Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade ...(+)
Orchestra Cello,
Contrabass, Piano, Viola,
Violin 1, Violin 2,
Violin 3 - Grade 2.5
SKU: CF.YAS171
Composed by Larry Clark.
SWS FS. Young String
Orchestra. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
16+16+4+10+10+10+4+12
pages. Duration 4
minutes, 38 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YAS171.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YAS171).
ISBN 9781491146514.
UPC: 680160904013. 9 x 12
inches. Key: G
major.
Dream Engine
has all of the
compositional thumb
prints that have made the
music of Larry Clark so
popular for string
orchestras. It is a
concert overture in
classic ABA form. The
opening section has a
tuneful melody over
spiccato accompaniments
that weaves throughout
the ensemble. The middle
B section is slow,
lyrical, lush, and
beautiful as a contrast
to the lighter A section.
Another piece from Larry
Clark to showcase your
ensemble at
contest/festival.
One
of the types of pieces I
like to write for
orchestra are pieces that
use a contrast between
staccato playing and more
marcato melodic
material. Dream
Engine is the result. The
piece is set in a concert
overture form with two
fast sections based on
the same theme and a slow
lyrical second section in
the middle.The piece
begins right off with a
short introduction of the
spiccato accompaniment
figures before it leads
to the first statement of
the main theme. Quarter
notes in the main theme
should be played full bow
in contrast to the
lilting staccato eighth
notes. The bass line
should be long as well.
After a full ensemble
statement of the theme,
the piece moves to a
bridge theme that is sort
of an inversion of the
main theme and is taken
up by the cello; then the
viola is added on a
harmony part to the
melody. Transition
material is presented
next that is used
throughout the piece to
connect all of the
sections of the piece
together. The main theme
returns once more before
the piece transitions
into the slow and lyrical
B-section. The
B-section should be lush
and as legato as possible
to be in complete
contrast to the
A-section. This will be
an excellent chance to
work on the
players’
expressive playing. Make
sure to have a lot of
rubato and generous rises
and falls to the lines to
make it as musical
aspossible.At the
completion of the
B-section, the A-material
returns with different
orchestration for
variety. This is followed
by the transition
material that leads to an
aggressive coda that
includes a brief quote
from the B-section
material. If you so
chose, a slight increase
in the tempo at the coda
is acceptable to add to
excitement of the
ending.It has been my
pleasure to have the
opportunity to write this
piece. I hope you and
your students enjoy it
and find it useful for
your
program.—Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2017.
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
