Orchestra
Latest Releases from January - February 1999!
String Orchestra
Grade 1 & 1.5
Algadoon - Purcell/Niehaus. (Gr. 1) (Kendor) Part of the Kendor Playground String Orchestra Series, this is arranged in the keys of D and G in 4/4 time. The tempo is moderato (92). Performance time: 3:30. $40.00
Festive Dance - Siennicki. (Gr. 1) (Alfred) This work is in the keys of D and G and is in 4/4 time. The tempo is 138. Performance time: 1:50. $35.00
First Scale March - Mark Williams. (Gr. 1) (Alfred) This beginning march is in D major in 4/4 time. The tempo is 120. Performance time: 2:05. $35.00
Folk Festival - O'Reilly. (Gr. 1) (Alfred) In the key of G, this work in 4/4. The tempos marked are Allegro and Andante. Performance time: 3:00. $35.00
Hunter's Chorus (From Der Freishutz) - Carl Maria Von Weber/Meyer. (Gr. 1) (Alfred) This arrangement is in the key of D in 4/4 time. The tempo is 144. Performance time: 1:20. $35.00
Knick Knack Waltz - Meyer. (Gr. 1) (Alfred) This work is in the keys of D and G and is in 3/4 time. The tempo is 132. $35.00
Grade 2 & 2.5
Cellos Ole! - Meyer. (Gr. 2) (Alfred) This Spanish style work is written in 4/4 time in the keys of D minor/ D major. The tempos are 88, 100, 108. Performance time: 2:45. $35.00
Danza - Robert W. Smith. (Gr. 2) (Warner Bros.) This original is written in 4/4 time in the key of C. The tempo is 120 and 160. Performance time: 1:51. $35.00
Fiddle Finger Frenzy - Mark Williams. (Gr. 2) (Highland/Etling) A "rip-roaring fiddle style" piece that correlates with "Strictly Stings, Book 2. It is written in the keys of D and G in 2/4 time. The tempo is 92. Performance time: 1:45. $35.00
Jogging in the Park - Siennicki. (Gr. 2) (Highland/Etling) This one has a ragtime style in cut-time in the key of G. The tempo is a half note is equal to 69. Performance time: 3:50. $40.00
John Henry (American Folk Song) - Arr. Gruselle. (Gr. 2) (Alfred) This work is in the key of G in 4/4 time. The tempo is 80. $40.00
Les Miserables, Selections from - Arr. Moore. (Gr. 2) (Hal Leonard) Features: "Work Song," "I Dreamed a Dream," "Master of the House," and "Do You Hear The People Sing?" It uses both 4/4 and 6/8 time and is arranged in the keys of C and D. $45.00
Midnight Tango - Pordon. (Gr. 2) (kjos) A tango written in 4-4 in the key of A minor. The tempo is 100. $35.00
Minuetto and Finale from "Toy Symphony" - Leopold Mozart/Rigg. (Gr. 2) (Highland/Etling) This simplified arrangement is in the keys of D and G in 3/4 and 3/8 time. The tempo is marked allegro, allegro vivace, and presto. Performance time: 6:00. $45.00
Motown Forever - Arr. Moore. (Gr. 2) (Hal Leonard) This work is arranged in 4/4 time in the keys of C, F, and G. The tempos used are 90, 102, and 116. $45.00
Ragtime - Bryant. (Gr. 2) (Kjos) This Rag-style original is in 4/4 time in the key of G. The tempo is 108-120. Performance time: 3:05. $35.00
Sarabande and Bourree - Handel/Goldsmith. (Gr. 2) (Alfred) This arrangement is in the key of G minor / G major and is in 3/2 and cut time. The tempo is marked andante and allegro energico. Performance time: 3:15. $40.00
Scottish Style - Peter Mountain. (Gr. 2-4) (Theodore Presser) This piece includes "Ye Banks and Braes," "Caller Herrin," "Comin' Thro the Rye" and "Auld Lang Syne." Times are in 6/8 and 4/4 and keys are G, E-flat, C, F and B-flat. $21.5.00
Symphony No. 8 (Third Movement), Themes from - Dvorak/ Breton. (Gr.2) (Alfred) This arrangement is in 3/4 time in the key of G. The tempo is 140. Performance time: 2:00. $45.00
Three Scenes from a Green Valley - Harbinson. (Gr. 2) (Alfred) 1.The Winds on Big Hill, 2., The Chapel on Nettle Knob, and 3. Gaston's Gigue. It is in the key of G in 4/4 and 6/8 time. Performance time: 4:50. $50.00
Two English Dances - O'Reilly. (Gr. 2) (Alfred) Includes: "Shepherd's Hey" and "Country Gardens." It is in 4/4 time with a tempo of Allegretto. Performance time: 2:45. $40.00
Grade 3 & 3.5
Ancient Ritual - Del Borgo. (Gr. 3) (Warner Bros.) This original work is in the key of F in 4/4 time. The tempos are 132 and 72. Performance time: 6:09. $35.00
The Battle Hymn of the Republic - Carmen Dragon/John Moss. (Gr. 3) (Hal Leonard) This arrangement is written in the keys of Eb, Ab and Db with a moderate tempo in 4/4. $40.00
The Billboard March - James "Red" McLeod. (Gr. 3) (Kjos) This march is in cut time with the half note equal to 112. The keys are A and D major. $35.00
Colonial Williamsburg Odyssey - Sarch. (Gr. 3.5) (Kjos) This work has various meter and tempo changes and is in the keys of G and D major. It has a total of six movements. $38.00
Creekland Colors - William Dyson. (Gr. 3) (Kjos) Creekland Colors is a ragtime piece in the keys of G, D, and C major. The meters are 4/4 and 3/4. The tempos are quarter note = 96 and 84. $35.00
I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You - Horner/Moore. (Gr. 3) (Hal Leonard) From the movie "The Mask Of Zorro," this ballad is in the key of A in 4/4 time. It includes percussion parts and the tempo is 108. $35.00
Kumbaya - Arr. Meyer. (Gr. 3) (Alfred) This work is in the key of C in 4/4 time. The tempo is 84. Performance time: 3:15. $40.00
Legend - O' Fallon. (Gr. 3) (Alfred) Gives "young string players a chance to show what they can do with the raucous rhythms and gritty harmonies of contemporary pop music." It is in 4/4 time with a tempo of 140+. Performance time: 4:00. $45.00
Menuetto (From Symphony in G Minor) - W.A. Mozart/Neihaus. (Gr. 3) (TRN) This arrangement is in 3/4 time in the keys of G minor and G major. The tempo is 152, allegretto. $50.00
Pie Jesu - Fauré/Meyer. (Gr. 3) (Alfred) This arrangement from "Requiem" is in the key of C in 4/4 time. The tempo is marked Adagio. $40.00
Story of the Calender Prince, The - Rimsky-Korsakov/Hopkins. (Gr. 3) (Highland/Etling) This arrangement from Scheherazade is in the key of D in 5/4 and 3/4 time. The tempos used are 120 and 152. Performance time: 3:30. $45.00
Suzukiyaki - Arr. Meyer. (Gr. 3) (Alfred) "This clever potpourri combines 24 best-known student string pieces, culminating in a Bach-style fugue on 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." It is in the key of G and D and uses 2/4 and 6/8 time. The tempos used are 112 and 96. Performance time: 3:15. $45.00
Symphony for Strings No.1 - Jeffrey S. Bishop. (Gr. 3) (Kjos) This three movement work is in the keys of G and C. The meters are 4/4, 3/4, and cut time. The tempos are varied. $38.00
Grade 4 & 4.5
Bailes Para Orquesta (Dances for Orchestra) - Meyer. (Gr. 4) (Alfred) This Spanish style work is in the key of A minor in 6/8 time. Two solo violins are featured. Performance time: 8:15. $60.00
Farewell Symphony (First Movement) - Franz Joseph Haydn/Jasinski. (Gr. 4) (Alfred) This arrangement is in the key of A and F-sharp minor. It is in the 3/4 time with a tempo of 144. Performance time: 5:55. $50.00
Four Seasons, Selections from the - Vivaldi/Latham. (Gr. 4.5) (Latham) This arrangement is in the keys of D and F with 4/4, 3/4 and 12/8 meters. $55.00
Illusions - Robert S. Frost. (Gr. 5) (Kjos) Illusions is a multi-metered piece with various tempos. The keys are C, F and B flat concert. $38.00
New Hampshire Hornpipe - Dave Grusin/Larry Moore. (Gr. 4) (Hal Leonard) From "On Golden Pond", this arrangement is in the key of G in 4/4 time., It includes percussion parts and the tempo is 116. $40.00
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor - Handel/Mountain. (Gr. 4) (Presser) This arrangement is written in 3/4 and 4/4 time in the key of F. The tempo is marked Largo Appassionato/Allegro. $73.75
Reflections - Carold Nunez. (Gr. 5) (Kjos) This piece is in the key of G major and is in 3/4 time. The tempos are quarter note = 72 and dotted half note = 72. $40.00
Serenade for Strings - Gustafson. (Gr. 4) (Alfred) This "elegant" style work is in 4/4 with a temp of 72. Performance time: 4:00. $40.00
Variations On An Appalachian Hymn - William Dyson. (Gr. 4) (Kjos) This multi-metered work is in the key of G major. Tempos are quarter note=84, and dotted quarter note=108. $38.00
Full Orchestra
Grade 1 & 1.5
Grade 2 & 2.5
Sarabande and March - Handel/Leidig. (Gr. 2.5) (Kjos) This full orchestra piece is in the keys of F and G major. The meters are 3/4 and 4/4 and the tempo is quarter note=66. $45.00
Grade 3 & 3.5
Hungarian Air And Dance - Elliot Del Borgo. (Gr. 3) (Highland/Etling) Adaptations of "Szilvas Village" and "I've A Purse", which are two Hungarian folk melodies. Performance time: 4:30. $60.00
Into the Storm - Robert W. Smith. (Gr. 3) (Warner Bros.) This original is in the key of C in 4/4 and 3/4 time. The tempos used are 80, 160, and 88. Performance time: 5:10. $60.00
Marriage of Figaro, Scenes from the - W.A. Mozart/Goldsmith. (Gr. 3) (Highland/Etling) This arrangement is in the keys of C,F, and B-flat and uses 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, and cut time. It has several tempo changes. $60.00
Menuetto (From Symphony No. 5) - Schubert/Leidig. (Gr. 3) (Highland/Etling) This work is arranged in the keys of B-flat and G in 3/4 time. The tempo is 192. Performance time: 5:30. $60.00
Millennium - Meyer. (Gr. 3) (Highland/Etling) Winner of the 1998 N.S.O.A. composition contest, this original is in 4/4 and 2/4 time in the keys of G, C, and D. The tempos are 66, 104, 84, and 120. $65.00
My One True Friend - Larry Clark. (Gr. 3) (Warner Bros.) This ballad is written in the keys of Bb and C with 4/4 time. The tempo is quarter note = 68. $45.00
On The Trail - Grofe/Gold. (Gr. 3) (Warner Bros.) This work is from the Grand Canyon Suite and is arranged in the keys of G and A-flat. It is in cut time with the half note equal to 72 beats per minute. Performance time: 3:16. $60.00
Praise to the Lord - Arr. Walters. (Gr. 3) (Intrada) This ensemble arrangement works for smaller groups of instruments, or larger full-size church or school orchestra groups. 1st trumpet part requires a range up to High B. There is a required piano accompaniment. It is in 3/4 meter in the keys of G and A-flat. $29.95
Quest for Camelot - Arr. Whitney. (Gr. 3) (Warner Bros.) Features: "Looking Through Your Eyes," "If I Didn't Have You," and "I Stand Alone." It is arranged in 4/4 and 12/8 time in the keys of B-flat, D, E-flat, and C. The tempo is 80. $60.00
Grade 4 & 5
Iridium - Jack Stamp. (Gr. 6) (Kjos) Iridium is a multi-metered work with various tempo changes. $55.00
The Nutcracker, Three Dances, Series 2 - Clark McAlister. (Gr. 4) (Masters Music) This arrangement includes "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," "Chinese Dance," and "Waltz of the Flower." Time signatures are 2/4,4/4 and 3/4 and keys are F and Bb. Tempos are eighth note=112, quarter note=120 and dotted half=60-66. $80.00
Pictures at an Exhibition (Part Three) - Mussorgsky/Simpson. (Gr. 4) (Masters Music) Includes: 8. Promenade, 9. Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells, and 10. "Samuel Goldenburg" and "Schmuyle". It is in the keys of G and E-flat. $80.00
Pictures at and Exhibition (Part 4) - Mussorgsky/Simpson. (Gr. 4) (Masters Music) Includes: 11. Promenade, 12. Limoges 'Le Marche' (The Market), 13. Catacombae, and 14. Cum Mortis in Lingua Mortua. It is in the keys of C, F, and D. $80.00
Pictures at an Exhibition (Part Five) - Carl Simpson. (Gr. 4.5) (Masters Music) This piece is in the keys of D and F major. The meters are 2/4 and 4/4. The tempos are quarter note = 132-136 and half note = 60-66. $90.00
Slavonic Dance No. 9, Op. 72 No.1 - Steven Rosenhaus. (Gr. 4) (Masters Music) This piece by Dvorak is in the keys of G and Bb. Time is 2/4 and tempo markings are quarter note=144-152. $70.00
Suite No. 2, Op. 78 - Christopher Wiggins. (Gr. 5) (Kjos) This four-movement work contains various meters and tempo changes. $55.00
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