There are 188 grade 5 string orchestra pieces on the current Texas UIL Prescribed Music List. 175 of them have been performed at UIL Concert & Sight-Reading, and the most programmed is Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Bach with 579 performances. Ratings run 1 (best) to 5.
188 pieces · most performed first
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach
579 performances · concert 1.59 · SR 1.35
St. Paul Suite
Holst
552 performances · concert 1.24 · SR 1.16
Simple Symphony
Britten
397 performances · concert 1.22 · SR 1.15
Concerto Grosso
Giannini
341 performances · concert 1.31 · SR 1.24
Suite for Strings
Rutter
326 performances · concert 1.13 · SR 1.08
Irish Tune from County Derry
Grainger
249 performances · concert 1.22 · SR 1.17
Serenade for Strings Op. 20
Elgar
216 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.07
Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C)
Tchaikovsky
196 performances · concert 1.11 · SR 1.02
Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obligato
Bloch
195 performances · concert 1.09 · SR 1.06
Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite)
Grieg
185 performances · concert 1.17 · SR 1.10
Perseus
Newbold
165 performances · concert 1.23 · SR 1.13
Serenade Fur Streichorchester Op. 22
Dvorak
127 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.02
A Moorside Suite
Holst
123 performances · concert 1.21 · SR 1.14
Nocturne
Hofeldt
116 performances · concert 1.18 · SR 1.12
Hoedown (From Rodeo)
Copland
106 performances · concert 1.17 · SR 1.09
Winton Suite for String Orchestra
Carse
100 performances · concert 1.09 · SR 1.05
Rumanian Folk Dances
Bartok · arr. Willner
98 performances · concert 1.39 · SR 1.22
A Downland Suite
Ireland · arr. Bush
96 performances · concert 1.05 · SR 1.04
Acrobats
Meyer
94 performances · concert 1.40 · SR 1.26
Choreography
Dello Joio
93 performances · concert 1.26 · SR 1.16
Overture to the Wind
Mosier
93 performances · concert 1.19 · SR 1.07
Don Quixote, Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite)
Telemann
92 performances · concert 1.20 · SR 1.24
Molly on the Shore
Grainger
90 performances · concert 1.20 · SR 1.09
The Texians
Nunez
83 performances · concert 1.47 · SR 1.41
Danzas de Panama
Still
78 performances · concert 1.18 · SR 1.07
Andante Cantabile (From String Quartet Op. 11)
Tchaikovsky · arr. Tobani
76 performances · concert 1.21 · SR 1.14
Symphony No. 5
Mahler
76 performances · concert 1.14 · SR 1.08
Heart Wounds and Last Spring Op. 34
Grieg
66 performances · concert 1.33 · SR 1.17
Rhythmic Variations on 2 Ancient Hymns
Hanson
66 performances · concert 1.29 · SR 1.26
Adagio for Strings
Barber
65 performances · concert 1.13 · SR 1.03
Serenade for Strings, Op. 6
Suk
65 performances · concert 1.06 · SR 1.01
Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110)
Shostakovich · arr. Drew
64 performances · concert 1.02 · SR 1.01
Psalm and Fugue Op. 40a
Hovhaness
60 performances · concert 1.21 · SR 1.14
An English Suite
Parry
58 performances · concert 1.09 · SR 1.01
Concerto in D Major
Telemann · arr. Dowty
56 performances · concert 1.82 · SR 1.49
Illusions
Frost
50 performances · concert 1.25 · SR 1.11
Sospiri, Op. 70
Elgar
50 performances · concert 1.06 · SR 1.03
Three Divertimenti, K.136, K. 137, and K. 138
Mozart
47 performances · concert 1.18 · SR 1.13
Aria (From Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5)
Villa-Lobos · arr. Krance
46 performances · concert 1.16 · SR 1.14
Simple Song
Bernstein · arr. Longfield
46 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.09
Romance, C Major, Op. 42
Sibelius
42 performances · concert 1.06 · SR 1.06
Serenade in Four Movements (From Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)
Mozart
41 performances · concert 1.77 · SR 1.41
Serenade Op. 11
Wiren
41 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.04
Lullaby
Gershwin
39 performances · concert 1.28 · SR 1.13
Concerto Grosso
Vaughan Williams
37 performances · concert 1.23 · SR 1.14
Funf Stucke
Hindemith
35 performances · concert 1.09 · SR 1.06
I Crisantemi
Puccini · arr. Talmi
35 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.01
Suite in F (Lady Radnor's Suite)
Parry
35 performances · concert 1.15 · SR 1.06
Variations on a Theme by Tschaikowsky, Op. 35
Arensky
35 performances · concert 1.29 · SR 1.16
Finale from Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky · arr. Holmes
34 performances · concert 1.23 · SR 1.14
Divertimento in C Major
Mozart · arr. Rothke
33 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.44
Signs of Life Ii
Peck
32 performances · concert 1.05 · SR 1.01
Adagio
Corelli · arr. Filippi
30 performances · concert 1.24 · SR 1.22
Reflexions
Nunez
29 performances · concert 1.69 · SR 1.38
Elegy
Weiner
26 performances · concert 1.09 · SR 1.01
Overture in D Major
Gluck
26 performances · concert 1.74 · SR 1.65
Sinfonia for Strings
Ewazen
26 performances · concert 1.03 · SR 1.00
Air (From Suite 3)
Bach · arr. Wilhelmj
24 performances · concert 1.81 · SR 1.40
Prelude for String Orchestra
Finzi
24 performances · concert 1.04 · SR 1.04
Time Piece
Amundson
24 performances · concert 1.46 · SR 1.18
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Vaughan Williams
23 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.07
Spirituals for Strings
Gould
23 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Four Noveletten, Op. 52
Coleridge-Taylor
22 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.00
Suite for String Orchestra
Bridge
22 performances · concert 1.06 · SR 1.08
Suite for Strings, Op.1
Nielsen
22 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.02
Voyage for String Orchestra
Corigliano
22 performances · concert 1.06 · SR 1.03
Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
Elgar
21 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Three Choral Preludes
Bach · arr. Ormandy
21 performances · concert 1.38 · SR 1.37
Elegy for Harp and Strings
Holdridge
20 performances · concert 1.02 · SR 1.00
Idyll for Strings
Janacek
20 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.07
Concertino 2
Ricciotti
18 performances · concert 1.24 · SR 1.07
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
Wagner · arr. Moreno
18 performances · concert 1.26 · SR 1.06
Introit for Strings
Persichetti
18 performances · concert 1.17 · SR 1.09
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams
17 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.12
Twelve Sinfonias
Handel · arr. Hoffmann
17 performances · concert 1.47 · SR 1.29
Two Bach Inventions
Bach · arr. Dowty
17 performances · concert 1.39 · SR 1.24
Serenade for Strings
Wolf-Ferrari
16 performances · concert 1.19 · SR 1.06
The Fire Within
Balmages
16 performances · concert 1.06 · SR 1.02
Elegy
Jarrett
14 performances · concert 1.14 · SR 1.12
Lyric Suite Op.54
Grieg
14 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.02
Three Olympians
Boyer
14 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Ancient Air and Dances, Suite No. 3
Respighi
13 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.05
Notturno
Schoenberg
13 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Charterhouse Suite
Vaughan Williams · arr. Brown
12 performances · concert 1.22 · SR 1.08
Midnight Battle
Ramsey-White
12 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Prelude for String Orchestra
Rich
12 performances · concert 1.22 · SR 1.00
Serenade No. 2 Op. 14 in C Major
Fuchs
12 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Souvenir of Florence
Tschaikowsky · arr. Drew
12 performances · concert 1.06 · SR 1.00
Divertimento for String Orchestra
Bauman
11 performances · concert 1.18 · SR 1.27
Ein Albumblatt
Wagner · arr. Massena
11 performances · concert 1.18 · SR 1.03
Fugue (From Quartet K. 173)
Mozart · arr. Ostwald
11 performances · concert 1.15 · SR 1.09
Fugue in G Minor
Bach · arr. Sanford
11 performances · concert 1.42 · SR 1.30
Luberon Dances
Ellerby
11 performances · concert 1.15 · SR 1.18
Overture in C Minor
Schubert
11 performances · concert 1.03 · SR 1.00
Psalm and Jubilation for String Orchestra
Rush
11 performances · concert 1.15 · SR 1.00
Serenade No. 3, Op. 21 in E
Fuchs
11 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Two Aquarelles
Delius · arr. Fenby
11 performances · concert 1.48 · SR 1.45
Two Norwegian Airs for Strings, Op. 63
Grieg
11 performances · concert 1.30 · SR 1.09
Danse Negre from African Suite Op. 35, No. 4
Coleridge-Taylor · arr. Monday
10 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.17
Dos Miniatures Andaluzas
Rodrigo
10 performances · concert 1.23 · SR 1.10
Finding the Words
Markowski
10 performances · concert 1.07 · SR 1.00
Interlude
Daniels
10 performances · concert 1.37 · SR 1.07
Langsamer Satz
Webern · arr. Schwarz
10 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Serenade for Strings
Herbert
10 performances · concert 1.07 · SR 1.00
Sonata No. 1
Rossini · arr. Wright
10 performances · concert 1.53 · SR 1.23
Three Mannheimer Sinfonias (G, a, B) for Strings (Manheim Symphonies)
Stamitz, C · arr. Hoffmann
10 performances · concert 1.13 · SR 1.00
Alleluia and Fugue
Hovhaness
9 performances · concert 1.04 · SR 1.00
Ennanga
Still
9 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Minuet and Rigaudon
Ravel · arr. Gruselle
9 performances · concert 1.04 · SR 1.00
Rounds
Diamond
9 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Serenade in e Major, Op. 25
Foote
9 performances · concert 1.19 · SR 1.00
Lyric for Strings
Walker
8 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Serenade in F Major
Chadwick
8 performances · concert 1.04 · SR 1.00
Suite in e Major, Op. 63
Foote
8 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.00
Symphonia de Nativitate-1759
Anon. or Trad. · arr. Blahnik
8 performances · concert 1.12 · SR 1.12
Symphony No. 2 - 2nd Movement
Still · arr. Parrish
8 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
An Empty Place
Haugen
7 performances · concert 1.05 · SR 1.00
Andante Funebre
Tchaikovsky · arr. Glazounoff
7 performances · concert 1.05 · SR 1.00
Aria in Classic Style for Harp and String Orchestra
Grandjany
7 performances · concert 1.05 · SR 1.00
Armenian Rhapsody No. 3
Hovhaness
7 performances · concert 1.10 · SR 1.00
Divertimento
Bartok
7 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Strut
Daugherty
7 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Alis Volat Propriis
Newbold
6 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Four Bowdon Portraits
Ellerby
6 performances · concert 1.17 · SR 1.00
A Bridgewater Serenade
Ellerby
5 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Elegy
Jones
5 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.20
Meditation
Glazunov · arr. Elledge
5 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Meditation on a Bohemian Chorale
Suk
5 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Minuetto
Bolzoni · arr. Dasch
5 performances · concert 1.47 · SR 1.33
Prelude to the Deluge, Op. 45
Saint-Saens
5 performances · concert 1.20 · SR 1.07
Rakastava
Sibelius
5 performances · concert 1.07 · SR 1.00
Rumpus Room
Smith
5 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Sinfonietta
Jardanyi
5 performances · concert 1.80 · SR 1.07
Sonata No. 9 (The Golden Sonata)
Purcell · arr. Elkan
5 performances · concert 1.60 · SR 1.33
Starburst
Montgomery
5 performances · concert 1.27 · SR 1.00
Visions and Miracles
Theofanidis
5 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Air and Simple Gifts
Williams
4 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.00
Gregorian Chant Tor Strings
Creston
4 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.00
Overture Op. 4 No. 2
Barsanti
4 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.08
The Low Arc of the Sun
Bryant
4 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Zwei Satze Fur Streicher
Liszt
4 performances · concert 1.08 · SR 1.00
Elegy
Nelson
3 performances · concert 1.11 · SR 1.00
Invincible Summer
Bunch
3 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Poem
Ovanin
3 performances · concert 1.44 · SR 1.00
Romance, Op. 11
Finzi
3 performances · concert 1.11 · SR 1.00
Serenade for Strings, Op. 36
Beliczay
3 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Serenade No. 1, Op. 9 in D
Fuchs
3 performances · concert 1.11 · SR 1.00
St. Mark’s Suite
Ellerby
3 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Suite No. 5 in G, Bwv 1070
Bach · arr. David
3 performances · concert 1.11 · SR 1.00
Three Divertimento Movements, K.131, K. 205, and K. 252
Mozart · arr. Woodhouse
3 performances · concert 2.33 · SR 1.56
Two Old English Songs
Bridge
3 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Air for Strings
Carr
2 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Cavatina from Symphony No. 8 (Mvt. 3)
Vaughan Williams
2 performances · concert 1.67 · SR 1.33
Fugue for Strings
Creston
2 performances · concert 1.67 · SR 1.00
Gems of Ireland
Herbert · arr. Schissel
2 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
La Follia
Corelli · arr. Martini
2 performances · concert 2.50 · SR 1.67
Minuetto for String Orchestra (Minuet)
Bolzoni
2 performances · concert 1.17 · SR 1.00
Overture for Strings
Jacob
2 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Scenes from the Scottish Highlands
Bantock
2 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Sinfonia for Strings
Beglarian · arr. Pied
2 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Sonata for String Orchestra/
Leclair
2 performances · concert 1.33 · SR 1.33
Suite for String Orchestra No. 5
Ariosti
2 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Supermaximum
Bunch
2 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Three London Sinfoniettas
Bach, J.c. · arr. Hoffmann
2 performances · concert 2.00 · SR 1.67
Adagio (From the Toccata in C Major for Organ)
Bach · arr. Siloti
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Ascent
Ellerby
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Concert Suite in D Major
Telemann
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Concerto Grosso in C Op. 3 No. 12
Manfredini · arr. May
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.33
Conversations in Silence
Ellisor
1 performances · concert 1.67 · SR 1.00
Invocation
Webber
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Little Suite in D
Telemann · arr. Hockner
1 performances · concert 2.00 · SR 1.00
Notturno
Dvorak
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Printemps
Stephenson
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
String Symphony (Symphony No. 4)
Larsen
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
Three Pieces for String Orchestra
Buxtehude · arr. Margola
1 performances · concert 1.00 · SR 1.00
"Emperor" Variations
Haydn · arr. Stoessel
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Divertissement
Berger
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Elegy on the Death of Chatterton
Ellerby
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Govatta for String Orchestra (Gavotte)
Bolzoni
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
In the Far West
Bantock
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
In the Spirit of Bach
Adler
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Quaternity
Weiner
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Suite for String Orchestra
James
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Suite No. 1 in a Minor (Suite for Strings in a Minor)
Telemann · arr. Schering
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Tafelmusic Ii, No. 3, Concerto in F Major
Telemann
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Talin, Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra, Op. 93
Hovhaness
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
The Fighting Temeraire
Ellerby
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00
Three Idylls for String Orchestra
Bridge · arr. Drew
0 performances · concert 0.00 · SR 0.00