String Catalogue

Browse through String Works published by Brolga Music Publishing Company. Some works are also playable with full orchestra (indicated with *).

Arco: Concert Repertoire for String Orchestra or Quartet
Graeme Young. Level 3-4. Classical repertoire arranged for string orchestra or quartet.

Level 1
Caterpillar Holiday
R. Anne Svendsen. Caterpillar Holiday introduces students to a style of playing that is aurally appealing and familiar yet technically different from the standard string repertoire.

Grasshopper Chomp
R. Anne Svendsen. This work encourages beginner students to produce a full tone through the confident use of fast bow strokes.

Gulpy the Goldfish
R. Anne Svendsen. This simple work is designed for training beginner string ensembles to develop rhythmic cohesiveness.

Level 1.5
Gone Troppo
James and Ralph Hultgren. Go a little bit Latin, a little bit lilting and a little bit loopy and you've got Gone Troppo!

The Koala Can-Can *
Ralph Hultgren. This piece is written to depict a group of koalas in a line "high kicking" to a can-can style rhythm.

The Kookaburra Patrol *
Ralph Hultgren. Nearly every Australian primary school student would have sung the tune upon which this arrangment is based.

The Spook / Trick or Treat
Brian West. Darkness descends, the mood is tense - THE SPOOK is near!

Level 2
The Playful Platypus
Ralph Hultgren. This piece is a light-hearted musical depiction of a platypus rushing around in its burrow and along the bottom of creeks.

Rum-Bah *
Brian West. As the title suggests, Rum-Bah feature elements of that ever popular style - Latin American music.

Simple Song
Ralph Hultgren. 'Why aren't there more slow pieces in three four time?' Why indeed.

Level 2.5
Australia's National Songs
Ralph Hultgren. Two of Australia's most famous songs arranged for orchestra.

Level 3
Fairly Fugal
R. Anne Svendsen. This work is loosely based around the fugue and has a distinctly baroque character.