String Orchestra

Andrea Bocelli's signature song has become an international hit and has great appeal with all audiences. Your string orchestra will enjoy Ted Ricketts' arrangement that captures the emotion and musical sensitivity of this memorable song.

Composer John Cacavas brings us this impressive new original work for strings that's designed for festival and contest use. A bold, rhythmic theme with contemporary harmonies is contrasted with a lyric middle section, followed by a return to the opening strains. As always, John's attractive music has interesting parts for all players, giving it great appeal for directors who seek quality literature.

One of the all-time favorites in string pedogogy literature, here is the Bach Double superbly arranged for string ensemble, retaining the original violin parts and now supported by well-scored ensemble parts (with optional keyboard). Larry Moore's arrangement is a welcome edition for today's string ensembles.

Taken from Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 (also known as L'estro Armonico, Harmony of the Soul) this unique edition offers the opportunity to feature three of your best players (two violins and one viola) as a soli group accompanied by the larger string orchestra. A great opportunity to perform a distinctive Baroque work in a setting that's refreshingly different than the standard string orchestra format. Dur: 2:30

Here's a unique way to add some fun to your program. Staged with a featured player, this piece unfolds with numerous missed opportunities for the triangle soloist (maybe a local celebrity, like the principal, mayor, or a special teacher), and culminates with a big finish - concerto style.

From the comic opera filled with pirates, Turkish princes, kidnapping and daring rescues, Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio is the piece of music that generated the (possibly fictional) too many notes story. It is written in the Turkish janissary style, a style of music that fascinated Europe at the time. In this arrangement, the right hand of the piano is frequently written 8va to help recreate the piccolo that figured prominently in the original.

Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, the recent movie Alice in Wonderland shows a new side to this classic tale. Equally distinctive is Danny Elfman's dark and delightful musical score. This well-paced medley features the recurring melody Alice's Theme along with other important themes from the film.

One of the all-time favorite TV themes is arranged for string orchestra in this new version that is perfect for developing string players. Your students will love playing the bold Western theme with its memorable repeated-note hook.