SKU: CA.306740
ISBN 9790007149130. Key: F major. Text language: Estonian. Text: Poldmaa, Kustas. Text by Kustas Poldmaa.
SKU: CF.CAS91
ISBN 9781491142066. UPC: 680160630127. Key: G minor.
This lighthearted quodlibet was commissioned by ASTA and premiered at the 2015 conference. It provides a fabulous tool to introduce your students to key musical themes across time. The score plays off of the musician's nocturnal mind to combine twelve historic themes by condensing and expanding them the way our subconscious mind often toys with daytime experiences. In total, this composition celebrates the string player's full potential: Where loyalty to the written note serves the imagination's creative playground. What is composition, if not a grand improvisation captured in a snapshot?.I am a firm advocate for creative conducting, so I encourage you to experiment with changes in tempi to segue between themes, and/or to take musical liberty with the actual transitions between the themes, as long as there is still a feeling of forward momentum.If you want to fulfill the theatricality of the score, it would be fabulous to look at the audience (with a raised eyebrow, or a smile on your face, or whatever facial expression you think suits these moments in the score) at m. 14 and again at m. 21.In addition, it will help to conduct with wider gestures when themes change or the volume suddenly drops or swells. This will help the audience understand that these sudden changes between themes or dynamics are intended and will also help the students highlight those spots (particularly across the complex thematic shifts between mm. 62 and 94).The grandiosity from m. 110 through the end can be pushed to its zenith, particularly if you control prior forte settings such that the end gets the grand push.CAS91FThemes in String Dreams include:1. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star2. Second Kreutzer Etude3. Concerto in A Minor, Vivaldi 4. Cello Suite No. 1, Bach5. St. Louis Blues, W.C. Handy 6. Minuet in G, Bach—Julie Lyonn Lieberman,Artistic Director, Strings Without Boundaries www.julielyonn.com | www.stringswithoutboundar ies.com.
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: FG.042-08224-9
ISBN 979-0-042-08224-9.
A set of parts for Ilkka Kuusisto's Christmas carol arrangement including parts for the strings (33221) and the harp.
SKU: GI.G-10598
Spanish. Text by St. Teresa of Avila.
SKU: KN.09969S
UPC: 822795099690.
Drivi ng grooves and asymmetrical melodic patterns break and turn to spin a festive, celebratory string dance in the Indian style that's all the rage! This piece takes advantage of every possible medium to instruct and inspire your students by offering free online video tutorials, authentic Indian percussion tracks, and performance videos at julielyonn.com. The Junior (grade 2+) and Senior (grade 4) editions of this piece interlock to create a multi-level edition that's perfect for all-district concerts. An interlocking score can be downloaded for free here. Duration 5:10. Available in SmartMusic.
SKU: GI.G-10598INST
SKU: KN.08939S
UPC: 822795089394.
Drivi ng grooves and asymmetrical melodic patterns break and turn to spin a festive, celebratory string dance in the Indian style that's all the rage! This piece takes advantage of every possible medium to instruct and inspire your students by offering free online video tutorials, authentic Indian percussion tracks, and performance videos at julielyonn.com. The Junior (grade 2+) and Senior (grade 4) editions of this piece interlock to create a multi-level edition that's perfect for all-district concerts. Both editions include an optional electric violin (or acoustic violin) solo part and three copies of the 3rd Violin/Viola T.C. part. An interlocking score can be downloaded for free here. Duration 5:10. Available in SmartMusic.
