A Conductor's Guide to Program Development Featuring the Top 100 Intermediate and Advanced Works-This comprehensive guide of intermediate and advanced repertoire highlights 100 of the best compositions and arrangements in print. Annotated in detail – metric and key design performance and program notes alternatechoices of music – it represents all styles of classical and popular music. A grading scale considers both stylistic and technical challenges. Performance topics include repertoire selection program design rehearsaltechniques and score preparation. Music lists from the Renaissance string folios patriotic music arranged for string orchestra and a current contact list of publishers/distributors are included. An invaluable resource for thestring teacher performer and conductor.

James Weeks' Cornish String Music for any number of orchestral string instruments (at least 16). Score. Cornish String Music was first performed by participants at the CoMA Summer School High Melton Doncaster on 7th August 2015.  

In completion of the first part (Hortus Musicus 50 now out of print) this second part to the 'Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream' contains all the remaining four-part instrumental pieces from Henry Purcell's opera 'The Fairy Queen' (1692). Similar to the pieces in the first part the composer wrote them for performance by Strings but they can also be played by Wind Instruments only (in particular wood-wind) or with string and wind instruments mixed and also with one or several instruments to a part. The pieces were put in such an order that they again present a small self-contained suite.The titles to the several numbers which arepartly mentioned more exactly in this book indicate their place in the above named opera by Purcell. They elucidate at the same time the character of the various pieces. Thus No.1 Air (Second Music) is originally a (second) introductory piece of music for the opera which still precedes the actual Overture. No.2 Jig No.5 Air and No.8 Air are instrumental postludes to the first fourth and second acts of the opera respectively whereas No.4 'Dance for the Followers of Night' No.6 'Dance for the Green Men' and No.7 'Monkeys' Dance' present a motley picture of the operatic construction which provided a great number of allegoric persons and figures. From a purely musical point of view this second part too of the 'Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream' contains gems of old instrumental music. May this present book help to gain new friends for the noble art of the great Old-English composer.

The Rosegarden Of Light - String Sextet Parts-Gulistan-e Nur: The Rosegarden of Light for String Sextet and Youth Ensemble. Instrumentation: Professional String Sextet (2 Vlns 2 Vlas 1 Cello 1 Db). Youth/amateur ensemble (Interludes only): open instrumentation (5 treble alto bass parts (transpositions available) Keyboard). The Three Interludes are supplied separately. The sextet movements/Three Interludes can also be performed separately. I Bahar-e nastaran-bihag (Radio Piece) Interlude 1/ Introduction (Youth ensemble) Sextet Movement 1 (Professional) II - Shirin dokhtar-e maldar (Sweet Nomad Girl)Interlude 2 Sextet Movement 2 III - Watan Jan (Dear Homeland) Interlude 3 Sextet Movement 3 Duration: c.26 mins (complete) / c.16 mins (sextet movements only). On 11 December 2014 several young musicians from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music were performing at the Istiqlal School home to the French Cultural Centre in Kabul. The venue was targeted by a suicide bomber with devastating results leaving a number of students (and ANIM’s founder and Director Dr. Ahmad Sarmast) with severe injuries. Despite these most challenging of circumstances ANIM continues to provide an extraordinary learning environment for all its students regardless of gender ethnicity or social circumstances. They are committed to assuring musical rights rebuilding lives through music training future music educators establishing intercultural dialogue and to reviving and preserving Afghan Music. Gulistan-e Nur: The Rosegarden of Light is dedicated with great admiration to Dr. Ahmad Sarmast and to the students and staff of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul particularly remembering those who were injured in the 11 December attack. The work is also dedicated to Kevin Bishop and members of the pioneering ensemble Cuatro Puntos who are dedicated to global co-operation and

Perfect companion to the method All For Strings suitable for classroom or individual study. Including exercises and games encompassing music fundamentals introduced in the method books the workbooks are correlated withthe method and provide beginning string players with essential elements for a thorough understanding of music. Theory Workbook 1 will help you to understand the fundamentals and theory of music. The study of musicfundamtentals and theory together with careful practice in playing your instrument will help you to develop into a complete musician with the ability to perform with musical understanding. Best Wishes!Gerald E.AndersonRobert S. Frost

The Swan by Saint Saens is one of the most recognizable themes of the Romantic period. This arrangement for string orchestra by Lauren Keiser captures the essence of this beautiful melody while adapting it to the abilities of beginning and intermediate musicians.

G.F. Handel's Two Pieces from the Water Music has been arranged for String Orchestra by Richard Ling. Score and Parts.

for String Orchestra-Stuart Carlson's Carols of Christmas album for string quartet features seven creative intermediate to advanced arrangements that sparkle with the holiday season. This new series for string orchestra captures the same Yuletide magic with settings geared toward the abilities of middle and high school ensembles. Most passages throughout are playable in first position and bowings are generously placed with an emphasis on musical phrasing and ensemble sound. Among the highlights in this series is Carlson's original composition Christmas Sinfonietta inspired by the festive spirit of Christmas Day itself.

for String Orchestra-Stuart Carlson's Carols of Christmas album for string quartet features seven creative intermediate to advanced arrangements that sparkle with the holiday season. This new series for string orchestra captures the same Yuletide magic with settings geared toward the abilities of middle and high school ensembles. Most passages throughout are playable in first position and bowings are generously placed with an emphasis on musical phrasing and ensemble sound. Among the highlights in this series is Carlson's original composition Christmas Sinfonietta inspired by the festive spirit of Christmas Day itself.

for String Orchestra-Stuart Carlson's Carols of Christmas album for string quartet features seven creative intermediate to advanced arrangements that sparkle with the holiday season. This new series for string orchestra captures the same Yuletide magic with settings geared toward the abilities of middle and high school ensembles. Most passages throughout are playable in first position and bowings are generously placed with an emphasis on musical phrasing and ensemble sound. Among the highlights in this series is Carlson's original composition Christmas Sinfonietta inspired by the festive spirit of Christmas Day itself.

Full Score-Vivace (2010) for string orchestra began its musical life as the third movement of my Sonata for Guitar (2009) recorded by Isaac Bustos on MSR Classics [MS 1581]. While writing the sonata I began to realize what a symphonic instrument the guitar really is and how well idiomatic guitar figurations might translate to the orchestra. As the title suggests Vivace is a short lively piece tinged with spiritual uplift. Supported by a steady rhythmic ostinato in stretto the broad melody (in slow harmonic rhythm) is presented first in the highest voice and then answered in a lower one. The dovetailing of gestures and its consequent antiphonal character permeate the movement.Often the melody is presented in harmony at the interval of the 7th or 9th. As with many of my recent compositions variation color and drama are enhanced by the juxtaposition of pandiatonic passages with those that are chromatic and dissonant. --Peter Lieuwen Vivace has been recorded by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra on MSR Classics [MS 1582].