Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade ...(+)
Orchestra Cello,
Contrabass, Piano, Viola,
Violin 1, Violin 2,
Violin 3 - Grade 2
SKU: CF.YAS167
Composed by Bud Woodruff.
SWS FS. Young String
Orchestra. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. 8+2+8+5+5+5+2+8
pages. Duration 1 minute,
41 seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YAS167. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS167).
ISBN
9781491146477. UPC:
680160903979. 9 x 12
inches. Key: D
major.
Barn Dance
Saturday Night depicts
the gathering of hometown
country folks for a
square dance. Different
from a rousing fiddle
tune, in that the tempo
is a bit more reserved,
it is happy music that
will be fun to play and
will delight your
audiences.
I wrote
this piece several years
ago for one of my groups
which met during the last
period of the day. They
loved to play what they
called “Happy
Music,†because it
perked them up and they
left school in a good
mood. The arrangement I
wrote then was quite
group specific; this
version should fit most
orchestras very well, and
itspreads the melody
around more.This work is
not intended to be
intimidating or profound
in the least but,
instead, should evoke
smiles. However, that
does not mean that it
should be played in a
sloppy manner or without
a diligent attitude. The
staccatos are very
important. Players should
take special care not to
clamp down on the bow
with their bow holds in
order to make the notes
short; they can be
executed by using relaxed
wrist andfingers alone,
if that is what the
teacher wants their
players to be learning
while preparing this
piece. There should be
only good tone on those
notes, and accents should
not be added where not
indicated unless
instructed to do so by
the teacher.There are
notes in this piece with
a tenuto mark (full
value, but clearly
defined) AND a staccato
mark (separated). I want
these notes to be clearly
enunciated; not short,
but not sustained into
the next note, either.
The key to doing this
well may come in m. 48,
where the basses and
cellos must make a retake
going into m. 49. The
length of the quarter
notes in m. 44 should
match the length of the
quarter notes in m.
48.
About
Carl Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s 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
