This is a version for string quartet of Erkoreka's saxophone quartet Duduk II. It is the last of the four Duduk pieces which are based on the traditional modes/scales of Armenia.

These very easy duets provide attractive simple ensemble pieces or concert items. The 12 pieces in each volume include a combination of traditional classic and original melodies with parts of equal difficulty presented in clear score format.

This book which includes 308 tune transcriptions is organized around individual Fiddlers who typically combine Appalachian-style Fiddling with rags pop standards Midwest-style Fiddling and sometimes a touch of Western swingto create a style often identifiable as Ozarks.Thirty Ozarks fiddlers and their lives are highlighted with biographical sketches photographs and tune histories. Another 50 great Ozarks fiddlers are presented in a similarmanner but with less detail.The book and accompanying audio (with 37 tunes many recorded in the field) emphasize the older fiddling traditions connected to the square dances and community events more than those connectedto bluegrass music and modern contest Fiddling. Some of the tunes in the collection are old standbys such as 'Bile Them Cabbage' while others such as 'Finley Creek Blues' are unique to the region. 

Bring the excitement of traditional Latin dance to the string orchestra with this collection. Explore the 'clave,' or rhythmic groove styles, such as the Merengue, Tango, Mambo, and others in a flexible format. All instruments have the melody, a harmony part, and an accompaniment/bass line. Easy hand percussion parts are included for the string players to perform or the optional drumset part can be used. The use of piano and guitar is recommended for authenticity but not necessary. All text appears in both English and Spanish. / Orchestre A Cordes

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]

This fun-to-play dance music is based on a Scottish jig and reel. The two traditional Scottish melodies Highlander’s Jig and Dumfries Place are combined in an intriguing arrangement by Robert D. McCashin. An occasional drone is heard among the rhythmic drive of the supporting instruments giving everyone an exciting role in this tribute to some of the most popular types of Scottish music!

String Parts-One of the biggest hits of all music composed for the Tapiola Choir based on the Kalevala melody in the Finnish folk tradition. Available: SSAA Instrumental Score and Parts String Parts.