Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 2-2.5
SKU: CF.YAS33
Composed by Sean
O'Loughlin. SWS - FS.
Carl Fischer Young String
Orchestra Series.
Classical. Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+16+16+4+10+10+10+3
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#YAS33. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.YAS33).
ISBN 9780825858468.
UPC: 798408058463. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: G
major.
A walk
through the park or a
morning stroll through
the forest is what this
piece best calls to mind.
With its pastoral setting
and lush melodies, Velvet
Morning will truly
showcase your group's
mastery of legato
playing.
Velvet
Morning is a warm and
colorful work for string
orchestra. Please
play con sordino if
available. The music is a
reflection of my love for
the orchestral music of
Barber, Ravel, Debussy
and Satie. It should have
the same sense of passion
and intensity that those
masters employ in their
music.The opening tempo
is marked rubato, and
should speed up then slow
down based on the
phrases. The main melody
appears at m. 11 in the
first violins and should
have a flowing quality.
The harmony does utilize
some slight dissonances
from time to time which
should be emphasized. The
violas and cellos take
over the melody at m.19
with a counter line in
the violins. The melody
returns to the violin at
m. 27 with a pianistic
cello line punctuated
by pizzicato in the
bass. Some transitional
material follows that
builds up to a full
presentation at m. 47.
Let the ensemble open up
here with an intense,
full sound. This winds
down to a return of the
introduction at m. 60.
The ending should be
tender and deliberate all
the way to the last plush
chord.
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
