SKU: CF.YAS33F

ISBN 9780825858475. UPC: 798408058470. 8.5 X 11 inches. Key: G major.

A walk through the park or a morning stroll through the forest is what this piece best calls to mind. With its pastoral setting and lush melodies, Velvet Morning will truly showcase your group's mastery of legato playing.
Velvet Morning is a warm and colorful work for string orchestra. Please play con sordino if available. The music is a reflection of my love for the orchestral music of Barber, Ravel, Debussy and Satie. It should have the same sense of passion and intensity that those masters employ in their music.The opening tempo is marked rubato, and should speed up then slow down based on the phrases. The main melody appears at m. 11 in the first violins and should have a flowing quality. The harmony does utilize some slight dissonances from time to time which should be emphasized. The violas and cellos take over the melody at m.19 with a counter line in the violins. The melody returns to the violin at m. 27 with a pianistic cello line punctuated by pizzicato in the bass. Some transitional material follows that builds up to a full presentation at m. 47. Let the ensemble open up here with an intense, full sound. This winds down to a return of the introduction at m. 60. The ending should be tender and deliberate all the way to the last plush chord.

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: HL.319782

UPC: 888680972837. 9.0x12.0x0.213 inches.

What a Morning! is an ideal arrangement for a resurrection celebration. Arranged by Jim Covell, the arrangement uses the familiar spiritual, My Lord, What a Morning, to gradually build to a moment when the choir invites the congregation to join new lyrics set to the familiar tune, Bunessan (Morning Has Broken). This inspiring resurrection anthem also has options for soloist(s), handbells, and either full or brass instrumentation.

SKU: CA.209756

ISBN 9790007108311.

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SKU: ST.Y329

ISBN 9790220224553.

In her song-set for baritone and piano A Swift Radiant Morning, Rhian Samuel, a noted contemporary composer of English song, has created a portrait in words and music of the young poet Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895-1915). Robert Graves described Sorley's death - at the Battle of Loos - as among the three most significant amongst poets in the First World War (the others being Wilfred Owen and Isaac Rosenberg). The five songs are 'Rooks', 'The Sounds of War', 'The Signpost', 'In Memoriam', and 'Earth's King'. The composer offers in the last song a celebration of Sorley's life, and a testament to his enduring legacy. A Swift Radiant Morning was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival, Hereford, 2015, for a first performance by Roderick Williams, baritone, and Susie Allan, piano, at Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, on 25 July 2015.

CONTENTS
1 Rooks
2 The Sounds of War
3 The Signpost
4 In Memoriam
5 Earth's King.

SKU: CA.209772

ISBN 9790007108434.

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SKU: CA.209775

ISBN 9790007108465.

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SKU: CL.LDP-7304-00

This piece is a real treat! Pierre has created a frolicking portrayal of a morning walk. An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day, wrote Thoreau, and this tune will leave everyone in a sunny mood. Skillfully composed and simply delightful!

SKU: CA.209783

ISBN 9790007108540.

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SKU: CA.209769

ISBN 9790007108403.

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SKU: CA.209774

ISBN 9790007108458.

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