Classical Music for String Orchestra

Now your young string orchestra can play this famous Pachelbel work with this very clean arrangement by John Caponegro.

What a wonderful choice for a holiday concert! Corelli's "Concerti Grossi" are brilliant examples of Baroque orchestral writing, with many sequences, chain suspensions, and sharp dynamics. This is one of

This collage of classic melodies is incredibly charming, amazingly easy to put together, and above all a wonderful choice for your beginners! Highly entertaining, the piece also displays the arranger's

This great set of selections is a musical Swiss army knife, giving you the right music at the right time. It includes: Fanfare; Pomp and Circumstance; The Star-Spangled Banner and the Triumphal

Vivaldi's multi-movement masterpiece will serve as a real inspiration for the mature string orchestra. Beautifully scored, Ralph Matesky's arrangement will be perfect for four outstanding soloists with your

Everyone is familiar with this one! The standard piece known as the "Bach Double" features two capable violin soloists. Arranged for string orchestra with optional piano (or harpsichord), the viola, cello

A sure winner with your violin section, this festive processional by Handel will sound "royal" with your group. On the easy side of this level. Recorded by Michigan State University Orchestra on the CD

Scored for strings, harp (keyboard) and two violin soloists, this ethereal setting retains the form and texture of the original while bringing it to a student-friendly level. Melodic material is passed

This spirited, well-loved work by Georges Bizet is an absolutely delightful work for both rehearsal and performance! Recorded by the Michigan State University Orchestra on the CD, Teaching Music Through

An excellent medium-easy arrangement of the beloved chorus from Handel's "Messiah." Some shifting is required in first violin, celli, and bass parts, with divisi in upper string parts as well. 

This famous Baroque fugue is excellently arranged by Francis Grant, and appears on several state festival lists. Not only is this one superb for concerts and contests, but there's a wealth of material for

Imagine a fantasy based on all six of the Brandenburg Concerti! This arrangement captures the spirit of the original works, but sets most of them in minor keys or uses darker tones, pizzicato, and

It's Vivaldi's Gloria - without the singers! This string orchestra arrangement of Vivaldi's choral masterwork is the perfect introduction for young string players.  It retains the composer's

Hoe Down has become one of Aaron Copland's most recognized orchestral works. Here is the string orchestra version based on the original, for advanced string players.

This lively Russian dance comes from the brilliant orchestral music of Mussorgsky. Merle Isaac's excellent adaptation has long been a classic of school orchestras.