Orchestra violin 1, violin 2, violin 3, viola, cello, bass - Grade 2 SKU: CF....(+)
Orchestra violin 1,
violin 2, violin 3,
viola, cello, bass -
Grade 2
SKU:
CF.YAS210
Composed by
Aaron Fryklund. Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra Series. Set of
Score and Parts.
16+16+4+10+10+10+12
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#YAS210. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS210).
ISBN
9781491160442. UPC:
680160919031.
In
the dim moonlight on a
night long past a rider
emerges from the fog and
slowly dares to cross a
mysterious and unsettling
bridge. The trembling
rider hesitates, unsure
whether he is more
nervous about the legend
of the headless horseman
or the creaking and
shifting he feels under
his own horse's hooves.
Haunted Bridges is a work
for string orchestra
inspired by Washington
Irving's Ichabod Crane
and his ill-fated ride in
Sleepy Hollow. The piece
contains allusions to the
tune London Bridge is
Falling Down, first as a
creeping counter-melody
and later as a theme in a
twisted 3/4 section whose
shifting harmonic
progression draws to mind
the fall of the fabled
bridge. Haunted Bridges
contains alternating F/C
sharps and naturals
throughout and devilishly
unpredictable harmonic
patterns. The piece also
calls for numerous
extended techniques that
students will enjoy,
including playing behind
the bridge, sul
ponticello, portamento,
and seagull glissandi.
Special techniques:
Haunted Bridges calls for
a handful of extended
techniques, most of which
are self explanatory or
commonly known. The
technique appearing in
the Violin II part from
measures 58-72 may
require some additional
explanation. This figure
is sometimes referred to
as seagull glissando and
is achieved by lightly
touching the finger to
the string and gliding up
and down the string,
producing many transient
natural harmonics as the
finger crosses the nodes
of the string. It is
suggested to start with
the 3rd finger on the A
string and slowly
glissando up beyond the
natural A harmonic, then
slowly back down,
continuing in this
pattern until measure 73.
It is also intended for
each player to vary their
speed slightly so that
the timing of the
glissandi are all a
little different,
resulting in a
shimmering, aleatoric
effect.
In the dim
moonlight on a night long
past a rider emerges from
the fog and slowly dares
to cross a mysterious and
unsettling bridge. The
trembling rider
hesitates, unsure whether
he is more nervous about
the legend of the
headless horseman or the
creaking and shifting he
feels under his own
horse's hooves. Haunted
Bridges is a work for
string orchestra inspired
by Washington Irving's
Ichabod Crane and his
ill-fated ride in Sleepy
Hollow. The piece
contains allusions to the
tune London Bridge is
Falling Down, first as a
creeping counter-melody
and later as a theme in a
twisted 3/4 section whose
shifting harmonic
progression draws to mind
the fall of the fabled
bridge. Haunted Bridges
contains alternating
F/CÂ sharps and
naturals throughout and
devilishly unpredictable
harmonic patterns. The
piece also calls for
numerous extended
techniques that students
will enjoy, including
playing behind the
bridge, sul ponticello,
portamento, and seagull
glissandi.Special
techniques:Haunted
Bridges calls for a
handful of extended
techniques, most of which
are self explanatory or
commonly known. The
technique appearing in
the Violin II part from
measures 58-72 may
require some additional
explanation. This figure
is sometimes referred to
as seagull glissando and
is achieved by lightly
touching the finger to
the string and gliding up
and down the string,
producing many transient
natural harmonics as the
finger crosses the nodes
of the string. It is
suggested to start with
the 3rd finger on the A
string and slowly
glissando up beyond the
natural A harmonic, then
slowly back down,
continuing in this
pattern until measure 73.
It is also intended for
each player to vary their
speed slightly so that
the timing of the
glissandi are all a
little different,
resulting in a
shimmering, aleatoric
effect.
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