The Snow

SKU: CF.FAS135

ISBN 9781491164785. UPC: 680160923694. Key: D major.

Snow Suite is the soundtrack to childhood’s winter adventures. Tasting snowflakes, watching a snowstorm through the living room window, or falling in the soft snow is always exciting and sparks the imagination. Each movement of this suite paints a scene. In Snowflakes, the pizzicato notes depict flakes landing on a nose or finger long enough to be marveled at before melting away. Snowstorm’s perpetual motion feel, with dramatic changes in dynamics, draws the listener into imagining wild winter winds. Finally, after the storm, children and adults alike fall into the powdery snow creating charming and delightful Snow Angels.Performance NotesMost students are adept at pizzicato by the grade 1 orchestra level, and this piece provides the opportunity to review pizzicato technique for good tone. Recommended pizzicato technique includes the thick part of the fingertip over the fingerboard, producing tone with depth and allowing the resonance to create a rich orchestra sound. The detaché bowing is truly detached in Snowstorm with contrasting legato bow strokes in Snow Angels.For schools that encourage writing across the curriculum, teachers may encourage students to write a short imaginative story about the snow themes in this music. STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts, and Mathematics) lessons may include snowflake crystal structures and snowstorm weather patterns.

SKU: HL.1167164

ISBN 9781705188606. UPC: 196288123651. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

Although any piece with abundant references to snow and cold would easily be placed in the “winter” category, “Watch it Snow” is a song that can be sung at any time of year. The falling snow can serve as an expressive metaphor: just as we must wait for the storm to pass before we begin shoveling our driveways, we must rest and reflect in the moments of calm between the many challenges of life.

SKU: HL.48189736

UPC: 888680991470. 9.0x12.0 inches.

Flautist Sophie Dufeutrelle's Snow Colour is an excellent, modern work for solo Flute. Considering that Dufeutrelle has been involved in many recordings, concerts, live spectacles, theatre works, as well as her teaching works being regularly used in conservatoires and music schools, this work for the Flute is composed with much experience and expertise. Snow Colour begins with a glossary of extended techniques for performance. The work exploits the Flute with sound and breath sounds, ornamentation, articulation, improvisation, key clicks, harmonics and varied performance directions, amongst other aspects. Ideal for flautists seeking an introduction to modern repertoire and extended techniques, Dufeutrelle's Snow Colour is essential..

SKU: HL.327751

UPC: 888680991791. 5.0x5.0x0.2 inches.

Audrey Snyder's setting of Robert Frost's celebrated 1922 poem is lush and peaceful with sublime word painting throughout. The works' falling melodies are evocative of falling snow on a dark, secluded wood, and the included violin part is a perfect fit for the mood.

SKU: HL.4005021

UPC: 888680659523. 9.0x12.0x0.024 inches.

Snow is based on the charming Japanese children's song “Yuki.” Robert has combined this song with an original festive melody to create a joyful, winter holiday piece. Everyone gets a chance to shine in this beginning band piece - suitable for that first holiday concert! Dur: 2:15.

SKU: HL.155195

UPC: 888680104542. 6.75x10.5 inches.

This gentle original creates a beautiful feeling of the hushed wonder of a first snow in winter. Well-crafted for younger choirs, singers will develop important choral skills of phrasing, dynamic contrast and tone quality.