SKU: AP.1-ADV40018
UPC: 805095400182. English. Orchestrated by Charles Heiden.
Mike Curtis' stay in the city of Guanajuata in Central Mexico inspired this great musical celebration, Souvenir of Guanajuato. This arrangement for string orchestra is filled with evocative, ethnic textures, and colors.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40017
UPC: 805095400175. English.
Suite for Cello and String Orchestra by Clare Fisher has three movements, After the Rain, The Early Years, and Finale.
SKU: AP.1-ADV6410
UPC: 805095064100. English.
A modern arrangement of Volver with an Afro-Cuban flavor in 6/8 time. The solo violinist is given significant technical and musical challenges throughout.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40016
UPC: 805095400168. English.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40005
UPC: 805095400052. English. Ching-Fu T'ien.
Written by Bliss Wiant while on cultural exchange to China in 1923, this Adagio captures the atmosphere felt during the only full moon on a Christmas Eve in the 20th century. Wiant collected and notated Chinese traditional melodies and his love for their musical style is evident here.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40019
UPC: 805095400199. English. Orchestrated by Charles Heiden.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40021
UPC: 805095400212. English.
Sketches of China features mostly original writing and five highly descriptive movements. The solo part in C treble clef is playable by oboe or flute, and the string parts incorporate a variety of arco, pizzicato, and spiccato techniques. Titles include: Good Earth * Dance * Birds * River Song * Pagoda.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40010
UPC: 805095400106. English.
The Stranger is titled after the novel of the same name by the French existentialist philosopher and writer Albert Camus. The piece seems to capture some of the general mood of the story, with its underlying feeling of melancholy and sense of inevitability. Since the music is written in an even eighth-note style, with either a contemporary classical or a Latin rhythmic feeling, the string section is not required to phrase in a jazz or swing style. The use of light percussion rather than a drumset makes the arrangement ideal for acoustic performance without amplification.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40026
UPC: 805095400267. English. Traditional.
This cheerful arrangement of a German Christmas carol, Morgen Kinder wird's was geben, or Tomorrow, Children, Just Wait! is to be executed at a moderate tempo. The setting is easy yet effective. The well-known melody is framed by amusing interludes and it is well suited for opening or closing a concert. Arranged for string orchestra.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40020
UPC: 805095400205. English.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40005-1
English. Ching-Fu T'ien.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40011
UPC: 805095400113. English.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40012
UPC: 805095400120. English.
This beautiful balladesque piece was written as a feature for flugelhorn and piano (both solo parts are written out). The flugelhorn part can either be played by a member of the orchestra or by a guest soloist. The improvisational section can be played as written or improvised.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40013
UPC: 805095400137. English.
