SKU: KN.9462
UPC: 822795094626.
The Shaker hymn, Simple Gifts, is an arranger's delight because the tune lends itself so well to a wide variety of musical presentations. In this new version for student strings, an expressive middle section contrasts wonderfully with the more dramatic opening and closing sections. All parts are equally important, and the key of G puts young players in familiar territory.
SKU: AP.46707
UPC: 038081533476. English.
From the famous Carnival of the Animals, this very simplified version of Fossils, arranged by Andrew H. Dabczynski, allows students in their second year of study to perform a familiar, yet challenging, classic favorite. Complete with special musical effects---including pizzicato, Bartók pizzicato, col legno, and optional percussion parts---Fossils will enliven any string orchestra concert program!
SKU: AP.46707S
UPC: 038081533483. English.
From the famous Carnival of the Animals, this very simplified version of Fossils, arranged by Andrew H. Dabczynski, allows students in their second year of study to perform a familiar, yet challenging, classic favorite. Complete with special musical effects---including pizzicato, Bartok pizzicato, col legno, and optional percussion parts---Fossils will enliven any string orchestra concert program!
SKU: AP.49051S
ISBN 9781470645656. UPC: 038081561240. English.
This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of like- or mixed-string ensemble. After purchasing this set, decide what additional parts you need to meet the unique needs of your ensemble, then download and print them for free at alfred.com/supplemental---free of charge. This energetic, modern-sounding selection was written to improve your students' reading of notes on the G string and is focused on this often-neglected lower range of the instruments. The minor and modal harmonies, hard-driving rhythms, and stunning dynamic contrasts all combine to give the piece a primal and primitive sound that students will love. A slow, introspective middle section provides a dramatic contrast to the piece's initial surge and will help develop bow control and steady pizzicato pulse. G Force by Richard Meyer is perfect for festival or contest! (2:50).
SKU: AP.49051
ISBN 9781470645649. UPC: 038081561233. English.
This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of like- or mixed-string ensemble. After purchasing this set, decide what additional parts you need to meet the unique needs of your ensemble, then download and print them for free at alfred.com/supplemental---free of charge. This energetic, modern-sounding selection was written to improve your students' reading of notes on the G string and is focused on this often-neglected lower range of the instruments. The minor and modal harmonies, hard-driving rhythms, and stunning dynamic contrasts all combine to give the piece a primal and primitive sound that students will love. A slow, introspective middle section provides a dramatic contrast to the piece's initial surge and will help develop bow control and steady pizzicato pulse. G Force by Richard Meyer is perfect for festival or contest! (2:50) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.40458S
UPC: 038081454177. English.
The melodies of Tchaikovsky's celebrated ballets are beloved worldwide, and no more so than this famous waltz. In this Romantic-era masterpiece, young string students will discover beautiful musical figures with rhythms, bowings, and fingerings achievable even by students in their first year of study. All sections have interesting parts; however, the firsts are featured. More advanced students will also find the arrangement fulfilling and motivational. This is a selection that will enhance any string orchestra concert program at any time of the year. This title is available in Music Prodigy.
SKU: AP.45884
UPC: 038081524481. English.
Day of Wrath (translated from the Latin Dies Irae), with its dramatic extremes of emotion, is the perfect choice for any concert or festival. Students may recognize it from the video game Mobile Strike! This setting by Verdi in his Requiem Mass was first performed in 1874 and now has been arranged by Deborah Baker Monday. Repeated sixteenth notes are used extensively along with divided parts to create a full, sonorous effect with huge dynamic contrasts from the fortissimo opening to the morendo ending. (2:05).
SKU: AP.48078
ISBN 9781470656911. UPC: 038081557632. English.
This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of like- or mixed-string ensemble. After purchasing this set, decide what additional parts you need to meet the unique needs of your ensemble, then download and print them for free at alfred.com/supplemental---free of charge. Using the notes of the D major scale, Dizzy Digits by Richard Meyer was written to improve early readers' finger dexterity and note-reading skills. Your students are sure to rise to the challenge of this fun, perpetual-motion style selection that is great for concert or contest. Start slow and increase the tempo a bit each day and watch those digits start flying! A great motivator for year one and two string students! Correlated to String Explorer, Book 1, Unit 8. (2:00) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48078S
ISBN 9781470656928. UPC: 038081557649. English.
SKU: AP.49120
UPC: 038081563510. English.
This version of Rock Solid by Scott Watson is part of our Alfred FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. Scott Watson's original composition features a moderate rock feel and gritty, dissonant harmonies that combine to portray the sound of industry---work gangs laboring with machinery whirring, clanging, grinding, and banging, along with several vocal shouts from the band and a factory whistle! (4:00) Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click. without click.This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49120S
UPC: 038081563527. English.
SKU: AP.33710S
UPC: 038081394480. English.
A particularly pleasant pedagogical potpourri! Here's a light-hearted suite of four dances, each exploring a different musical concept. Creatively composed and designed to be played by students in their first year of study. Your students will shine---and learn---as they enjoy the musical mirth in this clever collection! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.45871S
UPC: 038081529608. English.
This multi-cultural piece explores world music using a unique and exciting format. Two side-by-side orchestras share one conductor, with one group performing traditional American songs and the other playing folk songs from the Middle East. A total of eight songs are presented as each section from the two orchestras is featured. As the piece unfolds, what emerges is not only a tapestry of beautiful music, but an intense commentary on the power of music to unite diverse cultures. Whether you split your orchestra in two or combine with another orchestra, Hemispheres by Richard Meyer is sure to educate your students and your audience. A suggested seating chart is included. Also playable by one orchestra in a traditional set-up.
SKU: AP.49215
ISBN 9781470648589. UPC: 038081569383. English.
This version of At the Feast of Stephen by Scott Watson is part of our Alfred FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. This novel setting of the traditional carol Good King Wenceslas will musically transport you and your students to the royal Christmas banquet hall of a medieval king! The old carol tells the story of a legendary 10th-century monarch, Duke Wenceslas of Bohemia, who went out in the severe cold to give charity to the poor on December 26, also known as St. Stephen's Day. The well-known 13th-century tune, as well as additional original material in period style, vividly conjures a lively celebration of Christmas in the high Middle Ages. Come now ye lords and ladies to the Feast of Stephen and upon your instruments faire make most merry this Yuletide! Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click without click. (2:30).
SKU: AP.49215S
ISBN 9781470648596. UPC: 038081569390. English.
SKU: AP.49077
ISBN 9781470645885. UPC: 038081564265. English.
This set of variations on a Native American tune is the perfect selection for contest or festival. The theme is the Owl Dance from the Yakama tribe of the state of Washington, and the variants include a wide diversity of moods and styles in five different time signatures. Yakama Variants by Richard Meyer is a multicultural tour-de-force for the advanced string orchestra that is sure to become a favorite among your students and audience. (6:00).
SKU: AP.49077S
ISBN 9781470645892. UPC: 038081564272. English.
SKU: AP.46687S
UPC: 038081533346. English.
Here's one of the most familiar pops orchestra pieces ever written, now slightly simplified by Andrew H. Dabczynski to be thoroughly playable by young string students. All the string sections have opportunities to shine while practicing basic syncopation and bowing skills. All the pieces of The Syncopated Clock are here---including the familiar optional percussion and piano parts. This is an arrangement that will remain popular with students and audiences year after year!
SKU: AP.46687
UPC: 038081533339. English.
SKU: AP.45865S
ISBN 9781470654023. UPC: 038081529585. English.
Look no further for the perfect piece to introduce your students to 6/8 meter! This cool-sounding, minor-keyed jig uses only three basic 6/8 rhythms to give your students the confidence they need to navigate a too-often neglected time signature. Pieces of Eight by Richard Meyer gives every section a turn at the fun and catchy melody while the repeated patterns in the accompaniments will reinforce students' reading of the new rhythms. Destined to become the go-to piece for teaching 6/8 to the young orchestra! (1:35) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48083S
ISBN 9781470663278. UPC: 038081558707. English.
This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of like- or mixed-string ensemble. After purchasing this set, decide what additional parts you need to meet the unique needs of your ensemble, then download and print them for free at alfred.com/supplemental---free of charge. Sinfonia in D Major by Johann Christian Bach, and arranged by Jim Palmer, is an exciting arrangement from the classical era. Featuring detailed fingerings and bowings and a wide range of dynamics, this piece will help the students achieve that distinct classical sound right away. This is the perfect piece to teach style and a variety of bowings and is a great opener or closer to any concert or festival. (2:10) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48083
ISBN 9781470663261. UPC: 038081558691. English.
This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of like- or mixed-string ensemble. After purchasing this set, decide what additional parts you need to meet the unique needs of your ensemble, then download and print them for free at alfred.com/supplemental---free of charge. Sinfonia in D Major by Johann Christian Bach, and arranged by Jim Palmer, is an exciting arrangement from the classical era. Featuring detailed fingerings and bowings and a wide range of dynamics, this piece will help the students achieve that distinct classical sound right away. This is the perfect piece to teach style and a variety of bowings and is a great opener or closer to any concert or festival. (2:10) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.45861S
UPC: 038081523682. English.
A stunning lyrical work, this is the perfect selection to introduce expressive playing to your beginning string students. All students have an opportunity to play melodic material in this harmonically rich composition by composer and educator Michael Kamuf. This piece is dedicated to the memory of Bebe, a gentle and sweet rabbit, who spent several years in a shelter before being rescued by the composer's family. To learn more about Bebe's story, please visit the composer's website at www.mikekamuf.com. (2:15).
SKU: AP.45861
UPC: 038081523675. English.
SKU: AP.43784
UPC: 038081504964. English.
Often thought to be some of Haydn's best work, this symphony is perfectly set for strings with the brass and wind parts easily covered. Your students and your audience will find this excellent example of classical form intriguing and enjoyable. (2:40).
