String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.766986 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Bob Delfausse. Concert,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 101 pages. Robert Delfausse #5324223. Published by Robert Delfausse (A0.766986). Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words is collection of short piano pieces.  I chose four of these that seemed orchestral In character, and arranged them for chamber orchestra (strings, piano, and seven winds).  While arranging is often an exercise in reducing music originally written for a large ensemble, the challenge here was to expand Mendelssohn's piano miniatures into music for a chamber orchestra that sounds as it were written specifically for that ensemble.  Level: advanced intermediate.  Duration: 8 minutes, 50 seconds.

String Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.889737 Composed by William Hawley. Contemporary. Score and parts. 107 pages. William Hawley #4980173. Published by William Hawley (A0.889737). This is the complete Set of Orchestral Parts for William Hawley's Songs of Kabir:

String Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.987742 Composed by Dana Taylor. Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 8 pages. Dana Taylor Music #31367. Published by Dana Taylor Music (A0.987742). Autumn's Song is mostly in Dm with Doric mode sections. It reminds me of the reflective feel of autumn. Yet then it moves to major, like the bright, sunny days of autumn. OR its just a pretty work for strings. Either way, your players and audience will enjoy it. Its 2min 45sec, not too long, not too short ... Autumn's Song has a main melody and a counter-melody, so your musicians need to pay attention, that's what makes it fun to play, and to hear. .

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1318440 By Blink 182. By Mark Hoppus and Tom De Longe. Arranged by Paulo Henrique. Grunge,Pop,Punk,Rock,Wedding. 12 pages. Paulo Henrique #907104. Published by Paulo Henrique (A0.1318440). Adam's Song, Blink 182, Arrangement for String Orchestra, Score, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass, Guitar, Drum Set, Rock, Pop, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Wedding, Lounge Music, String Students.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.962855 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Bill Coe. Rock. Score and parts. 21 pages. Bill Coe #3549233. Published by Bill Coe (A0.962855). A moving version of John Denver's well-known hit for string ensemble. Suitable for weddings, parties, schools. Runs about 2:40.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.750794 Composed by Traditional Australian Folksongs. Arranged by Brendan Elliget MAGA 537. Folk. Score and parts. 33 pages. BJE Music #3602315. Published by BJE Music (A0.750794). Australian Folksong Medley No. 6 – String Group with Optional Percussion - Suitable for a school or community group.​This Medley includes:​1. The Dying Stockman (3/4 Waltz Tempo): Wrap me up with my stockwhip and blanket And bury me deep down below. Where the dingoes and crows can't molest me In the shade where the Coolibahs grow.​2. Jim Jones of Botany Bay (6/8 Adagio in 6) is a traditional Australian folk ballad. The narrator, Jim Jones, is arrested, tried, and sentenced to transportation. En route, his ship is attacked by pirates, but the crew holds them off. Arriving in Australia, Jones vows to escape, join the bushrangers, and get revenge.​3. The Drovers Dream (6/8 Brightly in 2)One night when traveling sheep, my companions lay asleep There was not a star illuminate the sky. I was dreaming I suppose, for my eyes were partly closed. When a very strange procession passed me by. First there came a kangaroo with a swag of blankets blue. And the dingo ran beside him as his mate. They were traveling mighty fast but they shouted as they passed. We'll have to jog along, it's getting late.​This arrangement is for String Orchestra with plenty of interest for all sections. There are also Optional Percussion parts - Timpani, Drum Set, Glockenspiel, and Xylophone.  There is a Violin 3 part which is a substitute for the Viola Part.There are also versions for Full Orchestra, Concert Band and Brass Band at this website.​The MP3 was recorded with NotePerformer 3.​Grade = 3 Duration = 5:30 mins.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.582031 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Gustav Holst, John Gibson. 20th Century,Celtic,Folk,Irish. Score and parts. 48 pages. JB Linear #4364530. Published by JB Linear (A0.582031). Gustav Holst - Folksongs of Hampshire England .   In the early 1900's there was great interest in collecting and preserving the folk songs of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Equipped with their newly invented recording devices, people such as Cecil Sharp, Charles Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst would travel into the country-side to record, or notate songs being sung. They would frequently use these songs in their own compositions. Holst's music in particular is filled with those songs. This group of four songs was arranged for voice and piano by Holst and set for string orchestra by John Gibson. The songs are 1. Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low 2. Bedlam City 3. The Irish Girl 4. Young Reilly.

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.878850 Composed by David Banney. Contemporary. Score and parts. 44 pages. David Banney #6353703. Published by David Banney (A0.878850). This suite of English folksongs was composed for the inaugural Newcastle Music Festival, and is designed to bring string players of a wide range of abilities and ages together. The songs used are: Blow wind, blow; Speed the Plough; Drunken Sailor; O waly waly; Sailor's Hornpipe.

String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.773315 Composed by Yoel Epstein. Arranged by Yoel Epstein. Holiday,Patriotic,Standards. Score and parts. 39 pages. Yoel Epstein #3686423. Published by Yoel Epstein (A0.773315). This volume contains parts for songs for every national US holiday. The songs are arranged for beginning string orchestra (all first position), with additional parts for violin, viola and cello using open strings only. You can purchase the score and one set of parts at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20826942 . An accompaniment track is available at https://youtu.be/SlkbjfKBdjc . So you can play this with the accompaniment and any combination of parts. If there are no violists, or if the cello part is too hard for your students, you can play the songs with the accompaniment, and it will sound fine. In fact, I have performed this piece with the violin open string parts only, along with the accompaniment. Please do not make copies of this. I know your project is underbudgeted and you are underpaid, and the photocopier is right down the hall. But this is my livelihood. So please, please, please, buy as many copies as you need. It's really cheap!This is one of the Open String Symphony series of music for string players of mixed skill levels. You can see all the books of the series at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=Open+String+Symphony These pieces are part of a more complete program for teaching strings in classes. You can read the entire first-year program in the books Playing Together Student Workbook and Playing Together: Teacher's Guide, both available on Amazon: Teacher's Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Together-Teachers-Guide-teaching/dp/1534974598 Student Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Together-Student-Workbook-2/dp/1535336617 If you enjoy this, you are welcome to try some of my other arrangements. You can see them at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=Yoel+Epstein ), In particular, you might be interested in my music flash cards (here). If you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me, and I will try to accommodate. Write me at yoelepst@gmail.com.  Hope you enjoy.  

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734481 By Lee Greenwood. By Lee Greenwood. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. 20th Century,Country,Historic,Patriotic,Singer/Songwriter. Score and Parts. 15 pages. Chicory Music #5955811. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734481). God Bless the U.S.A. (also known as Proud to Be an American) is an American patriotic song written and recorded by American country music artist Lee Greenwood, and is considered to be his signature song. The first album it appears on is 1984's You've Got a Good Love Comin'. It reached No. 7 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart when originally released in the spring of 1984, and was played at the 1984 Republican National Convention with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan in attendance, but the song gained greater prominence during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991, as a way of boosting morale, and was re-included on his 1992 album American Patriot as a result of its newfound popularity.The popularity of the song rose sharply after the September 11 attacks and during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the song was re-released as a single, re-entering the country music charts at No. 16 and peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in 2001. The song was also re-recorded in 2003 and released as God Bless the U.S.A. 2003. Greenwood also wrote a Canadian version of this song called God Bless You Canada. The song has sold over a million copies in the United States by July 2015.This version is arranged in D concert for String Orchestra / Quartet plus Optional Drum Set at the Intermediate Level.Performance time: approx. 3 minutes.

String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.773313 Composed by Yoel Epstein. Arranged by Yoel Epstein. Holiday,Instructional,Patriotic. Score and parts. 53 pages. Yoel Epstein #3686153. Published by Yoel Epstein (A0.773313). This volume contains songs for every national US holiday. The songs are arranged for beginning string orchestra (all first position), with additional parts for violin, viola and cello using open strings only. An accompaniment track is available at https://youtu.be/SlkbjfKBdjc . So you can play this with the accompaniment and any combination of parts. If there are no violists, or if the cello part is too hard for your students, you can play the songs with the accompaniment, and it will sound fine. In fact, I have performed this piece with the violin open string parts only, along with the accompaniment.  Important: This volume contains the scores and one copy of the parts. If you need more parts, please, please, please do not simply photocopy them. You can buy more parts at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20827196for practically nothing! I know your project is underbudgeted, and money is short, and the photocopier is right down the hall. But this is my livelihood. So I am asking you to please buy your additional parts. Thank you.  This is one of the Open String Symphony series of music for string players of mixed skill levels. You can see all the books of the series at  http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=Open+String+Symphony  These pieces are part of a more complete program for teaching strings in classes. You can read the entire first-year program in the books Playing Together Student Workbook and Playing Together: Teacher's Guide, both available on Amazon:  Teacher's Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Together-Teachers-Guide-teaching/dp/1534974598 Student Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Together-Student-Workbook-2/dp/1535336617  If you enjoy this, you are welcome to try some of my other arrangements. You can see them at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=Yoel+Epstein ), In particular, you might be interested in my music flash cards (here). If you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me, and I will try to accommodate. Write me at yoelepst@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy.

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189236 By Jax. By Dan Henig, Jacqueline Miskanic, and Mark Nilan Jr. Arranged by Michelle Gergich. Instructional,Pop,Rock,Singer/Songwriter. Score and Parts. 33 pages. Michelle Gergich #788859. Published by Michelle Gergich (A0.1189236). This flex-orchestra arrangement of artist Jax's popular song Victoria's Secret will have your intermediate orchestra rocking out with body positivity feels! The arrangment is geared toward upper elementary and middle school level students, but would also work great for a feel good add-on at the high school level.   3rd and 4th Violin parts are included to double/ supplement viola and cello parts. Double Bass is optional.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1162161 By Jax. By Dan Henig, Jacqueline Miskanic, and Mark Nilan Jr. Arranged by Andrew Gavin. Contemporary,Pop,Singer/Songwriter. Score and Parts. 22 pages. Andrew J Gavin #762501. Published by Andrew J Gavin (A0.1162161). Pssst. Wanna hear a secret?Jax's TikTok smash hit has been arranged for strings by your favorite arranger! Bring your audience crashing into the 21st century with this fun pop song. Up a half step (G) for playability, this arrangement has a modulation for the final chorus to bring you back to the original key of F#. However, all of the guts, glory, glamour, and girl power are still preserved for optimal enjoyability.  If I could go back and tell myself when I was younger, I'd say 'make sure to perform this piece. Everyone will love it!'

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.963714 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Ian Butterworth. Romantic Period. Score and Parts. 16 pages. Ian Butterworth #5969473. Published by Ian Butterworth (A0.963714). This is one of the most well known of the Songs without Words, often known by one of it's subtitles: The Bee's Wedding or The Spinning Song.  The fast spinning semiquavers are mostly in the 2nd violin part.  Copying of individual parts for sole use by the purchaser is permitted.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.963713 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by I. Romantic Period. Score and Parts. 8 pages. Ian Butterworth #5968195. Published by Ian Butterworth (A0.963713). One of the shortest Songs without Words.  A genial piece in G major lasting one minute.   Copying of individual parts for sole use by the purchaser is permitted.Through the experience of teaching the violin at all levels and conducting youth orchestras over many years, Ian Butterworth’s large number of compositions and arrangements have proved their suitability for youth and amateur players. www.ianbutterworthmusic.co.uk