Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.48074S

Flower Drum Song. Arranged by Bob Phillips. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Sound Innovations for String Orchestra. Folk; Multicultural; Traditional. Score. 8 pages. Duration 2:30. Alfred Music #00-48074S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48074S).

UPC: 038081557076. English. Traditional Chinese Folk Song.

One of the most enduring Chinese melodies dating back to the Ming Dynasty, this arrangement of Feng Yang Song, or Flower Drum Song, will provide technical development, listening skills, and is just beautiful. Arranged by Bob Phillips using the G and D major pentatonic scales, the sounds that might have been heard centuries ago are well-represented in the strings. All sections play the melody as well as accompaniment parts in pizzicato or as percussive taps on the top of their instruments using the finger pads of the left hand. Correlated to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2, Level 2. (2:30) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.48074

Flower Drum Song. Arranged by Bob Phillips. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Sound Innovations for String Orchestra. Folk; Multicultural; Traditional. Score and Part(s). 76 pages. Duration 2:30. Alfred Music #00-48074. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48074).

UPC: 038081557069. English. Traditional Chinese Folk Song.

One of the most enduring Chinese melodies dating back to the Ming Dynasty, this arrangement of Feng Yang Song, or Flower Drum Song, will provide technical development, listening skills, and is just beautiful. Arranged by Bob Phillips using the G and D major pentatonic scales, the sounds that might have been heard centuries ago are well-represented in the strings. All sections play the melody as well as accompaniment parts in pizzicato or as percussive taps on the top of their instruments using the finger pads of the left hand. Correlated to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2, Level 2. (2:30) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.50600436

Study Score. Composed by Guoping Jia. Study Score. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. 36 pages. Sikorski #SIK8794. Published by Sikorski (HL.50600436).

11.5x16.25x0.142 inches.

“'Kal aviuka' is an incarnated figure of the Buddha, the head of which looks human and the lower half like a bird with wings. In my work I would like to express the unity of man and nature, a conception deeply rooted in traditional Chinese art and culture, with a modern awareness. The musical material derives from traditional Chinese instrumental works which have birds as their subjects. In particular, these are passages (neither sung nor melodic) that imitate birdsong or depict the forms of birds by means of various instruments. These musical sections mostly consist of a combination of specially selected musical instruments with special techniques of sound production. My aim in composing this piece was to find out how these sounds could be transferred into an orchestra in order to develop a new musical vocabulary and new means of expression.” (Guoping Jia) The work was commissioned by Munich Biennale 2012 and Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.40467S

Arranged by Albert Wang. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Folk; Multicultural; Traditional. Score. 24 pages. Highland/Etling #00-40467S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.40467S).

UPC: 038081454214. English. Traditional Xinjiang Folk Song of China.

Very beautiful, yet also thrilling to play, this piece, celebrating young love, is familiar to most Chinese people. It uses slides, syncopation, rich harmonies, and unusual intervals to reflect the exotic musical melting pot that has influenced this folk music.

String Orchestra string orchestra (88555) with optional 3rd violin/viola TC (3) - Grade 2.5

SKU: KN.9104

(Dui Hua). Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Albert Wang. Voyager String Orchestra. Score and set of parts. Duration 3 minutes, 10 seconds. Kendor Music Inc #9104. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.9104).

UPC: 822795091045.

This popular folk song from the Hebei Province, a unique geographical area surrounding the capital city of Beijing, is a great favorite there because of its memorable melody. In his score notes Mr. Wang explains that Chinese duets resemble a question-and-answer conversation between voices, which aptly describes the form and character of this setting for student strings. Duration 3:10.