SKU: AP.44795

UPC: 038081521176. English.

With a bright and cheerful opening and a lyrical middle section, this piece celebrates the early years of the United States and the sacrifices that secured our freedom. Composed by Michael Hopkins, this piece will provide a patriotic flavor for any concert. With no shifting except in the basses, this piece includes many opportunities for right-hand development and work on dynamics. Some hi third fingers are required in viola and violin, and the cello part requires an extension. The ending is a return of the opening, but with a descending chromatic line in the cello and bass parts.

SKU: AP.44841S

UPC: 038081518411. English.

Perfect for your fall concert, here is a piece that has spooky lyrics to teach the rhythms in the easy melodic line. Upper string parts are doubled, and the cello part doubles the bass line. Everyone gets to do glissando in this original by Susan Day. The piano part is integral to the piece. Feature some of your orchestra members singing the lyrics together with the orchestra, or invite members of the choir to join with the orchestra! Great fun for all, especially at Halloween, this one will stick in their heads. Find out who is this ghost in the living room! (2:35).

SKU: AP.36-A162248

ISBN 9798892700863. UPC: 659359562518. English.

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) wrote Concerto for Cello in D minor a few years after the popular Symphonie espagnole in 1876 for Belgian cellist Adolphe Fischer. The following year, Fischer was the soloist for the premiere at the Cirque d'Hiver on December 9, 1877. Influenced by his Symphonie espagnole, this concerto evokes a Spanish atmosphere. At the time of its premiere, there were few serious cello concerti, leading Lalo's Concerto to serve as a catalyst for the cello to be considered a more soloistic instrument. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 4.2.3.0: Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Vc in set.

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SKU: HL.49014136

ISBN 9790220104060. UPC: 073999554946. 7.0x10.0x0.005 inches.

SKU: HL.49005938

ISBN 9790001064323. 9.0x12.0x0.04 inches.

SKU: AP.49902

ISBN 9781470657390. UPC: 038081575544. English.

Volcano by Michael Hopkins is a fast and rhythmically energetic original concert work in E minor. Written for intermediate orchestra, this piece features all orchestra sections on melodic material. This is an excellent piece for helping students learn about bow speed, articulation, string crossings, syncopated rhythms, phrasing, and dynamic contrasts. Violin, viola, and cello parts are playable in first position. Double basses have a few shifts to 2nd and 3rd position. (3:50).

SKU: AP.44833S

ISBN 9781470664169. UPC: 038081518251. English.

A moving tribute by Susan Day to the people we admire---whether it be family members, role models, or those serving our country---this piece in E minor uses easy rhythms, pizzicato, some divisi in the cello part, and a few low 2nd fingers in the violin 1 part. All players get melody lines, and the violin 2 part doubles the viola. Sounds harder than it is! (2:30).

SKU: HL.49000821

ISBN 9790001106306. UPC: 073999356380. 8.25x11.75x0.01 inches.

SKU: HL.48024144

ISBN 9781784540845. UPC: 888680712136. 5.25x7.5x0.259 inches.

30-minute suite for orchestral with female chorus from Khachaturian's celebrated ballet, Spartacus (1955). Scene 9 presents the culmination of the drama, to music strongly reminiscent of Khachaturian's Cello Concerto: Spartacus – among treacherous pirates – faces the apparent collapse of the rebellion, and his death is followed by a powerful yet relatively restrained Requiem with chorus, followed by a stirring apotheosis. Performance materials available on hire. Suitable for advanced standard performers.

SKU: AP.49906

ISBN 9781470657949. UPC: 038081575803. English.

A sequel to his earlier work Sunchasers, Starchasers by Tanner Otto is a dark, driving piece that makes B minor accessible to younger players by carefully avoiding any extensions in the violin, viola, and cello parts. Its memorable themes, reminiscent of a nighttime adventure, are spread across all instruments. The middle section becomes ethereal with the pizzicato in the viola, evoking an image of twinkling stars. Starchasers is a great teaching piece for 3/4 time and uses low-2 and high-2 work to reinforce the 1-2 finger pattern for intermediate students. (2:05).

SKU: HL.49019478

ISBN 9790001180740.