Classical Music for String Orchestra

Mozart's effervescent brilliance and perfection of the Classical form are evident in this movement, written in 1775 for wind sextet. The included bowings and fingerings help make this wind piece a natural

Composed in the late 1700s, this ballet is dance music that comes from Joseph Bologne's only surviving opera, L'Amant anonyme. Often compared to Mozart, Bologne's writing is both playful and

Four short movements from the works of Bach are compiled here in a suite that encompasses many of the styles commonly performed in the Baroque period. The movements are March, Chorale, Minuet,

This ultimate mashup of Pachelbel's Canon in D and Tchaikovsky's bombastic 1812 Overture is engaging for students and audiences. The cellos and basses won't be bored and even get to help

Your string students can finally experience performing Debussy's masterpiece. This arrangement still contains all of the impressionistic beauty with only the pianistic arpeggios removed. With its very

Taken from a set of pieces by Edward Elgar for violin and piano that the arranger played with his daughter when she was a young violin student, proving that a young violinist can play music with beautiful

Using melodic and harmonic material from two G. F. Handel marches, this arrangement makes a fine concert opener or processional. Very playable for younger students, as it stays in first position for all

This highly expressive Elizabethan pavane is charged with emotion, and this setting gives interesting parts to all instruments within the fabric of Renaissance counterpoint. Very lyrical!

Haydn Suite for string orchestra is a three-movement arrangement of works by the Austrian composer, including the "Surprise Symphony" theme, a piano minuet, and the Emperor's Hymn. These

Borodin's original work for full orchestra idyllically depicts an interaction of Russians and Asians in the steppes of the Russian Caucasus. The skillful setting of this classic work captures the musical

The four-note sequence C-D-F-E can be heard as far back as ancient plainchant, as in Josquin's Missa Pange Lingua. Mozart chose to use this same note sequence as the starting point in the exciting

Initially written for military band, the first movement of Holst's "Second Suite in F" comprises three British folk tunes which were originally performed on string instruments. The key has been changed

Written in 1830, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique depicts the life of a troubled artist searching for true love, only to end in despair. In March to the Scaffold, the artist

Quick and lively, Moorish Dance comes at the beginning of Act II of of the famous Verdi opera "Aida." This well-constructed arrangement for strings will work as a snappy opener or an exciting

A miniature suite for young string orchestra that can be used for festival or as contrasting concert selections. Both movements are authentic dances from the Renaissance period. Les Quatre Branles

Two parts of the ten-part piano masterwork "Pictures at an Exhibition" are presented here in a very playable string orchestra arrangement, including an abridged version of The Great Gate of Kiev

Start your concert on a high note with this celebratory opener from Handel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks." Your students will love playing this energetic Baroque classic!

When "The Rite of Spring" was first performed in Paris in 1913, it created shock waves not only in the theater where it was performed, but throughout the world of music. It is one of the most revolutionary

Also known as Waves of the Danube, this piece was originally composed for piano and published in Bucharest in 1880. It gained a following in the United States over 60 years later in film and

This beautiful romanza from the Italian opera "L'elisir d'amore" (The Elixir of Love) is sung when it appears that a love potion, purchased to win the heart of the lady Adina, is working. This arrangement

Approach this lighthearted work with a classical style. The "dash of Mozart" is not facetious, for there is in fact a short Mozart quote hidden within - it lasts only for a brief moment, hence the "dash."