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03/21/2025

Hear something you like? Tempo Press has lots of titles being performed at this year’s ASTA Conference.

03/18/2025

Mark your calendars!
Steve Luck - Manager of Tempo Press will be competing on Jeopardy this Friday!

03/20/2024

Come see us in Louisville!

Everything happening with Tempo Press at the 2024 ASTA convention.

11/02/2023

It's that time of year again! Tempo Press has all your holiday sheet music needs covered!

The holiday season is a time for celebrating with friends and family, and what better way to do so than through music? If you're a string orchestra, full

08/11/2023

Tempo Press is saddened to learn of the passing of composer and arranger Dr. Robert D. McCashin. Bob was an early supporter of Tempo Press, and we are proud to have worked with him on several compositions. His friends and family have our sincerest condolences.

03/13/2023

Check out everything Tempo Press is up to at the 2023 ASTA Conference. See you in Orlando!

Everything you need to know about Tempo Press at the 2023 ASTA Conference.

12/20/2022

Ask any conductor or teacher for their all-time favorite works of standard string literature, and the Tchaikovsky Serenade will be among the top picks. Written in 1880, the four-movement piece shows Tchaikovsky at his most confident and economical. Symphony No. 2 has a finale similar to the finale of the serenade, both involving variations on folk songs. Tchaikovsky can write with simplicity as well as brilliance; really, who better to set nineteenth-century orchestral strings on fire? The composer cleverly uses shorter forms, such as the first movement labeled Pezzo in forma di Sonatina, to present his material without the hassle and stress of a development section. The second movement, Waltz, is perfectly proportioned, and we are charmed immediately. One of the reasons we feel such intensity when we play or listen to the uiSerenade's beginning or ending is that the scoring is tightly closed rather than open – this concentrates the sound in an unusually direct and powerful way. Tchaikovsky could surely write a waltz, and this one ranks among his best. The writing grabs our attention from the opening chords and does not let us go until it has wrung out the last drops of intensity at the end. Acclaimed music editor Sandra Dackow has carefully selected these string orchestra titles from the standard repertoire to help your advanced orchestra move to the next level. Unsimplified and uncut, SANDRA DACKOW’S EXPRESSIVE GEMS are marked with grade-appropriate bowings and fingerings. Included are detailed performance notes to help introduce your orchestra to these more challenging titles.

Ask any conductor or teacher for their all-time favorite works of standard string literature, and the Tchaikovsky Serenade will be among the top picks. Written in 1880, the four-movement piece shows Tchaikovsky at his most confident and economical. Symphony No. 2 has a finale similar to the finale o...

12/18/2022

Come see us at the Midwest Clinic!

Everything you need to know about Tempo Press at the 2022 Midwest Clinic.

09/26/2022

If you are looking for some last-minute Halloween music, Tempo Press has you covered.

Haunted houses! Vampires! Pirates! It's always fun to include a Halloween piece (or two!) at your October concerts and Tempo Press has you covered for scary

09/23/2022

Tango Americana is an exciting new grade 2 work from William E. Moats.

The Tango is a study in syncopation and accent. This original piece uses two themes, one in the key of F major and another in the relative minor. You can augment the overall Tango feel by using the included percussion parts for claves, bongo drums, and maracas.

08/26/2022

This Friday, we a highlighting a new arrangement of a medieval Christmas carol from William E. Moats.

The tune used in this carol is believed to have originated in Germany, possibly around 1360. This arrangement stays relatively faithful to the melody, which is presented in groups of upper strings and lower strings. All parts can be played in first position, although the cello has several measures o...

08/19/2022

Friday has rolled around again. That means it's time to take a look at another new title from Tempo Press!

This work is a set of brief variations based on the theme from the slow movement of Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 101. This symphony is nicknamed "The Clock" due to the "tick-tock" effect that you will hear accompanying the theme. This work was created to be a teaching tool. Depending on what th...