There are 167 grade 1 string orchestra pieces on the current Texas UIL Prescribed Music List. 145 of them have been performed at UIL Concert & Sight-Reading, and the most programmed is Dragonhunter by Meyer with 887 performances. Ratings run 1 (best) to 5.
167 pieces · most performed first
Dragonhunter
Meyer
887 performances · concert 1.71 · SR 1.70
Apache
Nunez
670 performances · concert 1.74 · SR 1.79
Canyon Sunset
Caponegro
648 performances · concert 1.56 · SR 1.54
Loch Lomond
Klauss
607 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.59
Sailor's Song
Williams
595 performances · concert 1.66 · SR 1.66
Star Dancer
Williams
595 performances · concert 1.52 · SR 1.48
Fiddles on Fire
Williams
570 performances · concert 1.58 · SR 1.58
Clog Dance
Del Borgo
559 performances · concert 1.75 · SR 1.75
Gaelic Castle
Newbold
499 performances · concert 1.61 · SR 1.48
Sword Dance
Arbeau · arr. Phillips
497 performances · concert 1.66 · SR 1.58
Fiddling A-Round
Caponegro
484 performances · concert 1.77 · SR 1.63
The Red Lion
Woolstenhulme
468 performances · concert 1.51 · SR 1.59
March Heroic
Del Borgo
462 performances · concert 1.59 · SR 1.65
Jupiter Theme from "The Planets"
Holst · arr. Hash
413 performances · concert 1.53 · SR 1.40
A Beethoven Lullaby
Balmages
401 performances · concert 1.57 · SR 1.44
Celtic Dance
Williams
392 performances · concert 1.78 · SR 1.70
Honor and Glory
Newbold
378 performances · concert 1.56 · SR 1.45
St. Lawrence Overture
Del Borgo
370 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.65
Apollo Suite
Isaac
368 performances · concert 1.87 · SR 1.85
Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song
Balmages
324 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.34
Sonatine
Del Borgo
297 performances · concert 1.81 · SR 1.72
St. Anthony Chorale
Haydn · arr. Dackow
285 performances · concert 1.65 · SR 1.61
Ukrainian Folk Songs
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Dackow
275 performances · concert 1.72 · SR 1.69
Scarborough Fair
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Balmages
265 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.39
British Grenadiers
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Caponegro
262 performances · concert 1.55 · SR 1.42
Scottish Bobber
Clark
261 performances · concert 1.52 · SR 1.43
Shadow Dance
Meyer
261 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.50
Wexford Circle
Del Borgo
254 performances · concert 1.57 · SR 1.52
Incantations for String Orchestra
Hinds
249 performances · concert 1.68 · SR 1.63
Allegro (From Concerto for Two Trumpets)
Vivaldi · arr. Phillips
248 performances · concert 1.55 · SR 1.46
Be Thou My Vision
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Frost
236 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.30
Beyond the Thunder
Monday
230 performances · concert 1.50 · SR 1.42
Bow-Regard's Parade
Caponegro
221 performances · concert 1.78 · SR 1.73
Aeolian Rock
Frizzi
205 performances · concert 1.53 · SR 1.63
Andover Holiday
Del Borgo
189 performances · concert 1.54 · SR 1.50
An American Hymn
Billings · arr. Borgo
182 performances · concert 1.71 · SR 1.53
A Pirate's Dream
Day
173 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.56
Our Heroes
Day
159 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.44
Misty Cavern
Kazik
155 performances · concert 1.57 · SR 1.42
Echoes
Frost
154 performances · concert 1.81 · SR 1.76
Ode to Joy
Beethoven · arr. Chase
140 performances · concert 1.84 · SR 1.74
Dory's Waltz
Stephan
135 performances · concert 1.54 · SR 1.52
Royal Processional
Keuning
133 performances · concert 1.71 · SR 1.48
Prelude and Fugue
Balmages
128 performances · concert 1.56 · SR 1.43
Day, Night and Day
Frost
122 performances · concert 1.75 · SR 1.66
Twilight Dancers
Day
122 performances · concert 1.64 · SR 1.57
Cross Country
Chase
120 performances · concert 1.74 · SR 1.68
Prairie Lullaby
Compello
113 performances · concert 1.55 · SR 1.47
Fanfare for Strings
Gazda
111 performances · concert 1.73 · SR 1.53
Turbulence
Owens
107 performances · concert 1.45 · SR 1.35
Roundelay in D
Stephan
100 performances · concert 1.66 · SR 1.60
Dragon’s Flight
Ramsey-White
99 performances · concert 1.39 · SR 1.33
Festival March
Sheinberg
94 performances · concert 1.69 · SR 1.69
Flow Gently, Sweet Afton
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Strommen
88 performances · concert 1.51 · SR 1.39
Sourwood Mountain
Philips
86 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.51
Regal Overture
Hopkins
84 performances · concert 1.54 · SR 1.33
Qin Shi's Stone Army
Arcari
81 performances · concert 1.71 · SR 1.46
The Ash Grove
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Hopkins
80 performances · concert 1.62 · SR 1.45
Doodlin' Digits
Caponegro
72 performances · concert 1.55 · SR 1.54
Butterfly
Chase
70 performances · concert 1.82 · SR 1.59
Credo
Halferty
66 performances · concert 1.59 · SR 1.41
The Old Rocking Chair
Woolstenhulme
65 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.44
Fall River Road
Denney
63 performances · concert 1.37 · SR 1.40
Wait Your Turn!
Spata
62 performances · concert 1.85 · SR 1.84
Woodland Park
Frost
59 performances · concert 1.52 · SR 1.47
Where the River Shannon Flows
Russell · arr. Balmages
57 performances · concert 1.38 · SR 1.26
Koneko
Yamada or Clark
55 performances · concert 1.62 · SR 1.56
Enchanted Village
O'loughlin
53 performances · concert 1.67 · SR 1.46
Final Expedition
Tippette
52 performances · concert 1.45 · SR 1.26
March Jubilee
Cook
52 performances · concert 1.65 · SR 1.59
Algadoon
Purcell · arr. Niehaus
49 performances · concert 1.98 · SR 1.75
All Strings Attached
Neihaus
47 performances · concert 1.74 · SR 1.54
Skye Boat Song
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Croft
47 performances · concert 1.57 · SR 1.31
Aspen Falls
Frost
46 performances · concert 1.86 · SR 1.59
The Iron Road
Davis
43 performances · concert 1.61 · SR 1.68
Can-Can
Offenbach · arr. Meyer
41 performances · concert 2.11 · SR 1.87
Espana Waltz
Waldteufel · arr. Isaac
41 performances · concert 1.93 · SR 1.74
Rainbow’s End
Day
38 performances · concert 1.41 · SR 1.35
Dizzy Digits
Meyer
37 performances · concert 1.39 · SR 1.27
March from Suite No. 1
Holst · arr. Story
36 performances · concert 1.38 · SR 1.28
Baroque Fugue
Siennicki
35 performances · concert 1.83 · SR 1.44
Ballad of the Silver Spur for String Orchestra
Frost
34 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.37
The Trout (Die Forelle, Mvt Iv)
Schubert · arr. Caponegro
34 performances · concert 1.59 · SR 1.40
Dominique's Dance
Nieto
33 performances · concert 1.71 · SR 1.75
Kith and Kin
Sweet
33 performances · concert 1.52 · SR 1.28
Escape from the Dark Tower
Rogers
31 performances · concert 1.46 · SR 1.53
Perilous
Clark
31 performances · concert 1.49 · SR 1.67
Shortnin' Bread Blues
Monday
31 performances · concert 1.66 · SR 1.83
Hey Ho, the Wind
Monday
28 performances · concert 1.58 · SR 1.54
High Flying
Grant
28 performances · concert 1.39 · SR 1.44
Quixotic Sketch
Niehaus
28 performances · concert 1.99 · SR 1.64
Overture for Strings
Handel · arr. Lipton
27 performances · concert 1.44 · SR 1.23
Rights of Conscience
Bates · arr. Hellem
27 performances · concert 1.42 · SR 1.33
Not All Who Wander
Sluder
26 performances · concert 1.41 · SR 1.36
Sunlight
Standridge
26 performances · concert 1.26 · SR 1.44
A Starlit Night
Swearingen
25 performances · concert 1.52 · SR 1.37
Slovakian Dances
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Cechvala
25 performances · concert 1.56 · SR 1.51
Verdant Meadows
Tippette
25 performances · concert 1.43 · SR 1.04
African Song and Round
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Monday
24 performances · concert 1.71 · SR 1.54
Suite for Strings
Siennicki
24 performances · concert 1.94 · SR 1.75
Tallis Canon and Variations
Tallis · arr. Caponegro
24 performances · concert 1.79 · SR 1.53
Dream of Flight
Sluder
23 performances · concert 1.33 · SR 1.35
Floating in a Dream
Day
23 performances · concert 1.59 · SR 1.58
Lochs and Glens
Halferty
20 performances · concert 1.52 · SR 1.20
Nightwatch
Ford
20 performances · concert 1.55 · SR 1.52
Marsquake
Siegler
19 performances · concert 1.75 · SR 1.68
Sailor's Song
Grieg · arr. Myers
19 performances · concert 2.05 · SR 1.93
The Heavens Resound
Beethoven · arr. Smith
19 performances · concert 1.82 · SR 1.60
Festival Choral and March
Caponegro
17 performances · concert 1.88 · SR 1.75
Three Buccaneers
Griesinger
17 performances · concert 1.12 · SR 1.20
Ode to Joy
Beethoven · arr. Caponegro
16 performances · concert 1.96 · SR 1.83
Square Dance
Feese · arr. Schaefer
16 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.50
Gavotte
Grieg · arr. Farrar-Royce
15 performances · concert 1.29 · SR 1.38
Yunnan Puzzle Tune
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Wang
14 performances · concert 1.67 · SR 1.31
Acropolis
Putnam
13 performances · concert 1.46 · SR 1.33
Echo Canyon Polka
Chase
13 performances · concert 2.18 · SR 1.79
March Triumphant
Rusch · arr. Spinosa
13 performances · concert 2.31 · SR 1.74
Military Symphony
Hayden · arr. Hans
13 performances · concert 1.72 · SR 1.79
Shipwreck Coast
Donahoe
13 performances · concert 1.59 · SR 1.31
Un Poco Barocco
Goldsmith
13 performances · concert 1.97 · SR 1.72
Expedition
Griesinger
12 performances · concert 1.72 · SR 1.47
Kemp's Jig
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Wilcott
12 performances · concert 1.58 · SR 1.44
Camelot Quest
Labrie
10 performances · concert 1.47 · SR 1.47
Introduction and Scherzando for String Orchestra
Hinds
10 performances · concert 1.50 · SR 1.23
Minuet (From Water Music)
Handel · arr. Williams
10 performances · concert 1.70 · SR 1.50
Rustic Warriors
Page
10 performances · concert 1.13 · SR 1.17
As an Eagle Stirs
Ewing
8 performances · concert 1.46 · SR 1.67
Strawberry Fair
Knight
7 performances · concert 1.62 · SR 1.33
Astro Dance
Hill
5 performances · concert 1.87 · SR 2.00
Autumn Variations
Swayze
5 performances · concert 1.67 · SR 1.53
Water Music Dances
Handel · arr. Monday
5 performances · concert 2.07 · SR 1.80
March for Strings
Feese · arr. Schaefer
4 performances · concert 1.25 · SR 1.67
Mystery Dance
Hinds
4 performances · concert 1.25 · SR 1.42
Festival March (From Music for String Classes)
Carse
3 performances · concert 1.89 · SR 1.44
Field Day
Bernotas
3 performances · concert 1.11 · SR 1.00
Men of Harlech
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Shapiro
3 performances · concert 2.78 · SR 2.78
Overture
Feese · arr. Schaefer
3 performances · concert 2.44 · SR 2.78
Prelude and Fugue
Feese · arr. Schaefer
3 performances · concert 2.11 · SR 2.56
Bagatelle for Strings
Cechvala
2 performances · concert 1.83 · SR 1.67
Daybreak
Frost · arr. Schaefer
2 performances · concert 3.33 · SR 3.33
Molly Malone
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Shapiro
2 performances · concert 1.17 · SR 1.00
The Greenwood Tree
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Benoy
2 performances · concert 1.83 · SR 1.83
Irish Medley
Feese · arr. Schaefer
1 performances · concert 3.00 · SR 1.67
Spotted Pony
Traditional · arr. Phillips
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Winter Wonderland Suite
Feese · arr. Struble
1 performances · concert 1.67 · SR 1.67
A Suite of English Folk Songs
Boyle
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Bach Minuets
Bach · arr. Caponegro
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Ballet
Bach · arr. Brown
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Baroque Medley
Cechvala
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Celtic Suite
Fishburn
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Dance Suite for Strings
Whitney
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Folk-Songs for Strings, Set 2
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Auton
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Gavotte
Handel · arr. Brown
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Go from My Window
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Hare
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Greensleeves
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Hare
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Little Classic Suite
Akers
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
March Alceste
Gluck · arr. Brown
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
March Scipio
Handel · arr. Brown
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Minuet
Purcell · arr. Brown
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Music for the Royal Fireworks (La Réjouissance)
Handel · arr. Neidhold
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Nobodyes Gigge
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Hare
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
O Mistress Mine
Morley · arr. Brown
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Renaissance Suite
Leidig
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Swedish Dance
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Brown
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
The Pirate's Waltz and the Steamboat Waltz
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Benoy
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Three Rustic Dances
Von Weber · arr. Gordon
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Two Grieg Songs
Grieg · arr. Stephan
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00