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Beethoven: Sonata Op. 49 No. 2 for String Orchestra
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549863 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Classical,Concert,Ins...
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String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549863 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Classical,Concert,Instructional,Standards,World. Score and parts. 52 pages. Jmsgu3 #3557749. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549863). Beethoven Sonata Op. 49 No. 2 arranged for string orchestra. Duration: 10:15 Score: 28 pages, 242 measures. In two movements. I arranged this for my own beginner orchestra. Easy to rehearse and perform. Very popular with the audience. Sonata Op. 49 No. 2 Arranged from Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 20, this is a simple but interesting work in two movements showing the composers sense of humor. The first movement Allegro ma non troppo and the second movement Tempo di Menuetto are both in the key of G. Both Sonatas 19 and 20 (op. 49, No. 1 & 2) are named Easy Sonatas because they are technically easier than the usual Beethoven Sonatas. This makes them very popular among students and teachers alike. Beethoven Background Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 –1827) was certainly a German pianist. Above all, he was probably one of the greatest composers in history. As a result, he is a pivotal character in the progress between the Classical and Romantic periods. He is certainly one of the most famous and hence important of all composers. Seems like his most familiar and noteworthy works include symphonies 1-9; piano concertos 1-5; and furthermore, the violin concerto. Also, certainly of extreme importance are the noteworthy 32 sonatas for the piano; the string quartets 1-16; the Missa solemnis; and likewise, his only opera, Fidelio. Beethoven Overview First of all, Beethoven was born and consequently raised in Bonn. Upon turning 21 he moved to Vienna probably to study composition with Haydn. That’s when he consequently grew a reputation as a brilliant pianist. Furthermore, he probably stayed in Vienna the rest of his life. In his late 20s it seems like his hearing certainly began to decline. It slowly declined until consequently he was nearly totally deaf probably by the last decade of his life. As a result, he stopped conducting and performing. Nevertheless, he continued to compose. As a result, some of his greatest works probably come from this period. First Period Seems like we often divide Beethoven’s life into three periods. Period 1 begins with Beethoven’s arrival in Vienna. Hence, during this period, he mastered the Viennese style of Haydn & Mozart. He consequently began increasing the size and scale of his works. Furthermore, he experimented with extreme dynamics, and likewise extreme tempi. He worked similarly with chromatic harmony. His First and Second Symphonies therefore belong to this period. Other important works also belong here: the first six string quartets and the Sonata Pathétique, Op. 13. Second Period His second period probably began as soon as he realized that he was going deaf. During this period, it seems like he became obsessed with the idea of heroism. His works consequently become even larger and more massive. The most noteworthy of these include the symphonies 3 – 8, piano concertos 5& 6, 5 string quartets, several important piano sonatas (Waldstein and Appassionata), the Kreutzer violin sonata, the violin concerto and his only opera: Fidelio. Third Period In contrast, Beethoven's third period is branded above all by works of incredible intellectual depth, formal innovation, and penetrating expression. It seems like he continued to expand his works. Consequently, the string quartet Op. 131 spills over into seven connected movements. Likewise, in the Ninth Symphony he adds choral forces to his orchestra probably for the first time in history. Even more, other works from this period include his Missa solemnis, the final 5 string quartets (including the enormous Große Fuge) and the final five sonatas for piano. www.jamesguthrie.com.
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Silent Night (STR:UK String Orchestra version)
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Franz Xaver Gruber
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850395 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 24 pages...
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850395 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 24 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6598139. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850395). Silent Night, by Franz Gruber, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Ensemble with harp and glockenspiel. This traditional German Christmas carol dates from the 19th Century and has received many settings over the years. It is compatible with a SATB choral arrangement, available here https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/silent-night-str-uk-strings-choir-part-digital-sheet-music/2212... This arrangement is technically approachable, with some short passages in 3rd position. It can be played comfortably by players of ABRSM grade 3-4 level (intermediate). There are also simpler parts for Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass at approx. Grade 2 level.Parts in this download: Score, Piano (optional for performance), Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Easy Violin, Easy Viola, Easy Cello/Bass, Harp, Glockenspiel. Parts can be printed multiple times. About the arranger Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia. STR:UK STRINGS - Education String Music, made in the UK We'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Subscribe to our social media to get news of all new releases: Facebook / Twitter @strukstrings STR:UK Strings - Education String Music ©2021 S T Crooks Ltd All Rights Reserved
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11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YOUNG STARS ORCHESTRA: CONDUCTOR’S SCORE
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String Orchestra
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Traditional
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Lauri Hamalainen
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11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YO
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String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1320986 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Lauri Hamalainen. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructi...
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String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1320986 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Lauri Hamalainen. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional,Traditional. 46 pages. Suomi Music #909431. Published by Suomi Music (A0.1320986). 11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YOUNG STARS ORCHESTRA:CONDUCTOR’S SCORESEPARATE PART ON OPEN STRINGS FOR THE BEGINNER VIOLIN STUDENTDo you want your beginner students to confidently create music and perform alongside moreexperienced peers, all while focusing exclusively on open strings?This special edition is tailor-made for young learners, offering simple, easy-to-follow notation,making it a perfect resource for children just starting to explore the world of string instruments.Focusing on the concept of open stringsâ€, this edition enables yourchild to seamlessly integrate into an orchestra and harmoniously play alongside fellowmusicians.The Young Stars Edition comprises a delightful selection of beloved children's songs, expertlyadapted to suit the skills of beginner students of violin, viola, cello, and double bass. From timelesstunes like Itsy Bitsy Spider, Samba Lele, Old McDonald, Pippi Longstocking, Mary Had aLittle Lamb, to the multicultural medley of Potpourri and the delightful charm of FrèreJacques, your child will not only learn the fundamental techniques of playing string instrumentsbut also have an enjoyable experience with these cherished melodies.11 Children’s Songs For The Young Stars Orchestra supports building thriving string communities where inclusivity and a shared love for music unite children from all backgrounds. The individual parts can be accompanied by another string instrument, the piano, string quartet orstring orchestra.All Violin Friends music is easily learnable with the help of play-along videos on the Violin Friends YouTube Channel and mp3 backing tracks on SoundCloud and the Violin Friends homepage www.violinfriends.com.The Conductor’s Score includes all the parts for The Young Stars Orchestra as well as the parts for 11 Children’s Songs for String and Piano.
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Stabat Mater
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Soprano solo, mixed choir (SATB) and string orchestra - easy to intermediate - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q48153 Composed by Philipp Ortmeier. This edition...
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Soprano solo, mixed choir (SATB) and string orchestra - easy to intermediate - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q48153 Composed by Philipp Ortmeier. This edition: vocal/piano score. Downloadable, Piano reduction. Duration 25 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q48153. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q48153). Latin.Producing novel sounds that are not frightening but emotionally touching and finding wide acceptance - this is the artistic credo of the 1978 born composer Philipp Ortmeier. It is always important to the native Passauer that his spiritual and secular works, which have received much attention in Germany and abroad, are singable and playable by ambitious lay people. This claim also fulfilled his 2007/08 Stabat Mater for solo soprano, four-part mixed choir and string orchestra. The work, which is based on the famous medieval sequence about the grieving mother of Jesus on the cross, consists of a total of seven orchestral parts. Both the three sections reserved for the solo soprano and the four choral parts are characterized by repetitive structures, striking rhythms and simple melodies, based on traditional, dissonance-enriched major-minor tonality. An impressive yet touching piece of sacred choral music that can be ideally integrated into concert programs and can also be well rehearsed by amateur choirs.
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11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YOUNG STARS ORCHESTRA: PART FOR THE VIOLIN
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String Orchestra
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Lauri Hamalainen
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Suomi Music
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String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1320984 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Lauri Hamalainen. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructi...
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String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1320984 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Lauri Hamalainen. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional,Traditional. 28 pages. Suomi Music #909429. Published by Suomi Music (A0.1320984). 11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YOUNG STARS ORCHESTRA: PART FOR THE VIOLINSEPARATE PART ON OPEN STRINGS FOR THE BEGINNER VIOLIN STUDENTDo you want your beginner students to confidently create music and perform alongside moreexperienced peers, all while focusing exclusively on open strings?This special edition is tailor-made for young learners, offering simple, easy-to-follow notation,making it a perfect resource for children just starting to explore the world of string instruments.Focusing on the concept of open stringsâ€, this edition enables yourchild to seamlessly integrate into an orchestra and harmoniously play alongside fellow musicians.The Young Stars Edition comprises a delightful selection of beloved children's songs, expertlyadapted to suit the skills of beginner students of violin, viola, cello, and double bass. From timelesstunes like Itsy Bitsy Spider, Samba Lele, Old McDonald, Pippi Longstocking, Mary Had aLittle Lamb, to the multicultural medley of Potpourri and the delightful charm of FrèreJacques, your child will not only learn the fundamental techniques of playing string instrumentsbut also have an enjoyable experience with these cherished melodies.11 Children’s Songs For The Young Stars Orchestra supports building thriving string communities where inclusivity and a shared love for music unite children from all backgrounds. The individual parts can be accompanied by another string instrument, the piano, string quartet orstring orchestra.All Violin Friends music is easily learnable with the help of play-along videos on the Violin Friends YouTube Channel and mp3 backing tracks on SoundCloud and the Violin Friends homepage www.violinfriends.com.
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11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YOUNG STARS ORCHESTRA: PART FOR THE VIOLA
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String Orchestra
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Lauri Hamalainen
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11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YO
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Suomi Music
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SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1320979 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Lauri Hamalainen. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructi...
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String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1320979 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Lauri Hamalainen. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional,Traditional. 28 pages. Suomi Music #909424. Published by Suomi Music (A0.1320979). 11 CHILDREN'S SONGS FOR THE YOUNG STARS ORCHESTRA: PART FOR THE VIOLASEPARATE PART ON OPEN STRINGS FOR THE BEGINNER VIOLA STUDENTDo you want your beginner students to confidently create music and perform alongside moreexperienced peers, all while focusing exclusively on open strings?This special edition is tailor-made for young learners, offering simple, easy-to-follow notation,making it a perfect resource for children just starting to explore the world of string instruments.Focusing on the concept of open stringsâ€, this edition enables your child to seamlessly integrate into an orchestra and harmoniously play alongside fellow musicians.The Young Stars Edition comprises a delightful selection of beloved children's songs, expertlyadapted to suit the skills of beginner students of violin, viola, cello, and double bass. From timelesstunes like Itsy Bitsy Spider, Samba Lele, Old McDonald, Pippi Longstocking, Mary Had aLittle Lamb, to the multicultural medley of Potpourri and the delightful charm of FrèreJacques, your child will not only learn the fundamental techniques of playing string instrumentsbut also have an enjoyable experience with these cherished melodies.11 Children’s Songs For The Young Stars Orchestra supports building thriving string communities where inclusivity and a shared love for music unite children from all backgrounds. The individual parts can be accompanied by another string instrument, the piano, string quartet orstring orchestra.All Violin Friends music is easily learnable with the help of play-along videos on the Violin Friends YouTube Channel and mp3 backing tracks on SoundCloud and the Violin Friends homepage www.violinfriends.com.
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Two Voltas - Dances 201 and 210 from Terpsichore (Michael Praetorius)
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Various
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Colin Kirkpatrick
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Two Voltas - Dances 201 and 21
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.522221 Composed by Various. Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick. Christmas,Holiday,Renaissance,Standards....
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.522221 Composed by Various. Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick. Christmas,Holiday,Renaissance,Standards. Score and parts. 20 pages. Colin Kirkpatrick Publications #3885295. Published by Colin Kirkpatrick Publications (A0.522221). Arranged for strings, keyboard, any C-pitched instruments, simple percussion and other instruments. The volta is an anglicised name for a dance that was popular during the Renaissance. Considered at first to be slightly risqué and controversial it eventually became more respectable but never completely dignified. The first dance uses interesting cross-rhythms.In this series, Renaissance Hits for Strings, some of the most well-known dances from Terpsichore are included. They are all attractive pieces and are sure to be popular at any concerts or end-of-semester events. They are fairly easy to play too and the flexible instrumentation allows any players to take a solo with the melody part. They can be played by string quartet, string orchestra or ideally string ensemble plus any other C-pitch instruments that happen to be available. This publication consists of a score showing the four-part ensemble, keyboard and percussion parts. There are separate parts for violin 1, violin 2, viola (violin 3), cello/bass, percussion and keyboard. Additional instruments are not essential but they add contrasting tone colour. The keyboard part is intended as a guide and when possible the keyboard player should improvise around the part and chords shown. A piano sounds distinctly out of place in this music and a digital or acoustic harpsichord sounds more authentic. Most electronic keyboards have a harpsichord option.Every instrumental part (except percussion) also shows the melody line. This allows anyone to take a solo and play the melody, while the other players remain tacet. Solos can be decided in advance and the parts marked accordingly. Just cross out what you don’t need! The percussion instruments used are similar to those found in elementary school music rooms and usually include a small bass drum or hand-held drum, finger cymbals, clave or small headless tambourine. Two players are usually required and the parts can be interpreted quite freely. Dance music is intended to be fun, and we hope that this arrangement brings you just that.
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