SKU: AP.38464S

UPC: 038081438870. English.

Easy rock that is perfect for beginners! They can sound cool, have fun, and practice finger patterns. All sections have interesting parts as the piece practices the movement from F-natural to F-sharp and from C-natural to C-sharp. There are no high 3s or forward extensions, and reproducible educational packs are included. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud. Correlates to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1 Level 2.

SKU: AP.49926

ISBN 9781470657901. UPC: 038081575766. English.

Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity to shine while highlighting the low strings. With FLEX parts available as a free download, this cello and string bass feature can highlight any instrument or group of instruments in the string orchestra. Perfect for your second-year players! (3:00) Correlates to Sound Innovations, Book 2, Level 2.

SKU: AP.35981S

UPC: 038081414911. English.

Here is the perfect concert or festival piece for the high school string orchestra that is almost---but not quite---ready for the Dvorák Serenade! With much of the composer's signature use of folk idioms and lyricism, this piece offers great teaching possibilities, including a slow middle section in E Major with a bass solo. The exuberant accelerando ending will put an exclamation point to this certain favorite with your students and audiences.

SKU: AP.43842S

UPC: 038081497334. English. Traditional.

A beloved Appalachian folk song and spiritual that is perfect for historical study! This arrangement generally stays in 1st position and employs mainly standard rhythms with a great introduction to eighth-quarter-eighth rhythm. (2:30).

SKU: AP.49462

ISBN 9781470650261. UPC: 038081571041. English.

This arrangement of The Prince of Denmark March, or Trumpet Voluntary, provides the perfect setting for advocacy and striving for excellence since it is so recognizable. Three different versions of the final 8 bars, containing incorrect notes, are included. Each version contains an increasing percentage of correct pitches. Each represents a different letter grade. Play all four versions and then explain to parents and administration that the A+, 100% correct version is what we do every day in orchestra. All sections play the melody in this piece, still providing a solid musical setting in a novelty piece. Audience members are sure to recognize it which makes it perfect for finding errors. Along with the real music for the final 8 bars, three other versions are included. The first version has 80% of the correct notes and 20% incorrect. The next has 90% correct notes and 10% incorrect. The next has 95% correct notes and 5% incorrect. The final, real version has 100% correct notes. The 100% version should be played first for the audience explaining this version would get an A+ in an academic setting. Then play the 80% or B- version, then the 90% or A- Version, and then the 95% A version. Then explain to parents and administration that the only version that is acceptable is the 100% version and that is what we do every day in orchestra. This provides a perfect advocacy moment to discuss the benefits of music education with parents and a tangible explanation of striving for excellence to parents and students. Includes an educational packet with each part that features technical exercises, history, theory, composition, and more. Correlated to Sound Innovations, Book 1, Level 5. (2:00).

SKU: AP.48100

ISBN 9781470657505. UPC: 038081550978. English.

This thrilling arrangement of Sergei Rachmaninov's Prelude in G Minor, arranged by Tanner Otto, is sure to get the adrenaline flowing. The bold and assertive melodies are as fun to play as they are to listen to. This piece is great for developing and refining the staccato bow stroke and for tone development. A perfect festival piece or concert finale! (3:20).

SKU: AP.46704S

UPC: 038081537009. English.

Written in a flowing waltz style, this piece depicts the non-stop motion of an old-fashioned carousel going round and round with horses smoothly gliding up and down. In the keys of D Major and G Major, this is a perfect piece for first year players as all fingered notes occur on the D and A strings (D and G for bass). The violin 2 and viola parts are doubled, as are the cello and bass parts. Correlated with Sound Innovations Book 1, Level 5, Carousel by Bob Phillips is easily accessible by beginners and advancing students alike.

SKU: AP.45882S

UPC: 038081523880. English.

With its bright, hopeful melody and infectious rhythms, this original piece by Scott Watson, A Joyous Celebration, is perfect to program for any celebratory occasion, or to open or close your concert. Optimistic harmonies and recurring syncopations in the opening section give way to broad, expansive strokes in a brief, contrasting section. A fortissimo climax leads to the welcome return of the jubilant opening theme. The joyful music drives to a sparkling finish, conveying the feeling that anything is possible! (2:55).

SKU: CA.1021409

ISBN 9790007312244. Key: D major. Latin/German.

A perfect way to finish off a Christmas concert. Heribert Breuer, founder and conductor of the Berlin Bach Academy, conceived this four-minute piece as a final farewell to follow performances of the Christmas Oratorio. Alternatively it can easily be programmed together with other Christmas pieces with similar scoring.The Sicilian folk tune O sanctissima gradually emerges from a sustained organ pedal point in the orchestra. This melody seems familiar to the listeners ... and then the mystery is solved: hidden in the alto part can be heard the first verse of the German carol O du fröhliche! The second verse is given over to the sopranos, and the audience is invited to sing along in the third verse. After a brief coda all the performers wish the audience “Merry Christmas!”. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1021400.

SKU: CA.1021400

ISBN 9790007299873. Key: D major. Latin/German.

A perfect way to finish off a Christmas concert. Heribert Breuer, founder and conductor of the Berlin Bach Academy, conceived this four-minute piece as a final farewell to follow performances of the Christmas Oratorio. Alternatively it can easily be programmed together with other Christmas pieces with similar scoring.

The Sicilian folk tune O sanctissima gradually emerges from a sustained organ pedal point in the orchestra. This melody seems familiar to the listeners ... and then the mystery is solved: hidden in the alto part can be heard the first verse of the German carol O du fröhliche! The second verse is given over to the sopranos, and the audience is invited to sing along in the third verse. After a brief coda all the performers wish the audience “Merry Christmas!”

SKU: HL.51489061

UPC: 840126932836. 6.75x9.5x0.22 inches.

The twelve “London Symphonies” comprise the sublime final statement of Haydn's symphonic ouvre. They were written for the London impresario Johann Peter Salomon, and Haydn himself conducted their premieres during his lengthy stays in the English metropolis in 1791/92 and 1794/95. Probably composed in the winter of 1791/92, the Symphony in D major no. 93 was, with its easily accessible (butby no means simple!) musical structure, perfectly tailored to London tastes, which demanded melodic clarity and expressive pathos. The Baroque echoes of Handel in the slow introduction to the first movement and in the festive mood of the finale with its timpani and trumpets would have been well received - no wonder the symphony had to be repeated multiple times in the same season after its performance in 1792! This study edition adopts the musical text of the Haydn Complete Edition, thereby guaranteeing the highest scholarly quality. An informative preface and a brief Critical Report make the handy score an ideal companion for all current and soon-to-be Haydn fans.

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SKU: AP.41204S

UPC: 038081471877. English.

This delightful aria finds a perfect setting with a string orchestra. The delicate melodies flow effortlessly off the page. Everyone gets to have fun playing pizzicato. And it works well with smaller orchestras too! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.