Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 2-2.5
SKU: CF.YAS45
Composed by Alan Lee
Silva. Carl Fischer Young
String Orchestra Series.
Classical. Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation. 12 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YAS45.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YAS45).
ISBN
9780825863462. UPC:
798408063467. 8.5 X 11
inches. Key: A
major.
Two
Daughters is a flowing
and impassioned
composition dedicated to
the composer's daughters
that gives the young
string orchestra ample
chances to display its
lyrical abilities.
Several solo passages
vary the texture, which
displays Alan Lee Silva's
usual flair for lush
contemporary harmonic
writing.
From the
poignant, heartwarming
violin melody at m. 5, to
the soaring ensemble
climax at m. 61, Two
Daughters is a flowing,
lyrical composition with
a wide dynamic range.
Written in AABA form with
a bridge, the delicate
introduction sets up a
legato violin solo at m.
5. The piece builds to
the singing B-section (m.
21) and returns again to
the gentle A-melody (m.
29). The cello is
featured in m. 37 under a
soft, high string
sustain. Two modulations
(mm. 37 and 52) move
seamlessly and build
excitement to the bridge,
highlighted by
alternating melodic
phrases. The slower
ending section (m.69) is
played with intensity,
featuring more
sixteenth-note passages.
The final two measures
return to the sweet,
gentle feeling of the
introduction.
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
