String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1297521 Composed by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Renaissance,Traditional. Score and Parts. 40 pages. Jmsgu3 #887564. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1297521). Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch organist and composer who lived from April 1562 to October 16, 1621. He was born and died in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sweelinck's first published works date from around 1592-94, and he composed a variety of music, including chansons and keyboard music. He was known for his keyboard playing and was a teacher to German composers Samuel Scheidt and Heinrich Scheidemann. Sweelinck's Echo Fantasias are significant for several reasons:Innovative composition: Echo Fantasias were a unique form of composition during Sweelinck's time, blending elements of traditional fantasias with passages dedicated to echo effects. This experimental approach showcased Sweelinck's creativity and willingness to push the boundaries of musical expression. Emphasis on the moment: Unlike Sweelinck's larger fantasias, the construction of Echo Fantasias was less strict, focusing more on the immediate musical experience rather than the overall design. This emphasis on the moment allowed for greater freedom and spontaneity in the performance of these pieces. Stylistic range: Echo Fantasias encompassed a wide range of styles, juxtaposing fantasia-like elements with passages dedicated to echo effects. This stylistic diversity added depth and complexity to Sweelinck's compositions, making them engaging and intriguing for both performers and listeners.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1298000 Composed by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Arranged by James M.. Guthrie. Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Renaissance,Traditional. Score and Parts. 23 pages. Jmsgu3 #887905. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1298000). Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch organist and composer who lived from April 1562 to October 16, 1621. He was born and died in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sweelinck's first published works date from around 1592-94, and he composed a variety of music, including chansons and keyboard music. He was known for his keyboard playing and was a teacher to German composers Samuel Scheidt and Heinrich Scheidemann. Sweelinck's Echo Fantasias are significant for several reasons:Innovative composition: Echo Fantasias were a unique form of composition during Sweelinck's time, blending elements of traditional fantasias with passages dedicated to echo effects. This experimental approach showcased Sweelinck's creativity and willingness to push the boundaries of musical expression. Emphasis on the moment: Unlike Sweelinck's larger fantasias, the construction of Echo Fantasias was less strict, focusing more on the immediate musical experience rather than the overall design. This emphasis on the moment allowed for greater freedom and spontaneity in the performance of these pieces. Stylistic range: Echo Fantasias encompassed a wide range of styles, juxtaposing fantasia-like elements with passages dedicated to echo effects. This stylistic diversity added depth and complexity to Sweelinck's compositions, making them engaging and intriguing for both performers and listeners.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1298022 Composed by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Instructional,Renaissance. 88 pages. Jmsgu3 #887923. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1298022). Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch organist and composer who lived from April 1562 to October 16, 1621. He was born and died in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sweelinck's first published works date from around 1592-94, and he composed a variety of music, including chansons and keyboard music. He was known for his keyboard playing and was a teacher to German composers Samuel Scheidt and Heinrich Scheidemann. Sweelinck's Echo Fantasias are significant for several reasons:Innovative composition: Echo Fantasias were a unique form of composition during Sweelinck's time, blending elements of traditional fantasias with passages dedicated to echo effects. This experimental approach showcased Sweelinck's creativity and willingness to push the boundaries of musical expression. Emphasis on the moment: Unlike Sweelinck's larger fantasias, the construction of Echo Fantasias was less strict, focusing more on the immediate musical experience rather than the overall design. This emphasis on the moment allowed for greater freedom and spontaneity in the performance of these pieces. Stylistic range: Echo Fantasias encompassed a wide range of styles, juxtaposing fantasia-like elements with passages dedicated to echo effects. This stylistic diversity added depth and complexity to Sweelinck's compositions, making them engaging and intriguing for both performers and listeners.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1401941 Composed by Alexander Scriabin. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 20th Century,Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Historic,Standards. 36 pages. Jmsgu3 #985140. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1401941). Scriabin's Op. 74, specifically the Five Preludes, is significant for its innovative harmonic system based on the Mystic Chord. Scriabin's use of the acoustic scale as a set, known as the Mystic Chord, revolutionized traditional tonal gravity and functionality in his compositions. The tritone plays a crucial role in his harmonic construction and formal definition, often leading to sections returning at tritone transpositions. Despite the absence of tonal gravity, Scriabin assigns a pitch-center to his pieces, redefining tonal orientation through the primary transposition of the Mystic Chord. These preludes, composed in 1914 before he died in 1915, showcase Scriabin's mastery of harmonies and his departure from traditional tonalities.

String Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1400295 Composed by Alexander Scriabin. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 20th Century,Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Historic,Instructional. 21 pages. Jmsgu3 #983477. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1400295). Scriabin's Op. 74, specifically the Five Preludes, is significant for its innovative harmonic system based on the Mystic Chord. Scriabin's use of the acoustic scale as a set, known as the Mystic Chord, revolutionized traditional tonal gravity and functionality in his compositions. The tritone plays a crucial role in his harmonic construction and formal definition, often leading to sections returning at tritone transpositions. Despite the absence of tonal gravity, Scriabin assigns a pitch-center to his pieces, redefining tonal orientation through the primary transposition of the Mystic Chord. These preludes, composed in 1914 before he died in 1915, showcase Scriabin's mastery of harmonies and his departure from traditional tonalities.

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1095952 Composed by Domenico Scarlatti. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Baroque,Classical,Contest,Festival,Historic,Standards. Score and Parts. 18 pages. Jmsgu3 #699908. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1095952). Score: 8 pages. Duration: 4:09.Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer who lived during the Baroque period (1685-1757). He was born in Naples, the son of the famous composer Alessandro Scarlatti. He began his career as a musician at the court of the Portuguese Viceroy in Lisbon, where he wrote a large number of operas, oratorios, and cantatas. Scarlatti was also an accomplished keyboardist and wrote a large number of keyboard sonatas, which are some of his most famous works. His keyboard sonatas are known for their unique and intricate melodic patterns, often with wide leaps and rapid shifts in tonality. Scarlatti is considered to be one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period, and his influence can be seen in the works of many later composers, such as Mozart and Beethoven.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.988195 Composed by Wolfgang Völkl. 20th Century,Baroque,Broadway,Renaissance. Score and parts. 26 pages. Wolfgang Voelkl #6288977. Published by Wolfgang Voelkl (A0.988195). Incidental stage music for a play about famous Thirty Years War General Albrecht von Wallenstein and his not so famous time as a student at the university of small town Altdorf.The Score calls for several historical instruments from the time, like lute, traverse flute, harpsichord, viola da gamba and the like. Most of them can be substituted with their modern counterparts.At the moment only the score is available for sale via SMP. If you're interested in the parts, contact me on www.wvolkl.de

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.963750 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Ian Butterworth. Romantic Period. Score and Parts. 17 pages. Ian Butterworth #5997753. Published by Ian Butterworth (A0.963750). An arrangement of of one of the 12 pieces for piano composed in 1878. A lively piece with dotted rhythms and a central lyrical section - admirably suited to a string orchestra. Duration 4 mins approx. Also available in a Butterworth arrangement for string orchestra is the Scherzo from the String Quartet No.1.  Copying of individual parts for sole use by the purchaser is permitted. Through his 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 been enjoyed by youth and amateur players. www.ianbutterworthmusic.co.uk

Full Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: LX.30-1770M Composed by Mary McDonald. Sacred Anthem. Score and parts. 42 pages. Monarch Music - Digital #e30/1770M. Published by Monarch Music - Digital (LX.30-1770M). Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet 1/2/3, Horn, Trombone 1/2/3, Timpani, Percussion, Violin 1/2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1399365 Composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 19th Century,Contest,Festival,Historic,Romantic Period,Standards. 252 pages. Jmsgu3 #982648. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1399365). Mussorgsky is known for his ability to evoke vivid pictures through his music. He creates soundscapes that transport listeners to other places and times. Using complex harmonies and shifting tonalities, Mussorgsky creates sonic paintings that are as diverse and varied as any works of art in a museum. He takes listeners on a journey through different landscapes and environments, ranging from pastoral settings to the underworld depths. In his famous suite, Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky gives each movement a title referencing a painting, sculpture, or architectural feature from an art museum. The suite is composed to capture the moods and emotions the artworks evoke. From the bright and energetic Promenade to the somber and mysterious Catacombs, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition paints a vivid sonic landscape that brings the listener into the art museum.Pictures at an Exhibition (Ð?аÑ?Ñ?инки Ñ� вÑ?Ñ�Ñ?авки) by Modest PetroviÄ� Musorgskij, 1874(Ð?одеÑ�Ñ? Ð?еÑ?Ñ?овиÑ? Ð?Ñ?Ñ�оÑ?гÑ�кий) Arranged for Piano Quartet by James M. Guthrie (Ð?жеймÑ� Ð?. Ð?аÑ?Ñ?и)Contents: Promenade 1 Allegro giusto, nel modo russico; senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto 1. GNOMUS (The Gnome) Sempre vivo  Promenade 2 Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza  2. IL VECCHIO CASTELLO (The Old Castle) Andante molto cantabile e con dolore  Promenade 3 Moderato non tanto, pesamente  3. TUILLERIES Dispute d'enfants après jeux (Children's Quarrel after Games)      Allegretto non troppo, capriccioso 4. BYDLO (Cattle) Sempre moderato pesante Promenade 4 Tranquillo 5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Ð?алеÑ? невÑ?лÑ?пивÑ?иÑ?Ñ�Ñ� пÑ?енÑ?ов   Scherzino 6. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle  Ð?вÑ?ей в меÑ?овой Ñ?апке. CандомиÑ? Andante Promenade 5 Allegro giusto, nel modo russico, poco sostenuto 7. LIMOGES. LE MARCHÃ?. (La grande nouvelle) The Market (The Great News)      Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando 8. CATACOMBAE (Sepulchrum romanum) (Roman Tomb) Ð?аÑ?ижÑ�кие каÑ?акомбÑ? Largo       CON MORTUIS IN LINGUA MORTUA (With the Dead in a Dead Language)      Andante non troppo, con lamento 9. The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga) Ð?збÑ?Ñ?ка Ð?абÑ?-Яги на кÑ?Ñ?Ñ?иÑ? ожкаÑ?. ЧаÑ�Ñ? в Ñ?Ñ?Ñ�Ñ�ком Ñ�Ñ?иле      Allegro con brio, feroce  10. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev) Ð?Ñ?оекÑ? гоÑ?одÑ�киÑ? воÑ?оÑ? в Ð?иеве. Ð?лавнÑ?й Ñ?аÑ�адThe Great Gates of Kiev Allegro alla breve Maestoso con grandezza

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1287876 Composed by Peter Philips. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Renaissance,Traditional. 8 pages. Jmsgu3 #878960. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1287876). Peter Philips, the composer, was born in 1560 or 1561 and died in 1628. He was an English composer, organist, and Catholic priest exiled to Flanders. Philips was known for his keyboard virtuosity and transcribing or arranging Italian motets and madrigals for his instruments. He composed a large number of sacred choral works, with his surviving motets numbering in the hundreds.

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1287878 Composed by Peter Philips. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Renaissance,Standards. 18 pages. Jmsgu3 #878963. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1287878). Peter Philips, the composer, was born in 1560 or 1561 and died in 1628. He was an English composer, organist, and Catholic priest exiled to Flanders. Philips was known for his keyboard virtuosity and for transcribing or arranging Italian motets and madrigals for his instruments. He composed a large number of sacred choral works, with his surviving motets numbering in the hundreds.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.963699 Composed by Alexander Scriabin. Arranged by Ian Butterworth. Romantic Period. Score and Parts. 11 pages. Ian Butterworth #5899705. Published by Ian Butterworth (A0.963699). One of Scriabin's early pieces, composed at the age of 15 in 1887.  It has been transposed from C# minor to D minor - duration 3 mins.  Copying of individual parts for sole use by the purchaser is permitted.Through his experience of teaching violin at all levels and conducting youth orchestras over many years, Ian Butterworth's compositions and arrangements have been enjoyed by youth and amateur orchestra.www.ianbutterworthmusic.co.uk

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.963624 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Ian Butterworth. Baroque,Wedding. Score and Parts. 8 pages. Ian Butterworth #4978681. Published by Ian Butterworth (A0.963624). An easier version of the famous Minuet suitable for an elementary string orchestra, including parts for 3rd violin/viola. Double bass is optional.  Copying of individual parts for sole use by the puchaser is permitted. Through his 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 been enjoyed by youth and amateur players. www.ianbutterworthmusic.co.uk

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.982368 Composed by Pietro Mascagni. Arranged by Paul Ferington. Christian,Romantic Period,Sacred. Score and parts. 54 pages. Paul K Ferington #6458177. Published by Paul K Ferington (A0.982368). An sumptuous orchestral treatment (4:45) of the moving church scene from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, containing one of the most gorgeous melodies in all of music history with a triumphantly joyful ending;    scored for reduced orchestra  (2/1/2+bc/1   2/2/2/1  Timp/Organ + Strings) and ideal for a worship service or concert closing;  recommended for intermediate to advanced instrumentalists.  .