(2.2.2.2/2.2.3.0,timp,per c,hp,str) SKU: TM.12307SET Composed by Franz Le...(+)
(2.2.2.2/2.2.3.0,timp,per
c,hp,str)
SKU:
TM.12307SET
Composed
by Franz Lehar. Set Type:
D. Set of parts. Lucks
Music Library #A8025.
Published by Lucks Music
Library (TM.12307SET).
Sandra Dackow
Little Known Gem - Grade
V. Prelude, In Minuet
Style, Sarabande,
Caprice, Pastoral, Air,
Frolic. Containing seven
fun to play sections,
each movement in An
English Suite has
approachable technical
demands while not being
too lengthy. The Prelude
is neo-Baroque, where
Baroque rhythms are
combined with Victorian
harmonies. Sounding more
difficult than it
actually is to play, this
movement is busy with
violin passages that
reach high G's. In Minuet
Style has lovely lines
for viola and charmingly
couples an older form
with more advanced
harmonic language. The
Saraband offers drama and
resembles the style and
writing of Elgar. There
are high G's for both
cello and bass, but the
passages are logical and
fall under the hand
easily. Most technically
difficult, the Caprice is
a diversion requiring
precision, speed, and
technique to maneuver
through changing
harmonies and tonalities.
The retro Pastoral was
written in a manner
similar to the Gavotte
from Grieg's Holberg
Suite, while the Air
contains effective
alternation of solo notes
with tutti textures. The
final Frolic movement is
a fun fiddle tune that is
great for featuring the
first and second violin
sections. It has also
served as a theme song
for one of New York's
classical music stations.
Keep arco accompaniments
at the frog and off the
string during repetitive
rhythmic passages and in
pizzicato sections, as
they can easily be
rushed.
