Acting on a plea from his three string-player sons, Graeme Young embarked several years ago on a set of arrangements for string quartet. The three volumes featured melodies from Light Opera, Popular Classics, and music for Special Occasions and were first…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Graeme Young
Publisher: Brolga Music
Two of Australia's most famous songs arranged for young full orchestra.Program NotesAustralia's national anthem in a traditional key to accompany singing. 'Waltzing Matilda' is recognised worldwide as beign Australia's song. This setting allows the audience…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Ralph Hultgren
Publisher: Brolga Music
Caterpillar Holiday introduces students to a style of playing that is aurally appealing and familiar, yet technically different from the standard string repertoire.Program NotesCaterpillar Holiday introduces students to a style of playing that is aurally…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Anne Svendsen
Publisher: Brolga Music
Fairly Fugal is loosely based around a fugue and has a distinctly Baroque character. This is a wonderful work for developing cohesiveness and awareness for interplay between sections within a string ensemble.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2004
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Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Anne Svendsen
Publisher: Brolga Music
These simple melodies and gentle rhythms have been combined into a delightful and refreshing piece for young musicians from the pen of a young musician.Program NotesThese simple melodies and gentle rhythms have been combined into a delightful and refreshing…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: James Hultgren, Ralph Hultgren
Publisher: Brolga Music
The Grasshopper Chomp encourages students at this level to produce a full tone through the confident use of fast bow strokes.Program NotesThe Grasshopper Chomp encourages students at this level to produce a full tone through the confident use of fast bow…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Anne Svendsen
Publisher: Brolga Music
Gulpy the Goldfish is designed for training beginner string ensembles to develop rhythmic cohesiveness.Program NotesGulpy the Goldfish is designed for training beginner string ensembles to develop rhythmic cohesiveness. In the key of D major, the piece…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Anne Svendsen
Publisher: Brolga Music
Suitable for full and string orchestra, The Koala Can-Can is one of a series of pieces in a collection of string orchestra music written for Australian school orchestras. It has been re-scored to include winds and percussion for the full young school…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Ralph Hultgren
Publisher: Brolga Music
All about a kookaburra in "an old gum tree", the piece is written as a "patrol" beginning with a distant "pizzicato style" pulse building to a rousing middle section which fades to a distant drum beat again with the kookaburra having the last laugh.Program…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Ralph Hultgren
Publisher: Brolga Music
The narrative of Legend sees the Christ child fashioning garlands of roses for his friends as they play in his garden. Finally, he sets about making one for himself, and finding there are no flowers left, makes and wears a small crown of thorns.Program…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ralph Hultgren
Publisher: Brolga Music