of the Royal Philharmonic Society.The piece was first performed on 8th June 2013 by the Britten Sinfonia conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth.'My aim when I began this piece was to create a long length ofstring music out of a single strand of melody.While experimenting at the beginning shaping and extending a melody in many possible directions I cameacross William Blake???s lines???I give you the end of a goldenstring;Only wind it into a ball It will lead you in at Heaven???s gate Built in Jerusalem???s wall???and this became my working method winding a single tune around itself so that it gradually formed itselfinto amuch richer more complex texture. The process happens three times producing the equivalent of acontinuous three-movement concerto.The ???first movement??? is engendered by two solo violas (the melody at the beginning alreadyentwined witha slightly alternative version of itself). The ???slow movement??? (a more extended more decorated developmentof the opening tune) is introduced by a solo cello (soon winding itself into a quartet of celli). The fast???finale??? led by two solo violins focuses on decorations within the melody rolling out ribbons of (Britten-like') thirds.' - Judith WeirSuggested minimum strings: 8.6.4.4.2 players

Veteran music educator and writer Robert Longfield brings a fresh approach to this beginning level overture. The easy and unique special string effects will give your students wonderful exposure to programmatic-style music and orchestration.

James Weeks' Ærc for any number of orchestral string instruments (at least 12). Composed and published 2016.Duration: 26-30 minutes.Ærc is the Old Engliosh word for ark dervied from the Latin arca a chest. Here it denotes an enclosed space perhaps of refuge or safety certainly of intimacy. As in the ark or Noah the players are paired entering the figurative space of the work two-by-two and creating a dense polyphonic texture (a giant viol consort) from breath-like bow-strokes each pair in rythmic unison before exiting in sequence.

Full Score-Lavande is the French word for lavender flower which is the inspiration for this work by Yukiko Nishimura. It presents an ideal vehicle for young string orchestras to explore the nuances of adagio playing with rich harmonies and soaring melodic lines.