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.YAS150
Composed by Larry Clark.
Young String Orchestra.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
8+2+8+2+5+5+5+8 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 54
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YAS150. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS150).
ISBN
9781491143568. UPC:
680160901067. Key: G
major.
A heartfelt
piece that is dedicated
to the memory of a lost
student, the music is
both emotional and
beautiful. It is meant to
depict the life of the
person lost, not the
sadness. In typical Larry
Clark fashion, the piece
has memorable melodies,
interesting lush
harmonies and is
well-scored. This will be
a great vehicle to
improve the musicianship
of your
students.
Heartstrings
began its life as the
main musical material for
a piece I wrote called
Forever Climbing. It was
a concert band work that
was commissioned by the
Boulder Creek High School
Band under the direction
of James O'Haloran. It
was dedicated to the
memory of Trevor Crouse
who died tragically in a
climbing accident. When
Ifinished that piece, I
just knew that I was not
finished with the main
musical ideas and decided
it would work very nicely
for strings.Certainly in
the face of losing a
loved one it would pull
on your heartstrings, but
when I was composing this
piece I also wanted to
bring about the love that
we have for our close
friends and family
members. I hope that you
will hear love in the
piece along with a touch
of sadness. Certain
harmonic choices and
dissonances in the melody
to the harmonies were
used to bring about this
emotional feeling. I take
great pride in writing
music for young people
that stretches their
musicianship. When I work
with students, I ask them
to put their emotions
into the music stretch
phrasing, push lines,and
giving things shape; make
the music more than what
is on the page. Bring it
to life and make the
audience feel something
with their performance.
It is my sincere hope
that it will inspire them
to do so and expand their
musical horizons. I
continue to honor the
memory of Trevor and the
memory of those loved
ones I have lost as
well.It has been my
pleasure to have the
opportunity to write this
piece. I hope you and
your students enjoy it
and find it useful for
your
program.—Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2016.
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
