String Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017364_VA1 Viola. Composed by Richard Meyer. Instructional. Part. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017364_VA1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017364_VA1). UPC: 038081518503.Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, Stone and Steel is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and performer to a myriad of styles and moods. The piece begins with a heavy, ponderous theme marked Molto pesante, which depicts the limestone quarries that first earned Joliet the nickname City of Stone in the early 1800s. The mood soon changes and we can visualize huge barges laden down with stone, making their way through the city's large lift bridges and into the famous Illinois and Michigan Canal on their way to regional customers. With the construction of a steel mill in 1869, Joliet became known as the City of Steel. Stone and steel were now shipped by both canal and railroad, and this exciting new age is represented by a modern, fast-moving theme in a bright major key. The two themes, stone and steel, are then further developed, and the piece culminates in a majestic, celebratory final statement of the steel theme. (6:00)Concert/Contest; Festival.

String Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017364_SB String Bass. Composed by Richard Meyer. Instructional. Part. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017364_SB. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017364_SB). UPC: 038081518503.Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, Stone and Steel is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and performer to a myriad of styles and moods. The piece begins with a heavy, ponderous theme marked Molto pesante, which depicts the limestone quarries that first earned Joliet the nickname City of Stone in the early 1800s. The mood soon changes and we can visualize huge barges laden down with stone, making their way through the city's large lift bridges and into the famous Illinois and Michigan Canal on their way to regional customers. With the construction of a steel mill in 1869, Joliet became known as the City of Steel. Stone and steel were now shipped by both canal and railroad, and this exciting new age is represented by a modern, fast-moving theme in a bright major key. The two themes, stone and steel, are then further developed, and the piece culminates in a majestic, celebratory final statement of the steel theme. (6:00)Concert/Contest; Festival.

String Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017364_VN2 2nd Violin. Composed by Richard Meyer. Instructional. Part. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017364_VN2. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017364_VN2). UPC: 038081518503.Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, Stone and Steel is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and performer to a myriad of styles and moods. The piece begins with a heavy, ponderous theme marked Molto pesante, which depicts the limestone quarries that first earned Joliet the nickname City of Stone in the early 1800s. The mood soon changes and we can visualize huge barges laden down with stone, making their way through the city's large lift bridges and into the famous Illinois and Michigan Canal on their way to regional customers. With the construction of a steel mill in 1869, Joliet became known as the City of Steel. Stone and steel were now shipped by both canal and railroad, and this exciting new age is represented by a modern, fast-moving theme in a bright major key. The two themes, stone and steel, are then further developed, and the piece culminates in a majestic, celebratory final statement of the steel theme. (6:00)Concert/Contest; Festival.

String Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PR-0005643 Score. Composed by Richard Meyer. Instructional. Score. 24 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PR-0005643. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PR-0005643). UPC: 038081518503.Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, Stone and Steel is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and performer to a myriad of styles and moods. The piece begins with a heavy, ponderous theme marked Molto pesante, which depicts the limestone quarries that first earned Joliet the nickname City of Stone in the early 1800s. The mood soon changes and we can visualize huge barges laden down with stone, making their way through the city's large lift bridges and into the famous Illinois and Michigan Canal on their way to regional customers. With the construction of a steel mill in 1869, Joliet became known as the City of Steel. Stone and steel were now shipped by both canal and railroad, and this exciting new age is represented by a modern, fast-moving theme in a bright major key. The two themes, stone and steel, are then further developed, and the piece culminates in a majestic, celebratory final statement of the steel theme. (6:00)Concert/Contest; Festival.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1247735 Composed by Jason Taurins. Arranged by Josh Trentadue. Contest,Festival,March. 28 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #842289. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1247735). Yippee ki-yay!! Arranged for string orchestra by Josh Trentadue, composer Jason Taurins masterfully combines the best of the Spaghetti Western musical style with the classic march!

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1073175 Composed by Fanny Cecile Mendelssohn. Arranged by Daniel Bukin. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 10 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #677436. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1073175). Serving as the capstone for a larger work, this Postlude from Das Jahr takes the original and applies it to any level of ensemble! Either on its own or performed after the Selections, this work, with its lush counterpoint and recurrent themes, is a complement to any level of program!

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1410433 By David Cook. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Matthew Naughtin. 20th Century,Pop,Rock. 20 pages. Matthew Naughtin #992850. Published by Matthew Naughtin (A0.1410433). In the 1960s Paul McCartney's girlfriend Jane Asher got him interested in the music of Antonio Vivaldi. This led to the inspiration of having the accompaniment to Eleanor Rigby played by a string octet when the song was recorded for the Beatles' 1966 album Revolver. It was a sharp break, both in the music and the words, from the current conventions of pop music, and proved to be a milestone in the Beatles transformation from a pop/rock stage act to the experimental, recording-oriented band of their later years. This arrangement preserves the intimate, melancholy flavor of the original recording.

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 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.719773 Composed by Many. Arranged by Curtis Hanson. Renaissance. Score and parts. 60 pages. Curtis Hanson #6258371. Published by Curtis Hanson (A0.719773). Hey string players and teachers, are you looking for something different to program or teach your students? This collection of pieces, suitable for beginning and experienced ensembles, may be what you’re looking for. For the choral musician, the secular music of the 16th and early 17th centuries comprise some of the most delightful works of early repertoire. The madrigals, lieder, and chansons in this collection are arranged for string quartet and quintet. The intent of these arrangements is to enable the instrumental musician an opportunity to experience a genre perhaps less familiar, with its varying degrees of rhythmic complexity and the juxtaposed interplay of duple and triple rhythmic figures. In keeping with the period, no dynamics are indicated, and articulations are kept at a minimum. Traditionally, repeated sections are to be played at a softer dynamic, but nothing is written in stone. For the up-tempo piece, as many are, rhythmic cleanliness and clarity are paramount, particularly in the iconic Fa-la-la sections. Accordingly, although they may be warranted, no slurs are given. Occasional staccatos are suggested for crispness. Vocal breath marks (') above the staff are meant to serve as guides in phrasing only, and tempos are only suggestions. As non-sacred works, they are generally not meant as 'serious' music, but rather as the music of the common people. Bottom line, they are meant to be fun, and the performer is free to interpret as desired. This collection is a companion to the arranger’s series of Renaissance Motets Arranged for Strings. With the purchase of this collection, permission is granted to photocopy parts as needed. The audio example is of the first few pieces in the collection.