Americana Symphony "Variations on Appalachia Waltz" (string parts – symphony orchestra)
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SKU: A0.861963
Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 163 pages. Mark O'Connor Musik International #6209407. Published by Mark O'Connor Musik International (A0.861963).Americana Symphony "Variations on Appalachia Waltz" (string parts – symphony orchestra) MO164U-Z
String Parts (score and parts available)
Music by Mark O’Connor
163 pages – 33:00 minutes in length
Americana Symphony "Variations on Appalachia Waltz"
For Large Symphony Orchestra
3333/4331/timp/perc/pno/harp+strings
Composed and orchestrated by Mark O’Connor
1st Movement: Brass Fanfare: Wide Open Spaces
2nd Movement: New World Fanciful Dance
3rd Movement: Different Paths Towards Home
4th Movement: Open Plains Hoedown
5th Movement: Soaring Eagle, Setting Sun
6th Movement: Theme: Splendid Horizons
Note: Any movement or combination of the movements can be singled out or re-organized for performance. Most any order of movements is acceptable. Suggestions for consideration included I., II., III., and IV., all recommended as stand alone pieces. Most an order of movements is acceptable. The composition was designed for maximum flexibility. Three or four movements combine to make a shorter variation Symphony.
What is American Classical music? This CD contains Mark O'Connor's latest orchestral works: Americana Symphony "Variations on Appalachia Waltz"(2006) and Concerto No. 6 "Old Brass" (2003). Sony Classical//BMG label director Gilbert Hetherwick explains; "Dvorak and Copland painted symphonic landscapes using melodies inspired by the Americana tradition, and Mark O'Connor actually comes from that tradition itself. He's lived it every day of his life. And you hear it in every note of his Americana Symphony." For the majority of his solo career, O'Connor has dedicated himself to composing for orchestra: he has written six full-length concertos, several orchestral suites and string orchestra compositions, and most recently his first Symphony.
David Wallace, Juilliard School faculty member and Senior Teaching Artist with the New York Philharmonic, comments on the overall characteristics of O'Connor's music: "The Americana Symphony combines historical narrative with classical and folk variation principles. The Symphony contains instrumental virtuosity, rhythmic drive, poignant lyricism, and probing counterpoint. With the Americana Symphony, Mark O'Connor provides his answer to a question that has intrigued U. S. composers since the debut of Dvorak's New World Symphony in 1892: "How do you write the great American Symphony?"
William Intrilligator, artistic director of the Dubuque Symphony, conducted one of the first performances of the Americana Symphony: "Very few pieces of new music have the same emotional and visceral effect as this Symphony," he writes. "It has such power and beauty, and these traits are expressed in original ways that are pure O'Connor and truly American."
Marin Alsop, artistic director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and this recording's conductor of the Americana Symphony, calls the Symphony simply "A hit!"
Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.
Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connor
using "Finale" on Apple Macintosh 2006 - 2007
Composed by Mark O’Connor
Commissioned by: Cabrillo Music Festival and Marin Alsop, Colorado Symphony, Dubuque Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fox Valley Symphony, Garrett Lakes Arts Festival, Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium, Imperial Symphony, Reading Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Santa Fe Symphony, Springfield Symphony, Springfield Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, Youngstown Youth Symphony.
Can be heard on "Americana Symphony!" OMAC Records
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
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