By Traditional. Arranged by Bud Caputo. Orchestra. SmartMusic; String Orchestra....(+)
By Traditional. Arranged
by Bud Caputo. Orchestra.
SmartMusic; String
Orchestra. Highland
String Orchestra.
Contemporary; Light
Concert; Novelty;
Spiritual. Grade 2.5.
Conductor Score and
Parts. 128 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Character Orchestre à Cordes - Débutant Carl Fischer
Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 1.5-2 SKU: CF.FAS21 Composed by Larry ...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 1.5-2
SKU: CF.FAS21
Composed by Larry Clark.
Edited by Amy Rosen. SWS
- FS. Carl Fischer First
Plus String Orchestra
Series. Classical. Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. 8+8+2+5+5+5+2+8
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#FAS21. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.FAS21).
ISBN 9780825853067.
UPC: 798408053062. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: B
minor.
Characte
r was composed to
introduce young string
players to contemporary
harmonic techniques while
still being within the
technical limitations of
the developing student.
Quartal and quintal
harmonies open the
composition with a
fanfare gesture that ties
the piece together. This
is followed by an
ostinato in the first
violins that contains a
tricky figuration between
G and A that will work
the pinky finger on the
D-string. Players who are
not capable of
maneuvering their pinky
at this brisk tempo
should play the lower
part. The main theme is
given to the inner voice
for a change! After the
main theme there is a
development section that
combines fragments of the
fanfare material with
fragments of the main
theme. A grand pause and
then a stronger statement
of the main theme then
follow this with the
first violins up an
octave. The piece is then
completed with a short
coda containing fragments
of the ostinato and
fanfare material. It
feels natural for the
tempo to speed up
slightly at this point in
the piece. As with all of
my pieces at this level,
the tempo is merely a
suggestion and should be
adjusted slower or faster
to fit the needs of your
students and the
performance situation. 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 Clark New York, NY
2003. Character was
composed to introduce
young string players to
contemporary harmonic
techniques while still
being within the
technical limitations of
the developing student.
Quartal and quintal
harmonies open the
composition with a
fanfare gesture that ties
the piece together. This
is followed by an
ostinato in the first
violins that contains a
tricky figuration between
G and A that will work
the pinky finger on the
D-string. Players who are
not capable of
maneuvering their pinky
at this brisk tempo
should play the lower
part. The main theme is
given to the inner voice
for a change! After the
main theme there is a
development section that
combines fragments of the
fanfare material with
fragments of the main
theme. A grand pause and
then a stronger statement
of the main theme then
follow this with the
first violins up an
octave. The piece is then
completed with a short
coda containing fragments
of the ostinato and
fanfare material. It
feels natural for the
tempo to speed up
slightly at this point in
the piece. As with all of
my pieces at this level,
the tempo is merely a
suggestion and should be
adjusted slower or faster
to fit the needs of your
students and the
performance situation. 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 Clark New York, NY
2003. Character was
composed to introduce
young string players to
contemporary harmonic
techniques while still
being within the
technical limitations of
the developing student.
Quartal and quintal
harmonies open the
composition with a
fanfare gesture that ties
the piece together. This
is followed by an
ostinato in the first
violins that contains a
tricky figuration between
G and A that will work
the pinky finger on the
D-string. Players who are
not capable of
maneuvering their pinky
at this brisk tempo
should play the lower
part. The main theme is
given to the inner voice
for a change! After the
main theme there is a
development section that
combines fragments of the
fanfare material with
fragments of the main
theme. A grand pause and
then a stronger statement
of the main theme then
follow this with the
first violins up an
octave. The piece is then
completed with a short
coda containing fragments
of the ostinato and
fanfare material. It
feels natural for the
tempo to speed up
slightly at this point in
the piece.As with all of
my pieces at this level,
the tempo is merely a
suggestion and should be
adjusted slower or faster
to fit the needs of your
students and the
performance situation.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 ClarkNew
York, NY 2003.
Music Alone Shall
Live. Composed by
Traditional German Carol.
Arranged by Virginia
Croft. Carl Fischer Young
String Orchestra Series.
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+8+2+5+5+5+2+8 pages.
Carl Fischer Music
#YAS59. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.YAS59).
ISBN 9780825866937.
UPC: 798408066932. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: D
major.
Virginia
Croft has taken a popular
German canon and
transformed it into a
stunning new piece for
young string groups. It
begins with the canon as
is, and then adds two
other composed themes
that complement the
original tune. With its
largely contrapuntal
composition, this piece
is an excellent
opportunity for students
to develop their
independence. “A
ll things shall perish
from under the skyMusic
alone shall live, music
alone shall live,Music
alone shall live, never
to die.â€Here is an
exciting treatment of a
well-known simple canonic
melody, first stated in
its entirety by the
cellos. As it passes
through the voices, it
should predominate over
the accompanying
embellishments, resulting
in an energetic and
exciting presentation of
an old tune.What a
wonderful way to teach
the harmonic aspects of
canonic melody while
offering a lively and
enjoyable experience for
both performers and
audience.
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
Composed by Scottish Folk
Song. Arranged by
Virginia Croft. Carl
Fischer First Plus String
Orchestra Series.
Classical. Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation. 8+8+8+2+5+5+5+2
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#FAS39. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.FAS39).
ISBN 9780825863301.
UPC: 798408063306. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: D
major.
Virginia
Croft's experience as a
string player and
educator is evident in
the care with which she
has scored this beautiful
folk tune idiomatically
for young string players.
Relatively easy to play,
Skye Boat Song is a great
opportunity to develop
lyrical playing habits
with a developing string
group. Here is a very
playable setting of a
beautiful Scottish folk
song. It commemorates one
of the most exciting
moments in Scottish
history in the middle of
the eighteenth century
during the Jacobite
Rebellion. At this time,
a small group of men
escaped by night in a
tiny boat across the
rough sea to the Isle of
Skye to save the life of
the young lad whom they
believed to be the
rightful heir to the
throne of Scotland.As you
play this music, can't
you feel the boat rocking
and the oarsmen straining
at their posts against
the sea? The long
diminuendo from m. 51 to
the end passes the final
melodic fragment down
through the voices until
the small boat has
vanished into the
distance, leaving only
the water.The words of
the original folk song
are:Speed, bonnie boat,
like a bird on the
wind;Hark, how the
seagulls cray!Carry the
lad that was born to be
kindOver the sea to
Skye!.