Adagietto for String Orchestra is a musical tribute to the composer's late mother, who instilled in him a deep love of music as a child. Since this relatively slow piece is melodically and rhythmically simple, as well as being marked dolcissimo, performers in…
Style:
String
Composer:
Vincent Kantorski
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ain’t Got No Penguin Blues is a fun jazzy introduction to the blues form for grade 2 string orchestra. Each section plays the melody and there are opportunities for students to try improvisation and swinging eighth notes.Program NotesAin’t Got No Penguin…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Come and take an exhilarating ride down the Colorado River. The music captures the essence of the river racing through whitewater rapids and flowing through tranquil canyons.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2023 Publisher: Kendor Music Publishing Series: Symphonic…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
A combination of beautiful melody and contemporary harmonic structure create a great ballad to feature your Tenor Saxophone soloist. There are some colorful double time feel countermelodies in the brass and well written rhythm section parts. The Tenor solo is…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
This haunting medley partners two well-known spirituals (Wayfaring Stranger & Goin’ Home) and their promise of a restful afterlife. The gentle and pensive nature of this warm setting with an optional sensitive piano accompaniment will evoke feelings of…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anthony Susi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In Search of Excalibur depicts the medieval quest for the future King Arthur's famous sword. The fast minor melody is played by each section of the orchestra, and the time signature changes and open fifths harken the age of ancient kings and castles. Your…
Style:
String
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Clocking in at a medium swing tempo of 148, this chart is a great teaching piece as well as being a good concert selection. It features solid ensemble scoring and creative harmony throughout. There is an extended solo section for Trumpet 2 that is…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
George Gershwin completed Rhapsody In Blue in 1924, and it was one of the first orchestral works to fuse together blues, jazz and classical styles to create a distinctly American orchestral sound, and has been a staple of American concert music for the last…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
Deborah Baker Monday has done a masterful job of arranging this difficult Brahms Violin Sonata for string orchestra. All the thrilling highs and despondent lows are represented in this new arrangement. “F-A-E” refers to the German frei aber einsam which…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
Reenact the suspenseful evening foisted upon a New England town. What creature can dominate the trail with only the gallop of hooves? What headless figure or apparition terrorizes the twilight? True horrors of the night are never obvious, but through the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Leonard Ingrande
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications