SKU: CF.O5421
ISBN 9780825833168. UPC: 798408033163. 9 X 12 inches.
Andy Balent and Joe Compello have done it again. Following the great success of their collaboration on Ensembles Sound Spectacular, Grade Two, they created an outstanding folio for the Grade One Band. This very easy collection of original pieces and arrangements for beginning band contains music that is enjoyable and exciting for young players and can also be used to aid in the teaching of basic fundamentals of music and band performance. All pieces are correlated with Book One of the Sounds Spectacular Band Course and are designed to sound great with an imbalanced instrumentation or larger, fully provided ensembles. They will also be a great supplement to any band method you are currently using. This folio is written for the basic instrumentation that is common to most beginning bands. There is only one flute, clarinet and trumpet part and the low instrument parts are all together. As long as all parts are included, even the smallest ensemble will make a very solid sound at this level. First Concert Folio contains the following selections: Ain't Gonna Rain No More, Aura Lee, Captain Andy, Chant For Band, Jingle Bells, London Bridge is Rockin' Down, The Mouse in the Clock, O Come Little Children, Old Mac Donald's Band, The Olympians, The Sailor and the Bear, Skip To My Lou, The Old Man Plays Trumpet, The Victors Wolfgang in the Percussion Box.
SKU: CF.O5423
ISBN 9780825833182. UPC: 798408033187. 9 X 12 inches.
SKU: CF.BAS82
ISBN 9781491157619. UPC: 680160916191. 9 x 12 inches.
First-year players can reach for the stars with this easy concert piece. An ethereal theme reflecting the mysterious celestial spheres is created with simple rhythms in first position. All sections of the orchestra have interesting parts and melodic lines, supported by doubling of Violin 2/Viola and Cello/Bass. The energetic piano part is recommended and will help students hear the subdivision of the beat.First-year players can “reach for the stars” with this easy concert piece. An ethereal theme reflecting the mysterious celestial spheres is created with simple rhythms in first position. All sections of the orchestra have interesting parts and melodic lines, supported by doubling of Violin 2/Viola and Cello/Bass. The energetic piano part is recommended and will help students hear the subdivision of the beat.
About Carl Fischer Beginning String Orchestra Series
Thi s series of Grade 1 pieces is designed for first year string groups. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
SKU: CF.CAS127
ISBN 9781491157633. UPC: 680160916214. 9 x 12 inches.
A relentless 6/8 accompaniment drives this piece forward with exciting momentum. Two-against-three rhythm patterns add urgency to the theme, requiring precision in counting and maintaining an even tempo. Intensity builds like the first piercing light on the morning horizon, flourishing toward a stately middle section that reflects the grandeur of glorious colors and spacious skies. Players with the melody should take care to sustain with a warm, ringing tone. The pizzicato accompaniment should also stay unrushed and steady. The following restatement of the fast opening theme soars to a triumphant finale.
About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series
Thi s series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
SKU: HL.51487584
UPC: 196288122449. 6.75x9.5x0.187 inches.
Debussy wrote these two short dances to a commission from the instrument-making firm of Pleyel, which was keen to use famous names in the marketing of its newly-developed chromatic harp. The dances are also playable without problem on the pedal harp, which was to replace the chromatic harp on the concert platform. The archaic style of the pieces, including modal harmonies, used to express a “sacred” rite and a “profane” dance of joy, points to the enthusiasm for antiquity of Debussy himself and of the artistic world around 1900. This is Henle's first critical edition of the pieces, and is based on careful checking of the autograph and first edition.
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