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Beginning String Orchestra First-Plus String Orchestra Young String Orchestra Concert String Orchestra 2008 Titles
First-Plus String Orchestra (Grade 1.5 - 2 — Yellow Cover)
•  Playable at the end of most first year method books
•  For developing ensembles
•  Same instrumentation as beginning level
•  More eighth-notes
•  Simple syncopated rhythms
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A Country Memory
Alan Lee Silva

This piece is written in a truly American style reminiscent of composers like Copland and Bernstein, with its wide-open sound and flowing lines. A Country Memory will remind you of Sunday drives in the country on a beautiful warm day. String teachers have come to expect great pieces from composer Alan Silva and this one won’t disappoint!
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Level Very Easy String Orchestra FAS54 Set $40.00
Duration 2:42 FAS54F Full Score $6.00
Key D Major FAS54P Parts $2.75
Gongs
Doris Gazda
Written to depict the sound of Chinese gongs, this eastern-influenced piece by renowned composer Doris Gazda may be her best work to date. Gongs features unique harmonic colors and interesting textures that are exciting for players and audiences alike.
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Level Very Easy String Orchestra FAS51 Set $40.00
Duration 3:14 FAS51F Full Score $6.00
Key D Dorian FAS51P Parts $2.75
Fable
Larry Clark
Written to sound like background music for a fairytale cartoon, Larry Clark delivers again with a tuneful musical narrative that students will love. Fable has an energetic and upbeat main theme, followed by a beautiful and cinematic slower theme. This would be a perfect piece with which to showcase your orchestra at a contest or festival performance.
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Level Very Easy String Orchestra FAS55 Set $40.00
Duration 4:14 FAS55F Full Score $6.00
Key D Major FAS55P Parts $2.75
Overlords
Sean O'Loughlin
Sean O’Loughlin’s Overlords is an intense piece for developing groups, running the full gamut of tone color, with each section getting a chance to play the most important melodic material. Aggressive and fun to play, Overlords sounds much more difficult than it is!
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Level Very Easy String Orchestra FAS56 Set $40.00
Duration 2:23 FAS56F Full Score $6.00
Key E minor FAS56P Parts $2.75
The Trapeze Waltz
Joseph Compello
The Trapeze Waltz is a simple yet charming waltz that gives you the feeling of swinging on a trapeze at the circus. Joseph Compello always finds a way to write interesting music while keeping the technical demands to a minimum, as his background as a classroom music teacher makes him sensitive to the needs of young musicians. This piece will make your group sound its best.
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Level Very Easy String Orchestra FAS53 Set $40.00
Duration 2:50 FAS53F Full Score $6.00
Key G Major FAS53P Parts $2.75
String Fever
Andrew Balent
String Fever is a jazz-influenced novelty piece from composer Andrew Balent, full of cool riffs that students will enjoy playing. It’s perfect for a change of pace during a concert with more serious repertoire. With this piece, you can let ‘em have some fun too!
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Level Very Easy String Orchestra FAS52 Set $40.00
Duration 2:14 FAS52F Full Score $6.00
Key G Major FAS52P Parts $2.75
Beginning String Orchestra First-Plus String Orchestra Young String Orchestra Concert String Orchestra 2008 Titles