By Ed Sheeran. By Benjamin Levin, Johnny McDaid, and Ed Sheeran. Arranged by Olga Leonard. 155, Contemporary, Pop. Score and parts. 11 pages. Olga Leonard #730724. Published by Olga Leonard

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1319136 Composed by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Arranged by Leonard Ingrande. Chamber,Classical,Contest,Early Music,Festival. 14 pages. Ingrande Music Production #907768. Published by Ingrande Music Production (A0.1319136). This piece featrures phrasing with combined legato and detache techniques.  Furthermore, the slow tempo and long phrases require a thoughtful and well-controlled use of the bow. Imitative voices traded between instruments invite each section to articulate their entrances thus keeping the forward motion alive.  Finally, although the dynamics remain mostly in the reange of p or mp--mf or f, there are moments of ff and pp (especially at the end) with crescendo and diminuendo markings throughout which are crucial for bringing out the expressive and poetic nature of the piece.

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808194 Composed by Mark W. Huxhold. Instructional. Score and parts. 68 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3489363. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808194). Developed by a String Specialist for the String Specialist by Mark W. Huxhold (Who's Who Among America's Teachers- 2000, 2005, 2006) I developed this method over a 20 year period as a school orchestra teacher faced with ever diminishing classroom instructional time. My goal was to preserve and articulate the scope and sequence of the curriculum in a concise and efficient manner. This method is intended to foster music reading skills from the beginning when used in conjunction with teacher initiated rote and modeling teaching techniques.  Book 2 continues in standard portrait format at 100% scale. Curriculum Scope & Sequence Prerequisite: Book 1 or 1st position (bass 1st & 3rd pos.) on A and D strings. D major, Common time. Eighth, quarter and half notes. Detáche and whole bowing.  Technique: Position:violin/viola-1st position (viola half pos.), cello- 1st and extended position, bass- half, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3 1/2 position. Bowing: Slurs, Richochet   Keys: G, C, F/d, Bb/g, Eb/c, A/f#, b, e, a Rhythm   Time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 6/8   Notes/Rests: whole, eight, dotted half, sixteenth, dotted quarter & eight,  eighth & quarter triplets Concerning the Double BassMy experience as a classroom teacher and a bassist has convinced me that a beginning bassist develops best in a heterogeneous string class when playing the same contour as the other instruments. This is achieved by introducing the bassist to 3rd position when the other instruments learn C# and D on the A string. I do advocate marking 3rd position on the fingerboard. Another benefit is that the bassist is able to develop good tone production and intonation more easily on the higher 2 strings.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808181 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Contemporary,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 4 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3233761. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808181). Feature your lower strings with this beautiful Beethoven classic. Arranged for string orchestra, this is an abridgment retaining the original notation of the original. With the string student in mind, bowing and fingering is edited to the level of proficiency required for this piece. Curricular Benchmarks: Key- A minor Tempo- Allegretto Bowing- slurred staccatos (hooked bowing)  Dynamics- crescendo/diminuendo Terms-  poco a poco History- romantic period Left-Hand Technique:cello- extended position, 3rd position

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808384 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Baroque,Standards. Score and parts. 7 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3679637. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808384). The famous Minuet in G major is an excellent piece for students learning to play in parts. Arranged for string orchestra in 2 parts, it is also suitable as a duet for violin/viola, cello, or bass. Curricular Benchmarks:  Key- G major Bowing & Articulation- limited 2 eighth note slurs in violin Rehearsal Letters/Numbers History- baroque period  Left-Hand Technique: (most advanced)  violin- low 2nd finger (L2), 4th finger viola- high 3rd finger (H3), 4th finger cello- 1st position  bass- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd position 

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808185 Composed by attr. Christian Petzold (priorly attr. J.S. Bach). Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Baroque,Standards. Score and parts. 3 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3238397. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808185). The famous Minuet in G major is an excellent piece for students learning to play in parts. Arranged for string orchestra in 2 parts, it is also suitable as a duet for violin/viola, cello, or bass. Curricular Benchmarks: Key- G major Bowing & Articulation- limited 2 eighth note slurs in violin Rehearsal Letters/Numbers History- baroque period Left Hand Technique: (most advanced)  violin- low 2nd finger (L2), 4th finger viola- high 3rd finger (H3), 4th finger cello- 1st position bass- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd position

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808349 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Classical,Standards. Score and parts. 15 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3676341. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808349). A student favorite, they love the surprise fortissimo. Arranged for string orchestra, this is an abridgment retaining the original notation of the original. With the string student in mind, bowing and fingering is edited to the level of proficiency required for this piece. 3rd violin part included. Curricular Benchmarks:  Key- C major/Cminor *parallel major/minor  Dynamics (in general)  Tempo- Andante, fermata  Bowing & Articulation- staccato, tenuto, slurred staccatos (hooked bowing), double stops & chords  Terms- poco a poco  History- classic period  Left Hand Technique:  violin- intro to 3rd position (optional in 2 measures) violin, viola- low first (L1), low 4th (L4)  cello- extended position bass- half position 

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808386 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Baroque,Standards. Score and parts. 1 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3679641. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808386). The famous Minuet in G major is an excellent piece for students learning to play in parts. Arranged for string orchestra in 2 parts, it is also suitable as a duet for violin/viola, cello, or bass. Curricular Benchmarks:  Key- G major Bowing & Articulation- limited 2 eighth note slurs in violin Rehearsal Letters/Numbers History- baroque period  Left-Hand Technique: (most advanced)  violin- low 2nd finger (L2), 4th finger viola- high 3rd finger (H3), 4th finger cello- 1st position  bass- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd position 

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808392 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Contemporary,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 9 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3679733. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808392). Feature your lower strings with this beautiful Beethoven classic. Arranged for string orchestra, this is an abridgment retaining the original notation of the original. With the string student in mind, bowing and fingering is edited to the level of proficiency required for this piece.Curricular Benchmarks:Key- A minorTempo- AllegrettoBowing- slurred staccatos (hooked bowing) Dynamics- crescendo/diminuendoTerms-  poco a pocoHistory- romantic periodLeft-Hand Technique: cello- extended position, 3rd position

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808327 Composed by Josquin Desprez. Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Renaissance,Standards. Score and parts. 21 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3675897. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808327). One of the most famous pieces from the renaissance, Desprez’s Ave Maria is noted for its forward-thinking use of counterpoint and inference towards full tonality. Arranged for string quartet in modern notation and retaining the original time signatures, this piece is accessible to the advanced intermediate player. Curricular Benchmarks: Renaissance period Time signatures: 3/2, 4/2, 6/2

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808396 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Mark W. Huxhold. Contemporary,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 12 pages. Mark Wayne Music, LLC #3679781. Published by Mark Wayne Music, LLC (A0.808396). Feature your lower strings with this beautiful Beethoven classic. Arranged for string orchestra, this is an abridgment retaining the original notation of the original. With the string student in mind, bowing and fingering is edited to the level of proficiency required for this piece. Curricular Benchmarks: Key- A minor Tempo- Allegretto Bowing- slurred staccatos (hooked bowing)  Dynamics- crescendo/diminuendo Terms-  poco a poco History- romantic period Left-Hand Technique: cello- extended position, 3rd position

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922637 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Aaron Meier #5792373. Published by Aaron Meier (A0.922637). Original by Johann Strauss II Reduction to String Orchestra by Aaron Meier Part: Cello True to the original work by Strauss, this reduction for string orchestra features the ornaments and mystical writing that defines Strauss' polkas. There are optional percussion parts to be added at the discretion of the ensemble, however even without percussion the ensemble will sound full (the percussion acts as an ornament). Difficulty: Intermediate-advanced - advanced (best-suited for advanced student ensembles) --- Performance Notes: • Approximate length: 3:30 minutes • 1st Violins: In m. 1, trill a half step from a Dâ™­ to a Dâ™®  • 2nd Violins:  - At m. 42, divide players by 3, with 2 players playing line A and the remaining player playing line B  - At m. 72-75, emphasize the Eâ™­ in the div. • Snare Drum: The buzz roll needs to be quieter than how it is played in the midi recording (*see YouTube link ↓) History: The Olga-Polka itself owed its creation to a Russian royal wedding which took place in St. Petersburg on 28 August 1857. On that day, amid accompanying splendour, the music-loving Grand Duke Michail Nikolaievich (1832-1909), youngest brother of Tsar Alexander II, married Princess Caecilie of Baden (1839-91), daughter of Archduke Leopold of Baden. Johann Strauss, who at that time was giving a summer season of concerts in nearby Pavlovsk, used the opportunity occasioned by the event to enhance his already enviable popularity with the Russian royal family and composed the Caecilien-Polka in honour of the lovely young bride. Indeed, it is clear from a letter which Johann wrote in late July 1857 to Carl Haslinger, his publisher in Vienna, that the new polka had been prepared well in advance of the wedding (the fair copy of the full orchestral score made for the publisher's engraver is dated 9 August) and was enjoying success even before the royal couple's official engagement on 16August 1857. Sometime after performing the Caecilien-Polka in Pavlovsk, Johann despatched the work to the Austrian capital where his brother Josef conducted its Viennese première, together with that of Johann's waltz Telegraphische Depeschen (op. 195, Volume 28), at his own benefit concert in the Volksgartenon Sunday 18 October 1857. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (16.10.1857) remarked that both works have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg and are truly genial Viennese sounds full of verve and melody. Since tradition demanded that the German Princess Caecilie adopt a Russian name - Olga Feodorovna - before her marriage, so Johann's Caecilien-Polka also underwent a change of identity. On 8 December 1857 Carl Haslinger announced the publication of Strauss's Olga-Polka, on the title page of which is the inscription: Dedicated to her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga, née Princess of Baden. It was under this title, too, that Johann himself first conducted the work in Vienna at a concert in the Volksgarten on 1 November 1857, shortly after his return from Russia. Reporting on this event, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (3.11.1857) observed: The 'Olga-Polka' is a most delightful, fragrant musical bouquet, full of fine, gracious rhythms. [excerpted from NAXOS Records] Kemp, Peter. Program Notes - About this Recording. NAXOS, 1993, www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223232&catNum=223232&filetype=About%20.......... Accessed 5 June 2020. Resources: • Visit

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922636 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Aaron Meier #5792367. Published by Aaron Meier (A0.922636). Original by Johann Strauss II Reduction to String Orchestra by Aaron Meier Part: Violin II True to the original work by Strauss, this reduction for string orchestra features the ornaments and mystical writing that defines Strauss' polkas. There are optional percussion parts to be added at the discretion of the ensemble, however even without percussion the ensemble will sound full (the percussion acts as an ornament). Difficulty: Intermediate-advanced - advanced (best-suited for advanced student ensembles) --- Performance Notes: • Approximate length: 3:30 minutes • 1st Violins: In m. 1, trill a half step from a Dâ™­ to a Dâ™®  • 2nd Violins:  - At m. 42, divide players by 3, with 2 players playing line A and the remaining player playing line B  - At m. 72-75, emphasize the Eâ™­ in the div. • Snare Drum: The buzz roll needs to be quieter than how it is played in the midi recording (*see YouTube link ↓) History: The Olga-Polka itself owed its creation to a Russian royal wedding which took place in St. Petersburg on 28 August 1857. On that day, amid accompanying splendour, the music-loving Grand Duke Michail Nikolaievich (1832-1909), youngest brother of Tsar Alexander II, married Princess Caecilie of Baden (1839-91), daughter of Archduke Leopold of Baden. Johann Strauss, who at that time was giving a summer season of concerts in nearby Pavlovsk, used the opportunity occasioned by the event to enhance his already enviable popularity with the Russian royal family and composed the Caecilien-Polka in honour of the lovely young bride. Indeed, it is clear from a letter which Johann wrote in late July 1857 to Carl Haslinger, his publisher in Vienna, that the new polka had been prepared well in advance of the wedding (the fair copy of the full orchestral score made for the publisher's engraver is dated 9 August) and was enjoying success even before the royal couple's official engagement on 16August 1857. Sometime after performing the Caecilien-Polka in Pavlovsk, Johann despatched the work to the Austrian capital where his brother Josef conducted its Viennese première, together with that of Johann's waltz Telegraphische Depeschen (op. 195, Volume 28), at his own benefit concert in the Volksgartenon Sunday 18 October 1857. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (16.10.1857) remarked that both works have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg and are truly genial Viennese sounds full of verve and melody. Since tradition demanded that the German Princess Caecilie adopt a Russian name - Olga Feodorovna - before her marriage, so Johann's Caecilien-Polka also underwent a change of identity. On 8 December 1857 Carl Haslinger announced the publication of Strauss's Olga-Polka, on the title page of which is the inscription: Dedicated to her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga, née Princess of Baden. It was under this title, too, that Johann himself first conducted the work in Vienna at a concert in the Volksgarten on 1 November 1857, shortly after his return from Russia. Reporting on this event, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (3.11.1857) observed: The 'Olga-Polka' is a most delightful, fragrant musical bouquet, full of fine, gracious rhythms. [excerpted from NAXOS Records] Kemp, Peter. Program Notes - About this Recording. NAXOS, 1993, www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223232&catNum=223232&filetype=About%20.......... Accessed 5 June 2020. Resources: • Visit

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922639 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Aaron Meier #5792379. Published by Aaron Meier (A0.922639). Original by Johann Strauss II Reduction to String Orchestra by Aaron Meier Part: Double Bass True to the original work by Strauss, this reduction for string orchestra features the ornaments and mystical writing that defines Strauss' polkas. There are optional percussion parts to be added at the discretion of the ensemble, however even without percussion the ensemble will sound full (the percussion acts as an ornament). Difficulty: Intermediate-advanced - advanced (best-suited for advanced student ensembles) --- Performance Notes: • Approximate length: 3:30 minutes • 1st Violins: In m. 1, trill a half step from a Dâ™­ to a Dâ™®  • 2nd Violins:  - At m. 42, divide players by 3, with 2 players playing line A and the remaining player playing line B  - At m. 72-75, emphasize the Eâ™­ in the div. • Snare Drum: The buzz roll needs to be quieter than how it is played in the midi recording (*see YouTube link ↓) History: The Olga-Polka itself owed its creation to a Russian royal wedding which took place in St. Petersburg on 28 August 1857. On that day, amid accompanying splendour, the music-loving Grand Duke Michail Nikolaievich (1832-1909), youngest brother of Tsar Alexander II, married Princess Caecilie of Baden (1839-91), daughter of Archduke Leopold of Baden. Johann Strauss, who at that time was giving a summer season of concerts in nearby Pavlovsk, used the opportunity occasioned by the event to enhance his already enviable popularity with the Russian royal family and composed the Caecilien-Polka in honour of the lovely young bride. Indeed, it is clear from a letter which Johann wrote in late July 1857 to Carl Haslinger, his publisher in Vienna, that the new polka had been prepared well in advance of the wedding (the fair copy of the full orchestral score made for the publisher's engraver is dated 9 August) and was enjoying success even before the royal couple's official engagement on 16August 1857. Sometime after performing the Caecilien-Polka in Pavlovsk, Johann despatched the work to the Austrian capital where his brother Josef conducted its Viennese première, together with that of Johann's waltz Telegraphische Depeschen (op. 195, Volume 28), at his own benefit concert in the Volksgartenon Sunday 18 October 1857. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (16.10.1857) remarked that both works have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg and are truly genial Viennese sounds full of verve and melody. Since tradition demanded that the German Princess Caecilie adopt a Russian name - Olga Feodorovna - before her marriage, so Johann's Caecilien-Polka also underwent a change of identity. On 8 December 1857 Carl Haslinger announced the publication of Strauss's Olga-Polka, on the title page of which is the inscription: Dedicated to her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga, née Princess of Baden. It was under this title, too, that Johann himself first conducted the work in Vienna at a concert in the Volksgarten on 1 November 1857, shortly after his return from Russia. Reporting on this event, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (3.11.1857) observed: The 'Olga-Polka' is a most delightful, fragrant musical bouquet, full of fine, gracious rhythms. [excerpted from NAXOS Records] Kemp, Peter. Program Notes - About this Recording. NAXOS, 1993, www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223232&catNum=223232&filetype=About%20.......... Accessed 5 June 2020. Resources: • Visit.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922634 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Aaron Meier #5792359. Published by Aaron Meier (A0.922634). Original by Johann Strauss II Reduction to String Orchestra by Aaron Meier Part: Violin I True to the original work by Strauss, this reduction for string orchestra features the ornaments and mystical writing that defines Strauss' polkas. There are optional percussion parts to be added at the discretion of the ensemble, however even without percussion the ensemble will sound full (the percussion acts as an ornament). Difficulty: Intermediate-advanced - advanced (best-suited for advanced student ensembles) --- Performance Notes: • Approximate length: 3:30 minutes • 1st Violins: In m. 1, trill a half step from a Dâ™­ to a Dâ™®  • 2nd Violins:  - At m. 42, divide players by 3, with 2 players playing line A and the remaining player playing line B  - At m. 72-75, emphasize the Eâ™­ in the div. • Snare Drum: The buzz roll needs to be quieter than how it is played in the midi recording (*see YouTube link ↓) History: The Olga-Polka itself owed its creation to a Russian royal wedding which took place in St. Petersburg on 28 August 1857. On that day, amid accompanying splendour, the music-loving Grand Duke Michail Nikolaievich (1832-1909), youngest brother of Tsar Alexander II, married Princess Caecilie of Baden (1839-91), daughter of Archduke Leopold of Baden. Johann Strauss, who at that time was giving a summer season of concerts in nearby Pavlovsk, used the opportunity occasioned by the event to enhance his already enviable popularity with the Russian royal family and composed the Caecilien-Polka in honour of the lovely young bride. Indeed, it is clear from a letter which Johann wrote in late July 1857 to Carl Haslinger, his publisher in Vienna, that the new polka had been prepared well in advance of the wedding (the fair copy of the full orchestral score made for the publisher's engraver is dated 9 August) and was enjoying success even before the royal couple's official engagement on 16August 1857. Sometime after performing the Caecilien-Polka in Pavlovsk, Johann despatched the work to the Austrian capital where his brother Josef conducted its Viennese première, together with that of Johann's waltz Telegraphische Depeschen (op. 195, Volume 28), at his own benefit concert in the Volksgartenon Sunday 18 October 1857. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (16.10.1857) remarked that both works have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg and are truly genial Viennese sounds full of verve and melody. Since tradition demanded that the German Princess Caecilie adopt a Russian name - Olga Feodorovna - before her marriage, so Johann's Caecilien-Polka also underwent a change of identity. On 8 December 1857 Carl Haslinger announced the publication of Strauss's Olga-Polka, on the title page of which is the inscription: Dedicated to her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga, née Princess of Baden. It was under this title, too, that Johann himself first conducted the work in Vienna at a concert in the Volksgarten on 1 November 1857, shortly after his return from Russia. Reporting on this event, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (3.11.1857) observed: The 'Olga-Polka' is a most delightful, fragrant musical bouquet, full of fine, gracious rhythms. [excerpted from NAXOS Records] Kemp, Peter. Program Notes - About this Recording. NAXOS, 1993, www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223232&catNum=223232&filetype=About%20.......... Accessed 5 June 2020. Resources: • Visit