Tyler Arcari brings us a driving contest piece that is sure to keep your students motivated. Cinematic-like orchestra hits and biting rhythms make for a fun experience, while lyrical contrast in the B-section is perfect for introducing expressive playing.…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
This new work for beginning string orchestra is a great introduction to simple syncopation. Using only notes of the D scale, Acropolis also has a great opportunity to introduce simple slurs and legato playing. We know your audience will enjoy this musical…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Matthew R. Putnam
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Composer Mark Revell brings this fresh new work to the string orchestra. Complete with a bird-like Violin solo, this beautiful and tranquil work will inspire musicians and provide opportunity for expressive playing and interpretation.
Grade Level: 2.5…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Mark Revell
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
This muted, expressive adagio divides the strings into nine voices: 4 violin, 2 viola, 2 cello and one bass. It is a brief but powerful work that honors the memories of those who lost their lives on 9/11. This is ideal for festivals or any other occasions…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Jeffrey S. Bishop
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Grab your sword, don your armor, and raise your shields. This is the beginning of a great adventure! Liam-Ramsey White has given younger musicians something truly fun to play!
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2022 Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing Series:…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Liam Ramsey-White
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Ai Hai Yo is a Chinese folk song used as a blessing towards a bountiful harvest and a good year. Arranger Tyler Arcari writes “Folk songs speak to the common person. Hardships and hope abound when we all realize that something as simple as a few notes in time…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Ain’t Got No Penguin Blues is a fun jazzy introduction to the blues form for grade 2 string orchestra. Each section plays the melody and there are opportunities for students to try improvisation and swinging eighth notes.Program NotesAin’t Got No Penguin…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Sarah Siegler
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Aliens are here! This exciting new work is full of sound effects, drama, and suspense! Tyler Arcari weaves a dramatic tale of an Alien invasion from above…your attic to be exact! Your students will be asking to play this one over and over!
Grade Level: 1…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Written as a follow-up to composer Tyler Arcari’s widely popular work Acidic, Alkaline takes an ironically less “basic” approach in this accessible work for developing string orchestras. The introduction features a clever ostinato pattern that will transport…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Composer/arranger Steve Parsons gives us a sweeping holiday piece using Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and ever popular Silent Night. His treatment is joyful, harmonical, and fresh in its presentation of these classic carols. Something new and different for…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Steve Parsons
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing