Caterpillar Holiday introduces students to a style of playing that is aurally appealing and familiar, yet technically different from the standard string repertoire.Program NotesCaterpillar Holiday introduces students to a style of playing that is aurally…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Using only the first 6 notes of the D-major Scale, composer Peter Terry has created a fun and engaging piece that features optional Gioro. This work is also great for introducing lighter articulations to your ensemble.
Grade Level: 1 Copyright: 2020 Publisher…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Every fall, flocks of up to a million starlings create fluid formations of wheeling and darting birds called murmurations. Composer Peter Terry depicts this sea of birds, whose beautiful, hypnotic motions move as a vast single cloud that can block out the sun…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Distant Shores evokes the excitement of exploring the unknown. Somewhere beyond the horizon is another experience: a new land, new people, a new culture. Composer Peter Terry takes us on a wonderful journey with this new work for young string orchestra.
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Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Fairly Fugal is loosely based around a fugue and has a distinctly Baroque character. This is a wonderful work for developing cohesiveness and awareness for interplay between sections within a string ensemble.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2004 Publisher: Brolga…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This light-hearted and syncopated piece has a lively ragtime feel to it. It's a good learning and performing piece that audiences will enjoy.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2005 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Duration: 1:50 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category:…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Joshua Missal
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for String Orchestra
A high spirited march for strings with modern elements.Program NotesDedicated to all the men and women who have fought for freedom.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Duration: 3:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Joshua Missal
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Go on an adventure through the jungle with composer Peter Terry in this evocative two-part work. Golden Dawn starts with a sunrise over the mountains and then evokes the exciting and cheerful enthusiasm of hiking through an unexplored wilderness. Golden Dawn…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
The Grasshopper Chomp encourages students at this level to produce a full tone through the confident use of fast bow strokes.Program NotesThe Grasshopper Chomp encourages students at this level to produce a full tone through the confident use of fast bow…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Gulpy the Goldfish is designed for training beginner string ensembles to develop rhythmic cohesiveness.Program NotesGulpy the Goldfish is designed for training beginner string ensembles to develop rhythmic cohesiveness. In the key of D major, the piece…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music