The Wizard of Oz Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
(A Whirlwind Journey). Composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, incide...(+)
(A Whirlwind Journey).
Composed by Harold Arlen,
lyrics by E. Y. Harburg,
incidental music by
Herbert Stothart, George
Bassman, and Felix
Mendelssohn. Arranged by
Steven H. Brook.
Orchestra. Score; String
Orchestra. Pop Concert
String Orchestra. Light
Concert; Movie. Grade 4.
44 pages. Published by
Alfred Music
The Wizard of Oz Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
(A Whirlwind Journey). Composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, incide...(+)
(A Whirlwind Journey).
Composed by Harold Arlen,
lyrics by E. Y. Harburg,
incidental music by
Herbert Stothart, George
Bassman, and Felix
Mendelssohn. Arranged by
Steven H. Brook.
Orchestra. Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Pop Concert String
Orchestra. Light Concert;
Movie. Grade 4. 248
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
String Orchestra SKU: BT.MUSM570367214 Composed by Robert Saxton. Classic...(+)
String Orchestra
SKU:
BT.MUSM570367214
Composed by Robert
Saxton. Classical. Score
Only. 25 pages.
University of York Music
Press #MUSM570367214.
Published by University
of York Music Press
(BT.MUSM570367214).
English.
Robert
Saxton 's The
Resurrection Of The
Soldiers for String
Orchestra. Composed and
published 2016. Duration:
c. 12 minutes. The
Resurrection Of The
Soldiers for String
Orchestra was
commissioned by George
Vass, to whom it is
dedicated, and the
English Symphony
Orchestra, for the 2016
Presteigne Festival, with
funds generously provided
by the John S. Cohen
Foundation and the Arts
Council of England.
The title derives from
the final panel of
Stanley Spencer’s
Sandham Chapel visionary
series of paintings which
were the result of
Spencer’s
experiences in the
British army in World War
One and depicts soldiers
emerging from their
graves on the last day.
Themusic is in three
continuous sections: a
slow, sustained
introduction which is, in
essence, a descent from
the note E by means of a
prolation canon, but
which ascends to a rather
intense climactic point
before finally falling
and giving way to an
active fugue which, after
arriving at an anguished,
sustained climax, is
succeeded by a closing
slow movement consisting
of a rising melodic line
which permeates the
entire texture
heterophonically ,
leading to the closing E
major triad. The work
thus traces a cyclical
pitch path which, while
tracing a cyclical path,
also develops
expressively towards a
sense of hope and
resurrection. - Robert
Saxton, April 2016.
Lux et Umbra Orchestre à Cordes Editorial de Musica Boileau
String orchestra SKU: BO.B.3292 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Instrumental ...(+)
String orchestra
SKU:
BO.B.3292
Composed by
Jordi Cervello.
Instrumental Sets.
Duration 17:35. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3292).
English
comments: This is
the definitive version of
Biogenesis, a piece that
Cervello had written in
1976, together with his
friend Jorge Wagensberg,
and which was awarded the
First Prize at the
Spanish Ministry for
Education and Science's
Permanent Composition and
Musical Research
Competition. The new
version was made at
1984-85 Lux et umbra is
written for a string
group consisting of four
first and four second
violins, three violas,
three cellos and a double
bass. The conceptual
battle between darkness
and light is represented
by the instability
between the notes B and
C, and by the
compartmentation of the
group of fifteen strings
into divisi that provide
an independent
arrangement for each
instrument, thus
bestowing great substance
upon the texture of the
music. A cello cadence
emerges from a slow and
straightforward
beginning. A process of
contrasts then begins,
culminating in a molto
vivace passage of a
scherzando nature, which
alludes to the Baroque
concerti grossi. The
music once again plays
with chiaroscuro until
reaching its climax, from
which point the
conclusion slowly begins,
establishing itself in
the high register until
fading away. The work was
first performed at
Barcelona's Palau de la
Musica by the English
Chamber Orchestra,
directed by Enrique
Garcia Asensio, in 1987.
That same year, in the
newspaper El Pais, the
observations of the
composer and critic
Francesc Taverna-Bech
paid tribute to the
work's intelligence as
regards the use of and
search for instrumental
resources (in this case,
string instruments, about
which Cervello knows a
great deal), the skill
involved in endowing the
lyrical line with
tension, and a singular
touch that confers formal
essence upon the musical
discourse. In La
Vanguardia, Jordi Llovet
wrote that this is a work
in which, as is the case
with most of Cervello's
compositions, the
listener finds something
covertly religious, a
mysterious secret, a
transcendence linked to
the origins of
communication requiring
more than a single being,
which provides
excitement. In 1990, when
the Orquesta de Granada
(Orchestra of Granada)
performed the work at
Barcelona's Grec
festival, the critic
Cesar Calmell opined, in
the same newspaper, that
inch by inch, surely and
imperturbably, Cervello
built up a perfect world
that reflects the image
of the craftsman who, so
astonished at the
delights of his trade, is
unable to do anything but
turn the very backdrop of
tragedy into something
pleasant. Lux et umbra
was recorded by the
Orchestra Estatal of the
Hermitage, conducted by
Alexis Soriano (CD
SA01210 Fundacion Autor).
--Xavier Casanoves Danes
Music
critic
Comentari
os del Espanol: Se
trata de la version
definitiva de Biogenesis,
obra que habia escrito en
1976 en colaboracion con
su amigo Jorge Wagensberg
y que obtuvo el Primer
Premio, en el ano de su
creacion, en el Concurso
Permanente de Composicion
e Investigacion Musical
del Ministerio de
Educacion y Ciencia. La
nueva version fue
realizada en 1984-85. Lux
et umbra esta escrita
para un grupo de cuerda
integrado por cuatro
primeros violines, cuatro
segundos, tres violas,
tres violoncelos y un
contrabajo. El combate
filosofico entre la
oscuridad y la luz lo
lleva a cabo la
inestabilidad entre las
notas si y do y la
compartimentacion del
grupo de quince cuerdas
en unos divisi que llegan
a una escritura
independiente para cada
instrumento, otorgando
una gran importancia a la
textura sonora. De un
principio lento y
descarnado emerge una
cadencia del violonchelo.
A continuacion da
comienzo un proceso de
contrastes que culmina en
un pasaje molto vivace de
caracter scherzando que
alude a los concerti
grossi del barroco. La
musica juega de nuevo con
el claroscuro hasta
llegar a la cumbre sonora
iniciando el final
lentamente que se instala
en el registro agudo
hasta desvanecerse. La
estreno en el Palau de la
Musica de Barcelona la
English Chamber Orchestra
en el ano 1987 bajo la
direccion de Enrique
Garcia Asensio. Ese mismo
ano, en el periodico El
Pais, el compositor y
critico Francesc
Taverna-Bech reconocia en
sus comentarios la
inteligencia en el uso y
la busqueda de los
recursos instrumentales
-en este caso la cuerda,
de la que Cervello es
profundo conocedor-, la
destreza para revestir de
tension la linea lirica y
un tacto particular para
conferir entidad formal
al discurso sonoro. Jordi
Llovet, en La Vanguardia,
escribia que en esta
obra, se encuentra, como
en la mayor parte de la
produccion de Cervello,
algo secretamente
religioso, un arcano
misterioso, una
trascendencia vinculada a
los origenes de la
comunicacion
impracticable con el ser
unico que resulta
apasionante. En el ano
1990, cuando la Orquesta
de Granada la toco en el
Grec de Barcelona, era el
critico Cesar Calmell
quien, en el mismo
periodico consideraba que
Cervello construyo palmo
a palmo, segura e
imperturbablemente, un
mundo perfecto que
refleja la imagen del
artesano que, de tan
admirado con las delicias
de su oficio, no puede
hacer otra cosa que
convertir en agradable el
fondo mismo de la
tragedia. Lux et umbra
esta grabada por la
Orquesta Estatal del
Hermitage, dirigida por
Alexis Soriano (CD
SA01210 Fundacion Autor).
--Xavier Casanoves Danes
Critico musical.
Composed by Antonin
Dvorak. Arranged by Art
Sheinberg. Masterworks;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Score and Part(s). 124
pages. Highland/Etling
#00-35981. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.35981).
UPC:
038081414904.
English.
Here is
the perfect concert or
festival piece for the
high school string
orchestra that is
almost--but not
quite--ready for the
Dvorák Serenade! With
much of the composer's
signature use of folk
idioms and lyricism, this
piece offers great
teaching possibilities,
including a slow middle
section in E Major with a
bass solo. The exuberant
accelerando ending will
put an exclamation point
to this certain favorite
with your students and
audiences.
Cliffhanger Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Carl Fischer
Orchestra String Orchestra - Medium Easy/Medium SKU: CF.CAS34 Full Sco...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Medium
Easy/Medium
SKU:
CF.CAS34
Full
Score and Parts.
Composed by Sean
O'Loughlin. Carl Fischer
Concert String Orchestra
Series. Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
12+16+16+4+10+10+10+4
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#CAS34. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.CAS34).
ISBN 9780825861055.
UPC: 798408061050. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: E
minor.
Cliffhanger
is a programmatic work
for string orchestra that
harkens back to the days
of silent film. One of
the lasting images of
that time period is the
Saturday afternoon
matinee, where each
episode ended on a
cliffhanger until it
could be continued next
week. This piece tells
the familiar story of the
damsel in distress who is
tied up to the train
tracks as a train is
approaching. Nicely
done!. Cliffhanger is
a programmatic work for
string orchestra that
harkens back to the days
of silent film. One of
the lasting images of
that time period is the
Saturday-afternoon
matinee, where each
episode ended on a
cliffhanger until it
could be continued next
week. This piece tells
the familiar story of the
damsel in distress who is
tied up to the train
tracks as a train is
approaching.The opening
of the piece sets the
scene with danger and
desperation. By m. 6, our
hero is making his way on
horseback to rescue the
fair maiden. This main
melody is developed and
passed around the
ensemble until m. 36, at
which point despair sets
in. The music is rich
with romantic harmonies
and inner lines. Be sure
to bring out these inner
lines to add to the
passion and drama of the
moment. It continues to
build until a thunderous
arrival at m. 49. From
there we return to our
hero, who is now getting
close to the train tracks
to save the fair maiden.
The tension becomes the
highest at m. 61, when we
are still not sure if our
hero will make it in
time. But alas, at m. 68
he swoops in to save the
day and rescue the fair
maiden. Of course, they
live happily ever
after.My hope is that
your ensemble will have
some fun with this style
of music. It was adapted
from an arrangement I
wrote for the new pipe
organ at the Walk Disney
Concert Hall in Los
Angeles. They wanted some
scary train music to show
children how the organ
was used back before
movies had sound. Strings
provide a heightened
sense of drama with this
genre of music.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
Cliffhanger Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Orchestra String Orchestra - Medium Easy/Medium SKU: CF.CAS34F Composed b...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Medium
Easy/Medium
SKU:
CF.CAS34F
Composed by
Sean O'Loughlin. SWS.
Carl Fischer Concert
String Orchestra Series.
Classical. Full score.
With Standard notation.
12 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CAS34F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CAS34F).
ISBN
9780825861062. UPC:
798408061067. 8.5 X 11
inches. Key: E
minor.
Cliffhanger
is a programmatic work
for string orchestra that
harkens back to the days
of silent film. One of
the lasting images of
that time period is the
Saturday afternoon
matinee, where each
episode ended on a
cliffhanger until it
could be continued next
week. This piece tells
the familiar story of the
damsel in distress who is
tied up to the train
tracks as a train is
approaching. Nicely
done!. Cliffhanger is
a programmatic work for
string orchestra that
harkens back to the days
of silent film. One of
the lasting images of
that time period is the
Saturday- afternoon
matinee, where each
episode ended on a
cliffhanger until it
could be continued next
week. This piece tells
the familiar story of the
damsel in distress who is
tied up to the train
tracks as a train is
approaching.The opening
of the piece sets the
scene with danger and
desperation. By m. 6, our
hero is making his way on
horseback to rescue the
fair maiden. This main
melody is developed and
passed around the
ensemble until m. 36, at
which point despair sets
in. The music is rich
with romantic harmonies
and inner lines. Be sure
to bring out these inner
lines to add to the
passion and drama of the
moment. It continues to
build until a thunderous
arrival at m. 49. From
there we return to our
hero, who is now getting
close to the train tracks
to save the fair maiden.
The tension becomes the
highest at m. 61, when we
are still not sure if our
hero will make it in
time. But alas, at m. 68
he swoops in to save the
day and rescue the fair
maiden. Of course, they
live happily ever
after.My hope is that
your ensemble will have
some fun with this style
of music. It was adapted
from an arrangement I
wrote for the new pipe
organ at the Walt Disney
Concert Hall in Los
Angeles. They wanted some
scary train music to show
children how the organ
was used back before
movies had sound. Strings
provide a heightened
sense of drama with this
genre of music.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
The Sprint Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
(Full Score and Parts). By Alan Lee Silva. String orchestra. For String Orchestr...(+)
(Full Score and Parts).
By Alan Lee Silva. String
orchestra. For String
Orchestra. Carl Fischer
Concert String Orchestra
Series. Classical. Medium
Easy/Medium. Score and
Parts. Standard notation.
16 pages. Published by
Carl Fischer . Score and
Parts. classical.