The music of Mozart remains at the top of every Classical listener's list and continues to be some of the best teaching material for student orchestras. Jon Bauman has combined two of Mozart's delightful canons into a concert andlearning piece for strings. Includes O du eselhafter Peierl (K 560) and Bona nox (K 561). Dur: 2:45

This striking setting by Trans-Siberian Orchestra combining Pachelbel's famous 'Canon in D' with original vocals is sure to delight performers and audiences alike! This string parts arranged by Bob Phillips allow a joint performance by the orchestra and choir. The vocal parts arranged by Andy Beck are available in several voicings and may be performed without the orchestra accompanied by keyboard or an optional SoundTrax CD. The orchestra arrangement does require vocals for a complete performance.

Score and Parts edition of Pachelbel's Canon For Strings arranged for strings by Hawley Ades. Duration 5 minutes.

Note by the composer:'Triple Quartet is for string quartet and two pre-recorded quartets, or three live string quartets with no pre-recording. The piece is in three movements, fast-slow-fast, and is organized harmonically on four dominant chords in minor keys a minor third apart: E minor, G minor, Bb minor, C# minor and then returning to E minor to form a cycle.The first movement goes through this harmonic cycle twice with a section about one minute long on each of the four dominat chords. The result is a kind of variation form. Rhythmically the first movement has the second and third quartet playing interlocking chords while the first quartet plays longer melodies in canon between the first violin and viola against the second violin and cello. The slow movement is more completely contrapuntal with a long slow melody in canon eventually in all 12 voices. It stays in E minor throughout. The third movement resumes the original fast tempo, maintains the harmonic chord cycle but modulates back and forth between keys more rapidly. The final section of the movement is in the initial key of E minor and there the piece finally cadences.? Steve Reich, 1999 / Orchestre A Cordes

Written for the Smith Quartet the title refers to some of the many different meanings of the word 'catch' - fishing tricks rounds. The result is a twelve-minute piece played continuously and full of canonic writing and musical games.

Written for the Smith Quartet the title refers to some of the many different meanings of the word 'catch' - fishing tricks rounds. The result is a twelve-minute piece played continuously and full of canonic writing and musical games.

Robert Saxton's The Resurrection Of The Soldiers for String Orchestra.Composed and published 2016.Duration: c. 12 minutes.The Resurrection Of The Soldiers for String Orchestra was commissioned by George Vass to whom it is dedicated and the English Symphony Orchestra for the 2016 Presteigne Festival with funds generously provided by the John S. Cohen Foundation and the Arts Council of England. The title derives from the final panel of Stanley Spencer’s Sandham Chapel visionary series of paintings which were the result of Spencer’s experiencesin the British army in World War One and depicts soldiers emerging from their graves on the last day. The music is in three continuous sections: a slow sustained introduction which is in essence a descent from the note E by means of a prolation canon but which ascends to a rather intense climactic point before finally falling and giving way to an active fugue which after arriving at an anguished sustained climax is succeeded by a closing slow movement consisting of a rising melodic line which permeates the entire texture heterophonically leading to the closing E major triad. The work thus traces a cyclical pitch path which while tracing a cyclical path also develops expressively towards a sense of hope and resurrection. - Robert Saxton April 2016

Condensed Score-This extraordinary collection of wedding favorites is the perfect solution for wedding planners looking for just the right music for that upcoming wedding ceremony. The arrangements are appropriate for the string quartet of forstrong orchestra. The optional contrabass part provides additional flexibility. Selections include: Aria (Handel); Bridal Chorus (Wagner); Wedding March (Mendelssohn); Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke);Largo from “Winter” (Vivaldi); Rigaudon (Campra); Theme from 1st Symphony (Brahms); March (Mozart); Trumpet Tune (Purcell); Canon (Pachelbel); Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring(Bach); Allegro from “Winter” (Vivaldi).

A new take on a well-known melody that charges into the traditional tune with a clever rhythmic transition, this captivating and creative arrangement will be fun to play. Includes 3 violin parts. (4:30) / Orchestre A Cordes

for String Orchestra & Ensembles-A creative collection of short pieces suitable as supplementary or performance material. The contrapuntal tunes allow each student to play the melody a great teaching opportunity for teaching musicianship and ear training.

Music educator and composer Tom May has penned a superb learning piece for beginning level players. Centered in the key of D it features a good mix of quarter note rhythms and rests repeated eighth note figures and a feature moment and entrancefor each section. An outstanding performance idea for students in their first learning stages.