Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 4
SKU: CF.CAS44
Composed by Alan Lee
Silva. FS-SWS. Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra Series. Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
24+24+4+10+10+5+10+16
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#CAS44. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.CAS44).
ISBN 9780825867118.
UPC: 798408067113. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: G
minor.
This is a
tour-de-force for the
advancing string
orchestra. Beautiful,
dramatic, and flowing,
Waterloo Station is very
fresh and contemporary.
Students will love it for
the lush harmonic
textures and rhythmic
drive that this composer
is so noted
for.
Composed as a
characterization of the
fast-paced atmosphere of
London’s Waterloo Train
Station, this
fast-slow-fast piece
combines technical
excitement with heartfelt
simplicity.The fast
section in G minor
consists of two main
parts: the intense,
emotional A section at m.
21 and the legato,
sweeping B section at m.
59. The syncopated tutti
figures in the high
strings coupled with the
fiery cello and bass
lines propel the fast
sections. The phrase in
mm. 1–8 recurs
throughout. Making four-
to eight-measure
exercises of this section
below tempo in the
violins and viola,
focusing on rhythmic
clarity, will help to
lock in the syncopation.
Similarly, the cello and
bass should rehearse this
slowly as well as mm.
9–16 to gain fluidity
and insure a solid
foundation.The cellos
carry the tune at m. 71,
and the ensemble builds
from mm. 79–86 to the
transition at m. 87. An
abrupt change to half
tempo here slows the
momentum and transitions
to a quiet, melancholy
tone in m. 91. The middle
section (ABA) begins in G
minor with a somber
quality, highlighted by
the Violin I solo. It
gradually builds to a
beautiful, uplifting
setting as it moves to G
major in m. 100.
Returning back to the
hushed G minor tonality,
it then speeds up again
and transitions back to
Tempo I for a brief
recapitulation of the
fast section. Measure 117
marks the return to
vigorous playing,
beginning softly and
building to a thrilling
ride to the end.
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
