Format : Score and Parts
SKU: AP.48706
ISBN 9781470643980. UPC: 038081559902. English.
Sound Differentiation is a motivational, time-saving supplemental resource that provides differentiated parts for 15 well-known tunes---perfect for a variety of teaching situations, including odd or incomplete instrumentation, or when working with a mix of ability levels. The arrangements in this collection are ready for use in an adaptable format with identical parts for all instruments. The featured parts are tune, bass line, harmony, and variation, and each one can be assigned to your choice of soloists, instrument sections, or difficulty-leveled groupings of students of both like-instrumentation or mixed-instrumentation. The difficulty of each piece progresses throughout the book. Here are just some of the ways to differentiate with Sound Differentiation: * Group students into 3 categories based on skill level and assign level-appropriate parts. * Customize each arrangement by choosing the order in which students play each line of the song. * Teachers may assign a new line order using the blank Teacher Order column. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49029
ISBN 9781470645441. UPC: 038081561172. English.
Everyone's Guide to the String Orchestra, arranged by Douglas Wagner, is a fantastic selection to feature each section of the ensemble. They all have their very own time to shine in the spotlight with this uniquely scored arrangement of themes from four movements of Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals. Program as a straight-forward concert number or as a piece incorporated into a recruitment presentation. Medley titles (in order of appearance) are as follows: The Swan (cello section feature) * Lion's Royal March (viola section feature) * The Elephant (string bass section feature) * Finale (violin section feature). (3:10).
SKU: AP.49029S
ISBN 9781470645458. UPC: 038081561189. English.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14772
UPC: 805095147728. English.
A new and exciting way for cello players to learn and practice basic jazz style.This book features 15 solo etudes based on blues and standard chord progressions, demonstrated by Erik Friedlander on cello along with a world-class rhythm section: Mike LeDonne, piano; Peter Washington, bass; and Kenny Washington, drums.The recording features two separate versions of each etude: one with the soloist and rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. See and hear how the soloist phrases, play with or without the soloist and learn basic jazz style first-hand.
SKU: AP.47456
ISBN 9781470658069. UPC: 038081547893. English.
Perfect for young orchestras, this Halloween bass-tacular features the entire bass section playing walking bass lines. The piece is in 1st position for violins, violas, and cellos, and everyone gets to play exciting tremolos. (Correlates with Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1, level 5). This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.47456S
ISBN 9781470658076. UPC: 038081547909. English.
SKU: CF.YAS205F
ISBN 9781491159354. UPC: 680160917938.
Get your superstar bass section out of the back row and into the spotlight with Vanguard, an exciting section feature. They'll get to showcase their skills with hooked bowings, dotted rhythms and exciting, driving melodies. Meanwhile, the rest of the orchestra gets to experience playing mixed C naturals and C sharps, counting challenging rhythms, and taking the spotlight with some fun melodies of their own. All students will love the fast cut-time tempo and dark E-minor tonality, but basses will especially appreciate this exciting chance to finally take center stage!.Get your superstar bass section out of the back row and into the spotlight with Vanguard, an exciting section feature. They’ll get to showcase their skills with hooked bowings, dotted rhythms and exciting, driving melodies. Meanwhile, the rest of the orchestra gets to experience playing mixed C naturals and C sharps, counting challenging rhythms, and taking the spotlight with some fun melodies of their own. All students will love the fast cut-time tempo and dark E-minor tonality, but basses will especially appreciate this exciting chance to finally take center stage!
About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:--Occasionally extending to third position--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts--Viola T.C. part included--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels
SKU: CF.YAS205
ISBN 9781491159187. UPC: 680160917761.
SKU: PE.EP14445
ISBN 9790014135041. 297 x 420 mm inches. German.
ARKA stammt aus dem Sanskrit und bedeutet so viel wie Strahl, Blitz, Sonne, Licht, aber auch Lied, Feuer und Hymnus, und entwickelt in meiner Vorstellung sehr viele unterschiedliche Assoziationsfelder. In ARKA stecken auch die Worter arc (beten) und ka (Wasser), und es kann auch ubersetzt werden mit: ,,Das Wasser stromt aus dem heraus, der mehr weiss.
Mein neues Werk fur Pipa, Oboe, Pauke, Schlagzeug und Orchester entstand im Auftrag der Kammerakademie Neuss und auf Anregung des Oboisten Christian Wetzel. Es entstanden drei Rituale mit zum Teil szenischen Elementen fur die Solisten und das Orchester.
Inspirationsquelle in der Vorbeschaftigung waren zwei Quellen und Bucher. Das Daodejing von Laozi in der hervorragenden Neuubersetzung von Viktor Kalinke, eine der wichtigsten Quellen chinesischen Denkens und der Philosophie dieser grossen Kulturtradition und die chinesische Tradition der 5-Elementelehre und der Wandlungsphasen. Als zweites Buch hat mich ,,Die Glut von Roberto Calasso inspiriert, ein Buch uber die indischen Veden in Verbindung mit den Ursprungen des Buddhismus und den damit verbunden Ritualen.
In den letzten 20 Jahren habe ich mich intensiv mit ostasiatischer Musik, Kunst und Philosophie beschaftigt und habe das auch durch langere Studienreisen und kompositorische Projekte vertiefen konnen. U.a. wurde 2012 mein Chorwerk PRAN in Kolkata in Indien uraufgefuhrt (Goethe-Institut), ebenfalls 2012 ,,in between VI fur Sho und Sheng in Tokyo und 2013 ,,Mirror and Circle fur Pipa, Cello und chinesisches Orchester in Taipeh/Taiwan (Auftragswerk der taiwanesischen Regierung). Mit der chinesischen Pipa-Virtuosin Ya Dong arbeite ich seit 2000 zusammen und habe fur sie mehrfach komponiert (Urauffuhrungen u.a. in Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Taipeh 2013, Magdeburg 2016). Auch mit Christian Wetzel arbeite ich seit uber 20 Jahren zusammen und habe ebenfalls haufig fur ihn komponiert (UA u.a. in Bonn 1999, Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Darmstadt 2004 und etliche weitere Projekte).
Jedes dieser drei Rituale hat eine Lange von ca. 6-7 Minuten und stellt unterschiedliche Qualitaten und Besonderheiten der beiden Soloinstrumente heraus, immer in Verbindung mit der Interaktion zwischen Soli und Orchester. Die Besetzung war fur mich ausserst reizvoll, da beide Instrumente in dieser Kombination noch nie so erklungen sind. Die Pipa ist ein ungemein modernes und ungewohnliches Instrument, reich an Farben und vor allem an perkussiven Effekten. Das Tonmaterial wurde zum grossten Teil aus den Namen der beiden Solisten gewonnen und ergibt interessanter zwei gespiegelte Viertonmotive. In der asiatischen Kultur spielen der Spiegel und der Kreis eine wichtige Rolle, und so werden die Tone, Rhythmen und Formen eingewoben in diese drei Rituale, welche am Ende des dritten Satzes wieder kreisformig an den Anfang des ersten Rituals anknupfen. Ein von den Streichern und der Pauke erzeugtes Gerausch, verbunden mit dem Rhythmus der grossen Trommel, welcher einen Herzschlag symbolisieren soll. Die drei Untertitel der Rituale Himmel, Erde und (atmospharischer) Raum spielen im vedischen und chinesischen Denken eine grosse Rolle und war fur mich beim Komponieren ebenfalls eine sehr starke Inspirationsquelle. In vielen meiner Kompositionen gibt es Raumeffekte, Annaherungen an das Publikum, das Verschieben von Perspektiven, die Dekonstruktion und das Hinterfragen der ublichen Konzertsituation, so u.a in meinem Beuys-Zyklus oder in den Zyklen ,,CUT und ,,in between.
In ARKA geht es mir besonders um die Interaktion zwischen westlichem und ostlichem Denken, um das gegenseitige Durchdringen dieser auf den ersten Blick so unterschiedlichen Denk- und Lebensweisen, um eine Verschmelzung scheinbarer Gegensatze - um Annaherung!
Bernd Franke. Leipzig, 11.10.2019
for low voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for low voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for high voice and piano.
AGNI is the Hindu god of fire; the elemental and transformative force inherent in everything:
Every flame, every fire, every light, every warmth is AGNI.
AGNI is omnipresent, establishing everything and ending everything.
AGNI is often depicted with seven tongues which represent different aspects of his being.
These include: creating, sustaining, cleansing, purifying, priestly, martial, devastating, destructive, and consuming.
Derived from Franke's concerto of the same name, this solo work for bass clarinet compositionally traces the transformative processes initiated by the divine fire. The solo takes seven pieces from the concerto, presenting vivid character pieces exploring the creative possibilities and wide tonal range offered by the bass clarinet.
This version of AGNI for bass clarinet solo was premiered on 4 December 2020 in Leipzig by Volker Hemken, the principal bass clarinetist of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. EP14437a convinces with its excellent and clear notation, making the piece a new standard for bass clarinet.
Ikons, commissioned by the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad 2010, exists in two forms. This 14-minute acoustic version, premiered by the Turning Point Ensemble, calls for an octet of live musicians to execute complex rhythms and quarter-tone harmonies.
The interactive, electronic version, created with visual artist Eric Metcalfe and designed to be presented separately, incorporates samples from this acoustic version into a sculptural environment of seven pyramidal structures that respond sonically to the viewer.
Roxanna Panufnik's Sonnets without Words is a contemporary piece for Horn in F and piano. Written for horn player Ben Goldscheider, Panufnik has reimagined the lyrical vocal lines from three of her previous settings of Shakespeare's sonnets (Mine eye, Music to hear and Sweet Love Remember'd for voice and piano) into a purely instrumental work.
Score and horn part.
Stephen McNeff's Trig is a short 7-minute contemporary work for solo cello, written to celebrate the bicentennial of the Royal Academy of Music in 2022 and in memorium cellist Mike Edwards 1948-2010.
Trig was premiered by Henry Hargreaves on 19 March 2021, livestreamed from the Royal Academy of Music.
to an utterance - study was commissioned by Klangforum Wien for the premiere commercial audio recording on a portrait CD in 2020 and first performed by Joonas Ahonen at the Berlin Philharmonie on 4th September 2020 at the Musikfest Berlin.
Roxanna Panufnik's Spirit Moves, for brass quintet, was commissioned by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. This 15-minute piece is scored for two trumpets in Bb (one doubling piccolo trumpet and the other doubling flugel horn), horn in F, trombone and tuba. This brass quintet is so called because the outer movements are highly spirited and the central one is spiritual.
This product consists of score and parts.
A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'.
for high voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for high voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for low voice and piano.
for SATB and organ This energetic setting of words by St Ambrose of Milan is a real showstopper. With pop-influences and a sparkling organ part, Young effortlessly fuses modern and traditional sound worlds, while changes in key and metre build up to an invigorating finish. Perfect for accomplished choirs looking for something different.
for SA unaccompanied This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).
for SAATB unaccompanied. This glorious musical depiction of the honour, strength, power and authority of the Holy Trinity by Thomas Tallis is the third issue in the CMS's series of great English Responds from the 16th century, edited by Sally Dunkley. Scored for SAATB, it can be performed either as a motet or as a full Responsory with plainsong alternating with polyphony.
Based on a traditional Scottish/Irish 'farewell' song, this short piece is one of six works written to express my love of Scotland. After living there for nearly half my life, and raising a family, I moved back to England in 2018, and remarried in 2019.
Of course, there were many different emotions attached to the move south: especially the joy and excitement of new beginnings, and reconnection with friends from my youth.
But this piece expresses the wrench I experienced after a last family meal in Glasgow, and the realisation of all I was about to leave behind.
I have taken the melody of the original song, and expanded it, exploring the detail of its patterns, so that it becomes a timeless meditation.
The six pieces in the 'farewell' series are for 6 violas, string quintet, string quartet, trio, violin and clarinet duo, and solo clarinet.
The Parting Glass was composed in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown, which intensified the feeling of separation from my Scottish family, as well as from other musicians.
It was commissioned by Vittorio Ceccanti for the ContempoArtEnsemble.
Maple arose from a commission to write a work for solo cello, to be performed alongside readings from artist John Newling's collection of letters entitled 'Dear Nature'; a poetic manifestation of our relationship with the natural world.
The piece is in eight short sections, to be interspersed with readings of groups of the poems. It may also be performed as a single movement. It begins with a seed - the seed of a maple tree, as it hangs on the mature tree, ready to drop. The seeds are like propellers, sometimes travelling more than a mile before landing on the ground. Maple follows the growth of the tree to maturity - which in reality would take at least a hundred years. 'Roots, shoots' grows downwards and upwards from a pedal note, and the dance-like 'Flowers' is followed by the stately 'Tree', and then the warm, cascading 'Autumn'. Maple is very often the wood of choice for the back of a stringed instrument, and the last section uses open strings to explore the full resonance of the cello.
The piece starts with a 'seed' of only five notes, which grows into different configurations. It is intended to be played in an improvisatory style.
Maple was co-commissioned by Brighton Festival, Ars et Terra Festival with SACEM and Ditchling Arts and Crafts Museum, to be performed by Margarita Balanas as part of the Brighton Festival's 'Dear Nature' project.
First performed by Noriko Kawai for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, in a broadcast from the Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, November 2020.
Full of beautifully crafted, delicate tintinnabulations - Richard Morrison, The Times
SKU: CF.CAS107
ISBN 9781491146675. UPC: 680160904174. 9 x 12 inches. Key: E minor.
Triangle of the Tempest is a fast-moving composition with interesting rhythmic challenges and dynamic color shifts. Starting with syncopated figures over a repeated eight-measure progression, the piece builds in intensity as more sections and layers are added. The second part changes tone and is led by a heroic violin melody with a soaring cello obligato. The themes intertwine and the material develops into a dramatic conclusion with a final explosive ensemble hit. Action-packed and full of rhythmic drive, this piece is a good choice for contest or festival performance.An up-tempo 3⁄4 piece in E minor, Triangle of the Tempest features inviting rhythmic challenges, provocative melodic variations and dynamic color shifts .The A-section is based on a repeating eight-measure harmonic progression with punctuated open voicings and syncopated figures . Each section builds in intensity as new elements are added in subsequent eight-measure increments . Rhythmically, the pattern in the A-section (mm . 1–36) follows a two-measure form: the first of the two measures has a dotted quarter-eighth syncopated figure, and the rhythms in the second measure fall primarily on the beats . After the main eight-measure pattern is established, the A-melody and its variations are introduced on top of it .A two-measure build (mm . 35–36), highlighted by fast moving ensemble triplet figures, propels the piece as it crescendos into the jubilant B-section (mm . 37–52), changing tone and moving to the relative G major . The violins carry the soaring melody atop sonorous major chords in the mid and low strings . Rhythmically, the alternating syncopated measure/non-syncopated measure form continues through this section .Returning to the dramatic E minor A-section phrases in mm . 53–86, the piece shifts to the original eight-measure harmonic progression with melodic variations in the violins over the top . After reprising the B-section (mm . 87–102), intertwining motifs at m . 103 offer a variation on the A-theme where the melodic entrances happen at one-measure intervals .The tempo slows slightly and the tone changes again in the flowing and magical C-section at m . 123 as the piece moves again to the relative G major . Repeating lyrical legato violin lines create the musical background for a majestic viola melody, featured in mm . 126–146 . A brief fanfare statement with motifs spread throughout the orchestra at m . 153, prepares the return to E minor and the A-theme in mm . 160–193 .Measure 194 introduces an E-pedal point and tension builds, ramping up emotionally to the ending . The ensemble thunders at m . 202 as the violins and violas begin a four-measure syncopated question/answer section with the cellos and basses . The phrases crescendo and build for another four measures at m . 206, setting up the driving unison, tutti figures at m . 211 and a final explosive hit on the downbeat of m . 212 .
About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series
This series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
SKU: AP.49926
ISBN 9781470657901. UPC: 038081575766. English.
Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity to shine while highlighting the low strings. With FLEX parts available as a free download, this cello and string bass feature can highlight any instrument or group of instruments in the string orchestra. Perfect for your second-year players! (3:00) Correlates to Sound Innovations, Book 2, Level 2.
SKU: AP.49926S
ISBN 9781470657918. UPC: 038081575773. English.
Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity to shine while highlighting the low strings. With FLEX parts available as a free download, this cello and string bass feature can highlight any instrument or group of instruments in the string orchestra. Perfect for your second-year players! Correlated to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2, Level 2. (3:00).
SKU: CF.CAS103
ISBN 9781491146637. UPC: 680160904136. 9 x 12 inches. Key: B minor.
Textures is a rhythmic and driving composition from composer Bill Calhoun. It contains shifting meters and ostinato bass lines underneath jaunty melodic material. There is a respite from the angular textures during a luscious, slow, lyrical section that features a beautiful violin solo. The pointed textures return for a dramatic finish.Textures is an original composition for string orchestra set in B minor . In its introduction, which alternates between 4/4 and 6/8, the piece begins with an ostinato bass rhythm that sets the time for the other voices to add, creating an interesting texture . Continuing in its bright tempo, the main theme is introduced in 5/4, which eventually becomes the unifying feel of this section . This rhythmic motif trades back and forth between the violins, violas and cellos before moving into a full chorus finishing in 5/4 . There is a brief return to a tutti treatment of the introductory 4/4 to 6/8 material as it moves into a melodic 3/4 middle section . A solo violin begins this dance-like theme . After a short ritardando and closing fermata, this section moves into a return to the opening Allegro, though slightly quicker . First is the return to its A-theme, then using the introductory material to transition into its dynamic ending .
SKU: CF.YAS184F
ISBN 9781491151860. UPC: 680160909360. 9 x 12 inches.
Alan Lee Silva's Northwestern Skies?is lyrical and fresh,? with his signature open and expressive style. Young string orchestras will sound rich and full with this sweeping composition.
From the opening fanfare to the final ensemble gesture, Northwestern Skies is an engaging musical journey with expressive ensemble phrases and challenging section features. The A theme at m. 9, a recurring heroic statement, provides an opportunity to develop solid tone production and intonation in sustained forte passages. The B theme at m. 17, enters quietly and features singing, legato lines and delicate accompaniment. The connected countermelodies in both the A and B sections should be balanced under the main melody. More instrtuments are added to the melody in m. 25, building to the return of the A theme in m. 33.
The lower strings carry the C theme in m. 49, supported by tutti figures in the upper strings. All sections come together in m. 56 to a ritardando into the Maestoso section, setting up a grand ensemble statement in m. 57-58. The moving legatolines at m. 59 and the aggressive figures at m. 61 propel the piece to its final build.
The Coda section at m. 65 begins with a variation of the B melody in the violas and then the violins over a dominant pedal point in the lower strings. Commanding tutti statements of the A theme at m. 69 end the piece with power and excitement.
From the opening fanfare to the final ensemble gesture, Northwestern Skies is an engaging musical journey with expressive ensemble phrases and challenging section features. The A theme at m. 9, a recurring heroic statement, provides an opportunity to develop solid tone production and intonation in sustained forte passages. The B theme at m. 17, enters quietly and features singing, legato lines and delicate accompaniment. The connected countermelodies in both the A and B sections should be balanced under the main melody. MoreA instrtuments areA added to the melody in m. 25, building to the return of the A theme in m. 33.
The lower stringsA carry the C theme in m. 49, supported byA tutti figures in the upper strings. All sections come together in m. 56 to a ritardando into the Maestoso section, setting up a grand ensemble statement in m. 57-58. The movingA legatolines at m. 59 and the aggressive figures at m. 61 propel the piece to its final build.
The Coda section at m. 65 begins with a variation of the B melody in theA violas and then the violinsA over a dominant pedal point in the lower strings. Commanding tutti statements of the A theme at m. 69 end the piece with power and excitement.
SKU: CF.YAS184
ISBN 9781491151495. UPC: 680160908998. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G major.
SKU: CF.YAS222F
ISBN 9781491163047. UPC: 680160921799. Key: G major.
As a composer, Joseph Bologne was quite prolific, composing six operas, fourteen violin concertos, four symphonies concertantes, and numerous chamber works and songs. His Six String Quartets, Op. 1, Nos. 1-6 date from 1770-1771 and are dedicated to Anne Louis Alexandre de Montmorency (1724-1812), 7th Prince of Robeck and Grand Duke of Spain. All of his quartets feature a prominent first violin part and the Opus 1 quartets all display a similarity to the Italian opera overtures from earlier in the century in A-B-A form with the ‘A’ sections being robust allegros and all ‘B’ sections marked rondo.This lively Rondeau from Bologne's Six String Quartets, Op. 1 is a classic seven-part rondo with an ABACAB’A formula. The ‘A’ sections are set in G Major, ‘B’ in D Major, and ‘C’ in G Minor. As was typical of the Classical style, the primary melody is heard mainly in first violin, while other sections provide supporting harmonic and rhythmic roles. The essence of the string quartet scoring is retained by having the bass double the cello part. This makes more of this significant composer’s music accessible to school ensembles, resulting in a charming concert selection appropriate for concert or festival.
SKU: CF.FAS110F
ISBN 9781491151785. UPC: 680160909285. 9 x 12 inches.
Featuring long phrases in a slow tempo, Interlude Nightfall is a?perfect composition to teach musicianship with young students using dramatic harmonies. Yukiko Nishimura's musical imagery provides a great opportunity for string orchestras to showcase their musical phrasing and expression.This work features long phrases in slow tempo, and the harmonies are very dramatic. The music should not be too square. Conductors must pay special attention to how the orchestra expresses these long phrases and harmony changes. The intonations of each phrases are important as well. This work consists of three sections, the first of which starts at m. 5. It should be played with confident feeling, like risoluto. The second section from m. 29 is a kind of chorale, so all parts should sound well-combined, like an organ. The third section is virtually identical to the first section but can be played with greater emotion. Please enjoy the thick harmonies.This work features long phrases in slow tempo, and the harmonies are very dramatic. The music should not be too square. Conductors must pay special attention to how the orchestra expresses these long phrases and harmony changes. The intonations of each phrases are important as well. This work consists of three sections, the first of which starts at m. 5. It should be played with confident feeling, like arisoluto.a The second section from m. 29 is a kind of achorale,a so all parts should sound well-combined, like an organ. The third section is virtually identical to the first section but can be played with greater emotion. Please enjoy the thick harmonies.This work features long phrases in slow tempo, and the harmonies are very dramatic. The music should not be too square. Conductors must pay special attention to how the orchestra expresses these long phrases and harmony changes. The intonations of each phrases are important as well. This work consists of three sections, the first of which starts at m. 5. It should be played with confident feeling, like arisoluto.a The second section from m. 29 is a kind of achorale,a so all parts should sound well-combined, like an organ. The third section is virtually identical to the first section but can be played with greater emotion. Please enjoy the thick harmonies.This work features long phrases in slow tempo, and the harmonies are very dramatic. The music should not be too square. Conductors must pay special attention to how the orchestra expresses these long phrases and harmony changes. The intonations of each phrases are important as well. This work consists of three sections, the first of which starts at m. 5. It should be played with confident feeling, like risoluto. The second section from m. 29 is a kind of chorale, so all parts should sound well-combined, like an organ. The third section is virtually identical to the first section but can be played with greater emotion. Please enjoy the thick harmonies.This work features long phrases in slow tempo, and the harmonies are very dramatic. The music should not be too square. Conductors must pay special attention to how the orchestra expresses these long phrases and harmony changes. The intonations of each phrases are important as well.This work consists of three sections, the first of which starts at m. 5. It should be played with confident feeling, like “risoluto.” The second section from m. 29 is a kind of “chorale,” so all parts should sound well-combined, like an organ. The third section is virtually identical to the first section but can be played with greater emotion.Please enjoy the thick harmonies.
SKU: CF.YAS222
ISBN 9781491162705. UPC: 680160921454. Key: G major.
SKU: CF.FAS110
ISBN 9781491151419. UPC: 680160908912. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G minor.
SKU: CF.SAS10F
ISBN 9781491163238. UPC: 680160921980. Key: D minor.
Tectonic Shift refers to Pangea – the supercontinent that geologists believe shifted over time due to plate tectonics, leaving us with the land masses of today. This spirited work for string orchestra depicts this epic earth-shattering event with a dynamic explosion of sound and rhythm. Set in 7/8 time, the contemporary motif will challenge each section rhythmically and melodically. As suggested by the title, all sections have the opportunity to practice shifting as well. Riffing on the “tonic” of D minor, the bass section is featured with a soli section that drives the momentum of this energizing performance piece. Electrifying!
SKU: CF.SAS10
ISBN 9781491162897. UPC: 680160921645. Key: D minor.
SKU: KN.8547
UPC: 822795085471.
This grade 1 pizzicato feature for cello and bass is loosely based on the traditional Lightly Row theme. Written in A-B-A form, it is played pizzicato throughout and is set in A minor. The B section features alteration between C natural and C# and is a great piece to introduce students to alternating between minor and major mode. All parts playable in first position and each set includes three copies of the 3rd Violin/Viola T.C. and piano parts. Duration 2:00.
SKU: KN.08547S
SKU: CF.FAS54F
ISBN 9780825869372. UPC: 798408069377. 8.5 X 11 inches.
Written in a modern Americana style, A Country Memory begins subtly with a lyrical violin melody over triads and open-string fifths in the other sections of the string orchestra. A pastoral country-feel is established in the introduction and continues throughout the piece. The eightmeasure folk tune at m. 5 in violin I, played legato, is featured in each section of the ensemble. The cello plays the melody in m. 25 and then hands off to the high strings in m. 29.In the interlude at m. 35, violin I states a two-measure melody. The rest of the ensemble joins in harmony two measures later, and the full group builds to the ritard. in m. 42. Low strings carry the melody in m. 43, as violin I plays an ostinato above them. The ensemble builds, playing ascending, scalar melodies and moves to the Maestoso section at m. 53. This is the final grand statement of the main theme before the ending begins at m. 61. From there to the end, the group plays vigorously with a full sound, highlighted by repeated sixteenth-note figures in violin I as the piece soars to the final chord.
SKU: FJ.ST6503S
English.
Feature every section of your orchestra in this swashbuckling piece! Three distinct pirate themes are given to the violins, violas, and cellos/basses to allow all players a chance to shine. All seafaring melodies stay in first position with minimal low-two finger patterns and lots of doubling for a big, full sound. Each section takes an adventurous turn into new tonalities before joining forces at the end for a triumphant finale!
About FJH Beginning Strings
Appropriate for first year string students. All instruments stay in first position, and optional third violin (viola) parts and piano are included to aid in rehearsal and performance situations. Grade 1 - 1.5
