String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.750848

Composed by Traditional Australian Folk Song. Arranged by Brendan Elliget MAGA 537. Folk. Score and parts. 11 pages. BJE Music #3911423. Published by BJE Music (A0.750848).

There once was a shearer by name Bluey Brink.

A devil for work and a terror for drink.

He could shear a full hundred each day without fear.

And drink without winking four gallons of beer

 A traditional Australian Folksong which has several tune variations. I chose to arrange this version of the tune for String Ensemble because of its haunting nature. The arrangement is for Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 (sub for Viola), Viola, Cello and Double Bass. If you use this arrangement, please let me know how it goes! The same tune is also used in my Australian Folksong Medley No. 4 for Orchestra, Concert Band and Brass Band…Can be performed by a String Quartet, Quintet or bigger group as well. The MP3 was recorded with Sibelius Sounds.

 Grade = 3.5  Duration = 1:45 mins

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1271389

By Duke Ellington. By Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Instructional,Jazz,Standards. 14 pages. Keith Terrett #863787. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.1271389).

C Jam Blues is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington and performed by countless other musicians, such as Dave Grusin, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus, arranged here for String Orchestra.

As the title suggests, the piece follows a twelve-bar blues form in the key of C major. The tune is well known for being extremely easy to play, with the entire melody featuring only two notes: G and C.

A performance typically features several improvised solos. The melody likely originated from the clarinetist Barney Bigard in 1941, but its origin is not perfectly clear.

It was also known as Duke's Place, with lyrics added by Bill Katts, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts.

Ellington's black and white film was produced in 1942. The video depicts a jam session where Ellington begins playing with a double bass before gradually being joined by other members of his band, among them drummer Sonny Greer and trumpeter Rex Stewart. The film title is Jam Session. Western Swing band leader Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded the song sometime between 1945 and 1947 as part of the Tiffany Transcriptions. Bill Doggett recorded a version on his 1958 tribute album Salute to Duke Ellington (King). C Jam Blues was used by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band as the basis of their song The Intro and the Outro. Mulgrew Miller and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen included the song in their 1999 album The Duets. The Dave Brubeck Quartet performed this live at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival; the recording appears in their album Newport 1958. YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlpcJhNyDI.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.563812

Composed by George Gershwin. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. 20th Century,Film/TV,Jazz. Score and parts. 52 pages. Austin Ralphson #5022263. Published by Austin Ralphson (A0.563812).

This arrangement of Gershwin’s famous Rhapsody in Blue includes all of the main musical themes from the original piano composition, but carefully arranged to suit this group. It features most of the instruments at various points and is exciting and challenging to play across the whole ensemble. This arrangement has been performed many times and is an impressive concert item. Parts are provided for all strings plus optional timps, glockenspiel and drums.

Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):
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String Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1475785

Composed by Eddy Serafini. 21st Century,Chamber,Classical,Contemporary. 29 pages. Bluebelldisc Press #1053339. Published by Bluebelldisc Press (A0.1475785).

A wonderful work by the Italian composer Eddy Serafini, first performed on March 13, 2005 at Chiesa del Santo Spirito in Merano (BZ), played by Conductus Ensemble conducted by Marcello Fera, featuring Antonella Lorengo on the organ.

The live performance recording was officially released by Bluebelldisc on the digital record album Première: Contrappunti per un viaggio, out on December 27, 2023.

The composition's full score is now available as digital print branded Bluebelldisc Press - BPP DSM 2439

Original Music by Eddy Serafini (b. 1976)

Copyright (c) 2023 by Bluebelldisc Music

Copyright Renewed

International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved

For individual instrument parts' rental, please contact order@bluebelldiscmusic.it

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.805313

By Scott Walker. By Traditional. Arranged by Scott Walker. Celtic,Irish,Standards,Traditional. Score and parts. 38 pages. S'got Possiblities #412347. Published by S'got Possiblities (A0.805313).

The Walker Street Fiddlers Ireland Tour 2007 is a collection of tunes that my group, “The Walker Street Fiddlers� played on their trip to Ireland in the summer of ‘07! We performed this music at a variety of venues, including several pubs, in the youth hostels where we stayed, on the street, and at the unique “Teach Ceoil� (Gaelic for Music House) in Tully Cross, County Galway. Starting with traditional Irish tunes, it continues with some Old Time American tunes and songs. There are some rags and some bluegrass. The Tunes are: Okeefe;s, Bring Back the Child, Padraig OKeefe’s, The Maid of Armagh, Britches full of Stitches, Sullivan’s, Ten Penny Bit, The Old Favorite, Dinkies, Rollin’ in the Rye Grass, Southwind, Fairwind, Julia Delaney, Star of Muster, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Morrison’s, Father Kelly’s, Congress Reel, Ducks on the Pond, Shady Grove, Simple Gifts, Keep on the Sunny Side, Back up and Push, Stone’s Rag, Pig Ankle Rag, Billy in the Lowground, Devil’s Dream. Included here is a quick listen Mp3 to hear how the tunes are presented, and a Youtube link to the first set of tunes in the collection. A Youtube link to the playlist that includes all the tunes in their entirety performed by Scott Walker on fiddle and guitar https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1QxSodsD2nF1Zi26R7hhVr1lw-o3Xpla.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.780284

By Scott Walker. By Traditional. Arranged by Scott Walker. Celtic,Irish,Standards,Traditional. Score and parts. 33 pages. S'got Possiblities #387720. Published by S'got Possiblities (A0.780284).

The Walker Street Fiddlers Ireland Tour 2007 is a collection of tunes that my group, “The Walker Street Fiddlers� played on their trip to Ireland in the summer of ‘07! We performed this music at a variety of venues, including several pubs, in the youth hostels where we stayed, on the street, and at the unique “Teach Ceoil� (Gaelic for Music House) in Tully Cross, County Galway. Starting with traditional Irish tunes, it continues with some Old Time American tunes and songs. There are some rags and some bluegrass. The Tunes are: Okeefe;s, Bring Back the Child, Padraig OKeefe’s, The Maid of Armagh, Britches full of Stitches, Sullivan’s, Ten Penny Bit, The Old Favorite, Dinkies, Rollin’ in the Rye Grass, Southwind, Fairwind, Julia Delaney, Star of Muster, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Morrison’s, Father Kelly’s, Congress Reel, Ducks on the Pond, Shady Grove, Simple Gifts, Keep on the Sunny Side, Back up and Push, Stone’s Rag, Pig Ankle Rag, Billy in the Lowground, Devil’s Dream. Included here is a quick listen Mp3 to hear how the tunes are presented, and a Youtube link to the first set of tunes in the collection. A Youtube link to the playlist that includes all the tunes in their entirety performed by Scott Walker on fiddle and guitar https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1QxSodsD2nF1Zi26R7hhVr1lw-o3Xpla.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1211613

By Dwight Yoakam. By Freddie Mercury. Arranged by Joe Deninzon. Blues,Chamber,Jazz,Rock. Score and Parts. 40 pages. Fiddlefunk Music #809225. Published by Fiddlefunk Music (A0.1211613).

This arrangement of the Queen classic can be performed by a string quintet or string orchestra. String quartet and string trio versions are also available.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1220549

Composed by Calvin Eugene Taylor. Arranged by Autumn Maria Reed. Blues,Jazz,Pop. Score and Parts. 22 pages. Rebemolo Publishing #816884. Published by Rebemolo Publishing (A0.1220549).

Originally performed by Nina Simone,
Calvin Eugene Taylor composed this song in memory of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.746782

Composed by Jerry Gray. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Film/TV,Pop. 19 pages. Keith Terrett #3519211. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.746782).

An arrangement in the Glen Miller style of ''A String of Pearls'', arranged for String Orchestra.

A String of Pearls is a 1941 song recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra on RCA Bluebird, composed by Jerry Gray with lyrics by Eddie DeLange.[1] The song is a big band and jazz standard.

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded A String of Pearls on November 8, 1941 in New York, which was copyrighted and published by The Mutual Music Society, Inc., ASCAP. It was released as an RCA Bluebird 78 single, B-11382-B, backed with Day Dreaming, in 1941 by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. Day Dreaming was the A side.

The personnel for A String of Pearls: Saxes: Babe Russin, Tex Beneke, Wilbur Schwartz, Ernie Caceres, Al Klink; Trumpets: John Best, R. D. McMickle, Billy May, Alec Fila; Trombones: Glenn Miller, Jimmy Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank D'Annolfo; Piano: Chummy MacGregor; String Bass: Edward Doc Goldberg; Guitar: Bobby Hackett; Drums: Moe Purtill. Bobby Hackett performed the trumpet solo on the original Glenn Miller recording.

The record was ranked No. 1 in the US for two weeks in 1942 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart in a chart run of 21 weeks.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.746791

Composed by Joseph Eastburn Winner (1837-1918). Arranged by Keith Terrett. Folk,Jazz,Traditional. 30 pages. Keith Terrett #3532487. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.746791).

An arrangement of Little Brown Jug for String Orchestra & Drum Kit.

Little Brown Jug is a song written in 1869 by Joseph Winner, originally published credited to Eastburn (Winner’s middle name).

It was originally a drinking song. It remained well known as a folk song into the early 20th century. Like many songs which make reference to alcohol, it enjoyed new popularity during the Prohibition era. In 1939, bandleader Glenn Miller recorded and broadcast his swing instrumental arrangement of the tune with great success, and the number became one of the best known orchestrations of the American Big Band era His version did not have the lyrics.

In 1939, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra released a hit version of the song on RCA Bluebird, as an A side 78 single, B-10286-A, in a new arrangement by Bill Finegan backed with Pavanne. The recording was an early chart hit for Glenn Miller. The song was performed in Glenn Miller’s Carnegie Hall concert that year and became a staple of the Glenn Miller Orchestra repertoire and a classic of the Big Band era.

The song was featured in and was central to the plot of the 1953 Universal Pictures film biography The Glenn Miller Story starring James Stewart and June Allyson.

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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.861800

Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 47 pages. Mark O'Connor Musik International #6202123. Published by Mark O'Connor Musik International (A0.861800).

Strings & Threads Suite (score - for violin and string orchestra) MO134A

Score (violin and string parts available)

Music by Mark O’Connor

43 pages - 15:00 minutes in length

 

I. Fair Dancer Reel - p. 1

II. Sailor’s Jig - p. 6

III. Captain’s Jig - p. 9

IV. Off To Sea - p. 11

V. Pilgim’s Waltz - p. 12

VI. Road To Appalachia - p. 15

VII. Shine On - p. 18

VIII. Cotton Pickin’ Blues - p. 21

IX. Pickin’ Parlor Rag - p. 23

X. Queen Of The Cumberland - p. 27

XI. Texas Dance Hall Blues - p. 30

XII. Swing 11:11 - p. 33

XIII. Sweet Suzanne - p. 37

 

Strings & Threads Suite for violin and string orchestra is a piece comprising thirteen tunes composed by Mark O’Connor. In 1986, the Tennessee Dance Theater commissioned the Suite to be performed at Nashville’s Summer Lights Festival. A few years later Edgar Meyer provided the beautiful string orchestra arrangement that is contained in this score. The individual tunes are in various folk styles appearing in a chronological order O’Connor says, not only represents the evolution of American folk music, but also mirrors his own family’s migration from Ireland and Holland to America. It traces the family’s route through the thirteen colonies initially, and then eventually West during WWI nearly 300 hundred years later. O’Connor wrote the pieces in a manner and style he felt his family could have heard along the way. The Suite begins with Irish music, perhaps similar to the music O’Connor’s family brought with them. Then in a thoughtful progression, he reveals music they must have encountered living in early America. Strings & Threads musically describes how folk music styles hundreds of years apart are interconnected – possessing a common thread – from an Irish reel to jazz. The music is suited for advanced and intermediate levels but portions of the piece can be appropriate for beginners.

 

Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.

Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connor

using Finale on Apple Macintosh 1986

 

Composed By Mark O’Connor

String Orchestra arrangement by Edgar Meyer

Strings & Threads Suite (violin and string orchestra version) can be heard on American Seasons Sony Classical 

Mark O’Connor – violin, Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo

Catalogue Number MO134A

Copyright © 1986 by Mark O’Connor Music International

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