SKU: A0.1168532

The text of Stabat Mater dolorosa is thought to originate from Franciscan sources in the 13th century. It was in 1898, while he was at secondary school in Nagyszombat, that Kodály wrote his strophic Stabat Mater for a capella male choir.

I used the version for mixed choir (arranged by Imre Sulyok) in my arrangement and I add additional parts for a string quintett or string orchestra. The arrangement sounds great and emotional.

I recorded it with the powerful Vienna Ensemble Software, MirX Convolution Reverb and Logic X Mastering.

SKU: A0.857856

Christmas Songs for Young String Orchestras Volume Two
Arranged by Adrian Mansukhani
Two more favourite Christmas songs are now available for young string orchestras! The arrangements feature a set of advanced parts (for students with 2+ years of experience) and a set of easy parts (for beginner students). A piano accompaniment is included. These pieces can be performed as solos, duets, or any other mixed ensembles.
Volume Two features Deck The Halls and Good King Wencelas.
Parts: Violin Advanced, Viola Advanced, Cello Advanced, Bass Advanced, Violin Easy, Viola Easy, Cello Easy, Bass, Easy, Piano Accompaniment

SKU: A0.1494798

Dear orchestra-teaching colleague,

If you are teaching a group of students with mixed ability levels, and you want to find a tune they will all love, add this tune to your repertoire!

This spicy concerto has a light-hearted, peppy, baroque feel. l wrote it for a group of students that included a couple of advanced players, ten complete beginners who would need to perform for the first time six weeks after getting their instruments, and a core group of early intermediate players. I wanted each musician to enjoy their part, and I wanted it to be a piece the audience would rave about as they took their kids out for post-concert ice cream that evening.

It still retains is zest even without the advanced part, and if you want to add a little more heat there is even space for students to write or improvise a cadenza!

I hope you enjoy this piece as much as we have:).

SKU: A0.563591

Children (and adults) who learn a musical instrument will always progress at different rates. Students also develop some of the many skills involved in instrumental playing faster than other skills.

The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series for Easy String Orchestra has the flexibility to allow pupils of different standards to play together in one ensemble (up to five parts).

Each piece has a total of 5 different parts which are fully interchangeable between violins, violas and cellos (double basses can double the cello parts). So whether you have 15 violins and a viola, or 3 violins, or 4 cellos or whatever, the pieces will still work well together. All parts are provided for all instruments.

Part 5 uses long notes on open strings. The other parts gradually increase in difficulty up to Part 1, which uses first and second positions. The teacher should select appropriate parts for the players in the group.

I GOT THE BLUES is the second piece in this series, and uses typical Blues characteristics such as syncopation and swung quavers. It also includes a section in which any player can improvise; suggested notes to use in the solo are provided along with backing figures.

Please listen to the mp3 file, which is an electronic example of the piece being played with 4 violin parts and a cello on Part 5.

The purchaser of this product may print as many copies of the parts as required in order for the piece to work successfully with the ensemble. They must not copy, print or distribute the score or parts for others who have not purchased the product independently.

Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):
www.ralphsonstrings.com 

SKU: A0.980633

I arranged/orchestrated piano accompaniment to mixed orchestra.
Attached mp3 with performance of children's orchestra (ages approx. between 8 - 16 y.o).

SKU: A0.857858

Christmas Songs for Young String Orchestras Volume Three
Arranged by Adrian Mansukhani
Two fantastic Christmas songs are now available for young string orchestras! The arrangements feature a set of advanced parts (for students with 2+ years of experience) and a set of easy parts (for beginner students). A piano accompaniment is included. These pieces can be performed as solos, duets, or any other mixed ensembles.
Volume Three features Jingle Bells and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
Parts: Violin Advanced, Viola Advanced, Cello Advanced, Bass Advanced, Violin Easy, Viola Easy, Cello Easy, Bass, Easy, Piano Accompaniment

SKU: A0.857859

Christmas Songs for Young String Orchestras Volumes 1-3

Arranged by Adrian Mansukhani

Six favourite Christmas songs are now available for young string orchestras! The arrangements feature a set of advanced parts (for students with 2+ years of experience) and a set of easy parts (for beginner students). A piano accompaniment is included. These pieces can be performed as solos, duets, or any other mixed ensembles.

The six songs are:

Deck the Halls
Good King Wenceslas
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Joy To The World
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Jingle Bells

Parts: Violin Advanced, Viola Advanced, Cello Advanced, Bass Advanced, Violin Easy, Viola Easy, Cello Easy, Bass, Easy, Piano Accompaniment

SKU: A0.785512

This 'ode' to Vivaldi is written for mixed ability strings, from dedicated open strings parts, up to grade 3, and is great for school ensembles - large and small. It has been performed far and wide, including a performance at Snape Maltings (UK) with the Suffolk County Youth String ensemble.

SKU: A0.980641

Original composition on song Bear and Doll Dancing - by M.Kachurbin for mixed orchestra.