By Richard Meyer. Music by Richard Meyer. For String Orchestra. String Orchestra...(+)
By Richard Meyer. Music
by Richard Meyer. For
String Orchestra. String
Orchestra. String
Orchestra. Conductor
Score and Parts. 2 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing. Level: 3
(grade 3).
Composed by Muzio
Clementi. Arranged by
Douglas Townsend. Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra Series.
Classical. Full score.
With Standard notation.
12 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #YAS13F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS13F).
ISBN
9780825848339. UPC:
798408048334. 8.5 X 11
inches. Key: G
major.
IApart from
some of his Sonatinas,
Opus 36, Clementi's life
and music are hardly
known to the piano
teachers and students of
today. For example, in
addition to the above
mentioned Sonatinas,
Clementi wrote sixty
sonatas for the piano,
many of them unjustly
neglected, although his
friend Beethoven regarded
some of them very highly.
Clementi also wrote
symphonies (some of which
he arranged as piano
sonatas), a substantial
number of waltzes and
other dances for the
piano as well as sonatas
and sonatinas for piano
four-hands.In addition to
composing, Clementi was a
much sought after piano
teacher, and included
among his students John
Field (Father of the
'Nocturne'), and
Meyerbeer.In his later
years, Clementi became a
very successful music
publisher, publishing
among other works the
first English edition of
Beethoven's Violin
Concerto, in the great
composer's own
arrangement for the
piano, as well as some of
his string quartets.
Clementi was also one of
the first English piano
manufacturers to make
pianos with a metal frame
and string them with
wire.The Sonatina in C,
Opus 36, No. 1 was one of
six such works Clementi
wrote in 1797. He must
have been partial to
these little pieces (for
which he also provided
the fingerings), since
they were reissued
(without the fingering)
by the composer shortly
after 1801. About 1820,
he issued ''the sixth
edition, with
considerable improvements
by the author;· with
fingerings added and
several minor changes,
among which were that
many of them were written
an octave higher.IIIt has
often been said,
generally by those
unhampered by the facts,
that composers of the
past (and, dare we add,
the present?), usually
handled their financial
affairs with their public
and publishers with a
poor sense of business
acumen or common sense.
As a result they
frequently found
themselves in financial
straits.Contrary to
popular opinion, this was
the exception rather than
the rule. With the
exception of Mozart and
perhaps a few other
composers, the majority
of composers then, as
now, were quite
successful in their
dealings with the public
and their publishers, as
the following examples
will show.It was not
unusual for 18th- and
19th-century composers to
arrange some of their
more popular compositions
for different
combinations of
instruments in order to
increase their
availability to a larger
music-playing public.
Telemann, in the
introduction to his
seventy-two cantatas for
solo voice and one melody
instrument (flute, oboe
or violin, with the usual
continua) Der Harmonische
Gottesdienst, tor
example, suggests that if
a singer is not available
to perform a cantata the
voice part could be
played by another
instrument. And in the
introduction to his Six
Concertos and Six Suites
for flute, violin and
continua, he named four
different instrumental
combinations that could
perform these pieces, and
actually wrote out the
notes for the different
possibilities. Bach
arranged his violin
concertos for keyboard,
and Beethoven not only
arranged his Piano Sonata
in E Major, Opus 14, No.
1 for string quartet, he
also transposed it to the
key of F. Brahm's
well-known Quintet in F
Minor for piano and
strings was his own
arrangement of his
earlier sonata for two
pianos, also in F
Minor.IIIWe come now to
Clementi. It is well
known that some of his
sixty piano sonatas were
his own arrangements of
some of his lost
symphonies, and that some
of his rondos for piano
four-hands were
originally the last
movements of his solo
sonatas or piano trios.In
order to make the first
movement of his
delightful Sonatina in C,
Opus 36, No. 1 accessible
to young string players,
I have followed the
example established by
the composer himself by
arranging and transposing
one of his piano
compositions from one
medium (the piano) to
another. (string
instruments). In order to
simplify the work for
young string players, in
the process of adapting
it to the new medium it
was necessary to
transpose it from the
original key of C to G,
thereby doing away with
some of the difficulties
they would have
encountered in the
original key. The first
violin and cello parts
are similar to the right-
and left-hand parts of
the original piano
version. The few changes
I have made in these
parts have been for the
convenience of the string
players, but in no way do
they change the nature of
the music.Since the
original implied a
harmonic framework in
many places, I have added
a second violin and viola
part in such a way that
they not only have
interesting music to
play, but also fill in
some of the implied
harmony without in any
way detracting from the
composition's musical
value. Occasionally, it
has been necessary to
raise or lower a few
passages an octave or to
modify others slightly to
make them more accessible
for young players.It is
hoped that the musical
value of the composition
has not been too
compromised, and that
students and teachers
will come to enjoy this
little piece in its new
setting as much as
pianists have in the
original one. This
arrangement may also be
performed by a solo
string quartet. When
performed by a string
orchestra, the double
bass part may be
omitted.- Douglas
TownsendString editing by
Amy Rosen.
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 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orche...(+)
Composed by George
Frideric Handel
(1685-1759). Arranged by
Richard Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; SmartMusic;
String Orchestra.
Strictly Strings Series.
Form: Overture. Baroque;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Grade 1. Conductor Score
and Parts. 72 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Mast...(+)
By Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Arranged by
Richard Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland String
Explorer. Form:
Transcription. Baroque;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Grade 2. 88 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Mast...(+)
By Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Arranged by
Richard Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Score;
String Orchestra.
HighlandåÊString
Explorer. Form:
Transcription. Baroque;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Grade 2. 8 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Mas...(+)
By George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759). Arranged by
Richard Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; SmartMusic;
String Orchestra.
Strictly Strings Series.
Baroque; Masterwork
Arrangement. Grade 1.
Conductor Score and
Parts. 72 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 1 SKU: CF.BAS31 Full Score and Part...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 1
SKU: CF.BAS31
Full Score and
Parts. Composed by
Russian Folk Song.
Arranged by Doris Gazda.
Carl Fischer Beginning
String Orchestra Series.
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 8
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#BAS31. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.BAS31).
ISBN 9780825860874.
UPC: 798408060879. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: C
major.
One of the
most recognizable folk
songs of all-time is
presented in a fine new
Doris Gazda arrangment
for beginning strings.
Optional part for bells,
tone blocks or chimes
will give you the
opportunity to involve
other students in
performing with the
string orchestra. The
Volga River is the
longest river in Europe
(about 2,300 miles long)
and the principal
waterway of Russia. The
Volga has played an
important part in the
life of the Russian
people, and in Russian
folklore is called Mother
Volga. For centuries it
has served as the chief
thoroughfare of Russia
and as the lifeline of
Russian colonization to
the east. It carries
one-half of the total
river freight of Russia
and irrigates the vast
steppes of the lower
Volga region. Grain,
building materials, salt,
fish and caviar (from the
Volga delta and the
Caspian Sea) are shipped
upstream; lumber is the
main commodity shipped
downstream.The folk
song The Volga Boatman
is supposed to represent
the rhythmic rowing of
the hard-working oarsmen
who took their boats and
rafts up and down this
long waterway. The boats
carried goods for trade,
travelers and the armies
and invaders who fought
throughout the Russian
lands.Close your eyes
while you listen to the
song. Imagine that you
have a boat carrying
grain and fish for a long
distance. Then pretend
you are rowing your boat
in rhythm to the
melody.
By Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Highland Strin...(+)
By Richard Meyer.
Orchestra. Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland String
Explorer. Light Concert;
Novelty. Grade 1.5. 76
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Fiddle Finger Frenzy Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
By Mark Williams. Music by Mark Williams. For String Orchestra. String Orchestra...(+)
By Mark Williams. Music
by Mark Williams. For
String Orchestra. String
Orchestra. Strictly
Strings Series. Level: 1
(grade 1). Conductor
Score and Parts. 1 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Orchestra String Orchestra - Medium Easy/Medium SKU: CF.CAS29 Composed by...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Medium
Easy/Medium
SKU:
CF.CAS29
Composed by
Doris Gazda. This
edition: Medium
Easy/Medium. Carl Fischer
Concert String Orchestra
Series. Classical. Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. 12 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #CAS29.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CAS29).
ISBN
9780825860959. UPC:
798408060954. 8.5 X 11
inches. Key: C
major.
A
programatic work by
composer Doris Gazda that
sets out to depict the
historic moon landing by
the Apollo 11 astronauts
and the famous first step
by Neil Armstrong. A
sound portrait of this
remarkable event in
America history. In
July, 1959 the world
watched and listened as
the astronauts of Apollo
11 traveled from the
Earth to the moon. The
mission, launched by
NASA, successfully
carried men to the
surface of the moon and
returned them safely to
earth. The spaceship was
made up of a command
module, Columbia, and a
lunar module, Eagle.
Astronauts Neil
Armstrong, flight
commander, and Buzz
Aldrin, pilot of the
lunar module, actually
walked on the moon. The
third astronaut, Michael
Collins, piloted
Columbia, the command
module that orbited the
moon while Armstrong and
Aldrin were on the lunar
surface.The 238,000-mile
trip to the moon took
four days. Apollo 11 fell
into orbit 60 miles above
the moon's surface. The
Eagle separated from
Columbia, orbited the
moon nine miles above the
surface and then made a
powered descent, touching
down on the moon in the
Seat of Tranquility. Six
hours after landing,
Armstrong stepped onto
the moon's surface
uttering these memorable
words that brought to
reality the possibilities
of space travel and
exploration, That's one
small step for man, one
giant leap for
mankind.Armstrong and
Aldrin spent two hours
walking on the lunar
surface. They set up some
scientific equipment,
raised an American flag
and left a plaque signed
by the Apollo 11 crew and
President Richard Nixon,
reading:Here men from
planet earth first set
foot upon the moon. July
1969 A.D. We came in
peace for all
mankind.Twenty-one hours
after landing, the Eagle
with Armstrong and Aldrin
onboard, left the moon to
reunite with Columbia.
After docking
successfully, all three
men got into Columbia.
They jettisoned the Eagle
and Columbia left lunar
orbit to make the return
trip. Two days later
Columbia re-entered the
Earth's atmosphere and
splashed down in the
Pacific Ocean.
Remote Control Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Alfred Publishing
By Richard Meyer. Orchestra. String Orchestra. Highland String Orchestra. Light ...(+)
By Richard Meyer.
Orchestra. String
Orchestra. Highland
String Orchestra. Light
Concert; Novelty. Grade
2.5. Conductor Score and
Parts. 128 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Serendipity Suite Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
By Richard Meyer. Music by Richard Meyer. For String Orchestra. String Orchestra...(+)
By Richard Meyer. Music
by Richard Meyer. For
String Orchestra. String
Orchestra. String
Orchestra. Level: Level 3
(grade 3). Conductor
Score and Parts. 4 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Cincopations Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
By Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Highland String O...(+)
By Richard Meyer.
Orchestra. Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland String
Orchestra. 20th Century;
Latin. Grade 3.5. 124
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Lonestar Variations Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
By Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Highland String O...(+)
By Richard Meyer.
Orchestra. Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland String
Orchestra. Form:
Variations. Light
Concert. Grade 3.5. 124
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
(A Violin Section Feature). By Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). Arranged by Richar...(+)
(A Violin Section
Feature). By Gioachino
Rossini (1792-1868).
Arranged by Richard
Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Score;
String Orchestra.
Highland String
Orchestra. Form:
Overture. Country; Light
Concert; Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 2. 8 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
The Billy Tell Overture Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Alfred Publishing
(A Violin Section Feature). By Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). Arranged by Richar...(+)
(A Violin Section
Feature). By Gioachino
Rossini (1792-1868).
Arranged by Richard
Meyer. Orchestra. For
string w/ alt vln.
Masterworks; Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland String
Orchestra. Form:
Overture. Country; Light
Concert; Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 2. 62 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Serenade for Strings Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
(Finale). By Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky]. Arranged by Ri...(+)
(Finale). By Piotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky [Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky]. Arranged by
Richard Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Score;
String Orchestra.
Highland String
Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 3. 16 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Serenade for Strings Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
(Finale). By Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky]. Arranged by Ri...(+)
(Finale). By Piotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky [Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky]. Arranged by
Richard Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland String
Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 3. 124 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing