| Quintet in F Major, K. 497 Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Cello, Flute, Viola 1, Viola 2, Violin SKU: CF.MXE219 Compo...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Flute, Viola 1, Viola 2,
Violin SKU:
CF.MXE219 Composed by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Arranged by Robert
Stallman. Sws.
56+16+16+16+16+12 pages.
Carl Fischer Music
#MXE219. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.MXE219). ISBN
9781491157794. UPC:
680160916399. 9 x 12
inches. Preface In
1990, during an intense
rehearsal of a Mozart
Quartet transcription for
flute and strings by
Franz Anton Hoffmeister,
at the Marblehead Summer
Music Festival, a
disgruntled violist
friend complained about
HoffmeisterAs awkward
string writing, suddenly
daring me to create my
own arrangement. I
balked. But the following
winterA3despite scruples
about treading on
hallowed groundA3I grew
curious and began to
experiment. Soon I was
hooked on the challenge
of learning to speak
MozartAs language with
conviction. This
fascination, encouraged
by pianist Richard Goode
and other Mozarteans,
would eventually generate
a total of thirty-nine
recreations of Mozart
piano sonatas as works
for flute and strings.
With zero tolerance for
alteration of melodic or
harmonic
materialA3MozartAs friend
Hoffmeister had
regrettably attempted
such
A!improvementsA(r)A3I
always tried to envision
what Mozart himself would
have desired. Many of the
sonatas can be heard as
if they were MozartAs
A!blueprintsA(r) of
imagined chamber works.
Hence my task was to
A!flesh outA(r) the
keyboard versions as
Mozart might have done,
had a commission or
performance opportunity
arisen. I spent hours
pondering how Mozart
might have set these
sonatas in four- or
five-part form, providing
the needed textural or
contrapuntal
enhancements. With
immersion in the
composerAs dialect,
various apt solutions
presented themselves. The
search for the
A!rightA(r) one then
became a most absorbing
study. On the eve of
releasing my BognerAs
CafA recording of
Mozart-Stallman New
Quintets (2006), I
discovered to my delight
that a prominent scholar
had long before endorsed
such an effort. Eric Blom
(1888A+-1959), author of
Mozart (1935), had taken
note of the four-hand
piano works as A!a kind
of keyboard chamber
music.A(r) Regarding
Sonata, K. 497, Mr. Blom
had observed that Mozart
is often dealing with,
not the expected four
voices (one to a hand),
but five. Blom states:
A!The F major Sonata (K.
497) removes us to
another worldA3the world
of the great chamber
music, especially of the
string quintets. Indeed
an arrangement of some
sort for a combination of
instruments would make a
magnificent concert work
of this almost
uncomfortably great piece
of domestic music.A(r)
That Mozart was in 1786
writing for piano duo
from a quintet
perspective makes sense,
as we find him returning
to the quintet form with
keen interest in his last
years, writing four
String Quintets, the
Clarinet Quintet,
rearranging a wind
serenade for String
Quintet, and leaving
several other quintets
incomplete. My
arrangement presented
here is made for flute
and strings but is also
intended for string
quintet. Quintet in F
Major for Flute and
Strings, K. 497, was
completed in 1999 and
performed with the Martin
Quartet in the Czech
Republic prior to
recording it in 2004.
Mozart had finished the
original Sonata in F
Major for Piano,
Four-Hands, K. 497, on
August 1, 1786. It shows
the unmistakable
influence of Figaro,
completed and premiered
exactly three months
prior. As signaled by the
imposing introductory
Adagio, the conception is
on a grand symphonic
scale, all three
movements being richly
developed with
contrapuntal episodes and
an abundance of
marvelously contrasting
textures and themes
throughout. Called A!the
crowning work of its
kindA(r) by Alfred
Einstein, the Sonata is
laden with examples of
MozartAs mercurial
originality. Here we have
a perfect synthesis of
concertante brilliance,
operatic intensity and
intimate dialogue. The
work opens in unison with
a probing, minor-tinged
Adagio, whose question
comes to a pause on the
dominant, before being
answered with jaunty
certainty by the opening
theme of the Allegro di
moltoA3an F-major tune as
sunny and confident as an
aria from Figaro itself.
This movementAs
declamatory A!opera
chorusA(r) persistently
intones its rhythmic
motto over a swirling
scale figure. The amorous
second theme (initially
presented in the first
viola) also seems to be
plucked from Figaro. The
Andante opens with a
heavenly melody, which
takes as its springboard
the Romanza theme from
the Horn Concerto in E
Major, K. 495, written
only five weeks before.
The A!love duetA(r)
between flute and first
viola seems to anticipate
the impassioned
A!duettingA(r) between
violin and viola in the
Andante of the String
Quintet in C Major, K.
515, written about nine
months later. The
ingenious stretto canon
of the AndanteAs middle
section requires the
precision of a Swiss
clock (which its chiming
thirds recall). Affecting
bucolic codettas close
each of the main sections
of the movement. In the
final Allegro, a rondo in
6/8a time, the puckish,
yet aristocratic
character of the opening
theme contrasts with the
bumptious, popular tune
used for the second theme
(heard first in the
violin and then the
flute, over pizzicato
cello). Lilting hymn-like
episodes in three, four-
and finally five-part
counterpoint are
repeatedly interrupted by
startling scale figures
that rise up in furioso
episodes throughout the
movement. As in the
A!Swiss clockA(r) section
of the Andante, Mozart
uses a stretto imitation
treatment with this
tempest theme, thereby
heightening both
intensity and sense of
instability. I am most
grateful to the
adventuresome Martin
Quartet for their warm
support and collaboration
over the years with
several of my
arrangements, and to my
friend Edwin Swanborn for
the original typesetting
of this score. Gratitude
is also due Weekend
Edition, Performance
Today and innumerable
classical stations across
the United States for
their enthusiastic and
repeated airings of my
A!newA(r) Mozart Quintet
endeavorsA3and most of
all, to violist Katherine
Murdock for that dare in
1990. A3Compiled from the
writings of Robert
Stallman by Hannah Woods
Stallman, February 2,
2020. Preface In 1990,
during an intense
rehearsal of a Mozart
Quartet transcription for
flute and strings by
Franz Anton Hoffmeister,
at the Marblehead Summer
Music Festival, a
disgruntled violist
friend complained about
Hoffmeisteris awkward
string writing, suddenly
daring me to create my
own arrangement. I
balked. But the following
winterodespite scruples
about treading on
hallowed groundoI grew
curious and began to
experiment. Soon I was
hooked on the challenge
of learning to speak
Mozartis language with
conviction. This
fascination, encouraged
by pianist Richard Goode
and other Mozarteans,
would eventually generate
a total of thirty-nine
recreations of Mozart
piano sonatas as works
for flute and strings.
With zero tolerance for
alteration of melodic or
harmonic
materialoMozartis friend
Hoffmeister had
regrettably attempted
such iimprovementsioI
always tried to envision
what Mozart himself would
have desired. Many of the
sonatas can be heard as
if they were Mozartis
iblueprintsi of imagined
chamber works. Hence my
task was to iflesh outi
the keyboard versions as
Mozart might have done,
had a commission or
performance opportunity
arisen. I spent hours
pondering how Mozart
might have set these
sonatas in four- or
five-part form, providing
the needed textural or
contrapuntal
enhancements. With
immersion in the
composeris dialect,
various apt solutions
presented themselves. The
search for the irighti
one then became a most
absorbing study. On the
eve of releasing my
Bogneris CafE recording
of Mozart-Stallman New
Quintets (2006), I
discovered to my delight
that a prominent scholar
had long before endorsed
such an effort. Eric Blom
(1888n1959), author of
Mozart (1935), had taken
note of the four-hand
piano works as ia kind of
keyboard chamber music.i
Regarding Sonata, K. 497,
Mr. Blom had observed
that Mozart is often
dealing with, not the
expected four voices (one
to a hand), but five.
Blom states: iThe F major
Sonata (K. 497) removes
us to another worldothe
world of the great
chamber music, especially
of the string quintets.
Indeed an arrangement of
some sort for a
combination of
instruments would make a
magnificent concert work
of this almost
uncomfortably great piece
of domestic music.i That
Mozart was in 1786
writing for piano duo
from a quintet
perspective makes sense,
as we find him returning
to the quintet form with
keen interest in his last
years, writing four
String Quintets, the
Clarinet Quintet,
rearranging a wind
serenade for String
Quintet, and leaving
several other quintets
incomplete. My
arrangement presented
here is made for flute
and strings but is also
intended for string
quintet. Quintet in F
Major for Flute and
Strings, K. 497, was
completed in 1999 and
performed with the Martin
Quartet in the Czech
Republic prior to
recording it in 2004.
Mozart had finished the
original Sonata in F
Major for Piano,
Four-Hands, K. 497, on
August 1, 1786. It shows
the unmistakable
influence of Figaro,
completed and premiered
exactly three months
prior. As signaled by the
imposing introductory
Adagio, the conception is
on a grand symphonic
scale, all three
movements being richly
developed with
contrapuntal episodes and
an abundance of
marvelously contrasting
textures and themes
throughout. Called ithe
crowning work of its
kindi by Alfred Einstein,
the Sonata is laden with
examples of Mozartis
mercurial originality.
Here we have a perfect
synthesis of concertante
brilliance, operatic
intensity and intimate
dialogue. The work opens
in unison with a probing,
minor-tinged Adagio,
whose question comes to a
pause on the dominant,
before being answered
with jaunty certainty by
the opening theme of the
Allegro di moltooan
F-major tune as sunny and
confident as an aria from
Figaro itself. This
movementis declamatory
iopera chorusi
persistently intones its
rhythmic motto over a
swirling scale figure.
The amorous second theme
(initially presented in
the first viola) also
seems to be plucked from
Figaro. The Andante opens
with a heavenly melody,
which takes as its
springboard the Romanza
theme from the Horn
Concerto in E Major, K.
495, written only five
weeks before. The ilove
dueti between flute and
first viola seems to
anticipate the
impassioned iduettingi
between violin and viola
in the Andante of the
String Quintet in C
Major, K. 515, written
about nine months later.
The ingenious stretto
canon of the Andanteis
middle section requires
the precision of a Swiss
clock (which its chiming
thirds recall). Affecting
bucolic codettas close
each of the main sections
of the movement. In the
final Allegro, a rondo in
6/8+time, the puckish,
yet aristocratic
character of the opening
theme contrasts with the
bumptious, popular tune
used for the second theme
(heard first in the
violin and then the
flute, over pizzicato
cello). Lilting hymn-like
episodes in three, four-
and finally five-part
counterpoint are
repeatedly interrupted by
startling scale figures
that rise up in furioso
episodes throughout the
movement. As in the
iSwiss clocki section of
the Andante, Mozart uses
a stretto imitation
treatment with this
tempest theme, thereby
heightening both
intensity and sense of
instability. I am most
grateful to the
adventuresome Martin
Quartet for their warm
support and collaboration
over the years with
several of my
arrangements, and to my
friend Edwin Swanborn for
the original typesetting
of this score. Gratitude
is also due Weekend
Edition, Performance
Today and innumerable
classical stations across
the United States for
their enthusiastic and
repeated airings of my
inewi Mozart Quintet
endeavorsoand most of
all, to violist Katherine
Murdock for that dare in
1990. oCompiled from the
writings of Robert
Stallman by Hannah Woods
Stallman, February 2,
2020. Preface In 1990,
during an intense
rehearsal of a Mozart
Quartet transcription for
flute and strings by
Franz Anton Hoffmeister,
at the Marblehead Summer
Music Festival, a
disgruntled violist
friend complained about
Hoffmeister's awkward
string writing, suddenly
daring me to create my
own arrangement. I
balked. But the following
winter--despite scruples
about treading on
hallowed ground--I grew
curious and began to
experiment. Soon I was
hooked on the challenge
of learning to speak
Mozart's language with
conviction. This
fascination, encouraged
by pianist Richard Goode
and other Mozarteans,
would eventually generate
a total of thirty-nine
recreations of Mozart
piano sonatas as works
for flute and strings.
With zero tolerance for
alteration of melodic or
harmonic
material--Mozart's friend
Hoffmeister had
regrettably attempted
such improvements--I
always tried to envision
what Mozart himself would
have desired. Many of the
sonatas can be heard as
if they were Mozart's
blueprints of imagined
chamber works. Hence my
task was to flesh out the
keyboard versions as
Mozart might have done,
had a commission or
performance opportunity
arisen. I spent hours
pondering how Mozart
might have set these
sonatas in four- or
five-part form, providing
the needed textural or
contrapuntal
enhancements. With
immersion in the
composer's dialect,
various apt solutions
presented themselves. The
search for the right one
then became a most
absorbing study. On the
eve of releasing my
Bogner's Cafe recording
of Mozart-Stallman New
Quintets (2006), I
discovered to my delight
that a prominent scholar
had long before endorsed
such an effort. Eric Blom
(1888-1959), author of
Mozart (1935), had taken
note of the four-hand
piano works as a kind of
keyboard chamber music.
Regarding Sonata, K. 497,
Mr. Blom had observed
that Mozart is often
dealing with, not the
expected four voices (one
to a hand), but five.
Blom states: The F major
Sonata (K. 497) removes
us to another world--the
world of the great
chamber music, especially
of the string quintets.
Indeed an arrangement of
some sort for a
combination of
instruments would make a
magnificent concert work
of this almost
uncomfortably great piece
of domestic music. That
Mozart was in 1786
writing for piano duo
from a quintet
perspective makes sense,
as we find him returning
to the quintet form with
keen interest in his last
years, writing four
String Quintets, the
Clarinet Quintet,
rearranging a wind
serenade for String
Quintet, and leaving
several other quintets
incomplete. My
arrangement presented
here is made for flute
and strings but is also
intended for string
quintet. Quintet in F
Major for Flute and
Strings, K. 497, was
completed in 1999 and
performed with the
Martinu Quartet in the
Czech Republic prior to
recording it in 2004.
Mozart had finished the
original Sonata in F
Major for Piano,
Four-Hands, K. 497, on
August 1, 1786. It shows
the unmistakable
influence of Figaro,
completed and premiered
exactly three months
prior. As signaled by the
imposing introductory
Adagio, the conception is
on a grand symphonic
scale, all three
movements being richly
developed with
contrapuntal episodes and
an abundance of
marvelously contrasting
textures and themes
throughout. Called the
crowning work of its kind
by Alfred Einstein, the
Sonata is laden with
examples of Mozart's
mercurial originality.
Here we have a perfect
synthesis of concertante
brilliance, operatic
intensity and intimate
dialogue. The work opens
in unison with a probing,
minor-tinged Adagio,
whose question comes to a
pause on the dominant,
before being answered
with jaunty certainty by
the opening theme of the
Allegro di molto--an
F-major tune as sunny and
confident as an aria from
Figaro itself. This
movement's declamatory
opera chorus persistently
intones its rhythmic
motto over a swirling
scale figure. The amorous
second theme (initially
presented in the first
viola) also seems to be
plucked from Figaro. The
Andante opens with a
heavenly melody, which
takes as its springboard
the Romanza theme from
the Horn Concerto in E<=
Major, K. 495, written
only five weeks before.
The love duet between
flute and first viola
seems to anticipate the
impassioned duetting
between violin and viola
in the Andante of the
String Quintet in C
Major, K. 515, written
about nine months later.
The ingenious stretto
canon of the Andante's
middle section requires
the precision of a Swiss
clock (which its chiming
thirds recall). Affecting
bucolic codettas close
each of the main sections
of the movement. In the
final Allegro, a rondo in
6/8 time, the puckish,
yet aristocratic
character of the opening
theme contrasts with the
bumptious, popular tune
used for the second theme
(heard first in the
violin and then the
flute, over pizzicato
cello). Lilting hymn-like
episodes in three, four-
and finally five-part
counterpoint are
repeatedly interrupted by
startling scale figures
that rise up in furioso
episodes throughout the
movement. As in the Swiss
clock section of the
Andante, Mozart uses a
stretto imitation
treatment with this
tempest theme, thereby
heightening both
intensity and sense of
instability. I am most
grateful to the
adventuresome Martinu
Quartet for their warm
support and collaboration
over the years with
several of my
arrangements, and to my
friend Edwin Swanborn for
the original typesetting
of this score. Gratitude
is also due Weekend
Edition, Performance
Today and innumerable
classical stations across
the United States for
their enthusiastic and
repeated airings of my
new Mozart Quintet
endeavors--and most of
all, to violist Katherine
Murdock for that dare in
1990. --Compiled from the
writings of Robert
Stallman by Hannah Woods
Stallman, February 2,
2020. PrefaceIn 1990,
during an intense
rehearsal of a Mozart
Quartet transcription for
flute and strings by
Franz Anton Hoffmeister,
at the Marblehead Summer
Music Festival, a
disgruntled violist
friend complained about
Hoffmeister’s
awkward string writing,
suddenly daring me to
create my own
arrangement. I balked.
But the following
winter—despite
scruples about treading
on hallowed
ground—I grew
curious and began to
experiment. Soon I was
hooked on the challenge
of learning to speak
Mozart’s language
with conviction. This
fascination, encouraged
by pianist Richard Goode
and other Mozarteans,
would eventually generate
a total of thirty-nine
recreations of Mozart
piano sonatas as works
for flute and
strings.With zero
tolerance for alteration
of melodic or harmonic
material—Mozartâ
™s friend Hoffmeister
had regrettably attempted
such
“improvementsâ€
—I always tried
to envision what Mozart
himself would have
desired. Many of the
sonatas can be heard as
if they were
Mozart’s
“blueprintsâ€
of imagined chamber
works. Hence my task was
to “flesh
out†the keyboard
versions as Mozart might
have done, had a
commission or performance
opportunity arisen. I
spent hours pondering how
Mozart might have set
these sonatas in four- or
five-part form, providing
the needed textural or
contrapuntal
enhancements. With
immersion in the
composer’s
dialect, various apt
solutions presented
themselves. The search
for the
“right†one
then became a most
absorbing study.On the
eve of releasing my
Bogner’s Café
recording of
Mozart-Stallman New
Quintets (2006), I
discovered to my delight
that a prominent scholar
had long before endorsed
such an effort. Eric Blom
(1888–1959),
author of Mozart (1935),
had taken note of the
four-hand piano works as
“a kind of keyboard
chamber music.â€
Regarding Sonata, K. 497,
Mr. Blom had observed
that Mozart is often
dealing with, not the
expected four voices (one
to a hand), but five.
Blom states: “The F
major Sonata (K. 497)
removes us to another
world—the world of
the great chamber music,
especially of the string
quintets. Indeed an
arrangement of some sort
for a combination of
instruments would make a
magnificent concert work
of this almost
uncomfortably great piece
of domestic music.â€
That Mozart was in 1786
writing for piano duo
from a quintet
perspective makes sense,
as we find him returning
to the quintet form with
keen interest in his last
years, writing four
String Quintets, the
Clarinet Quintet,
rearranging a wind
serenade for String
Quintet, and leaving
several other quintets
incomplete. My
arrangement presented
here is made for flute
and strings but is also
intended for string
quintet.Quintet in F
Major for Flute and
Strings, K. 497, was
completed in 1999 and
performed with the
Martinů Quartet in the
Czech Republic prior to
recording it in 2004.
Mozart had finished the
original Sonata in F
Major for Piano,
Four-Hands, K. 497, on
August 1, 1786. It shows
the unmistakable
influence of Figaro,
completed and premiered
exactly three months
prior. As signaled by the
imposing introductory
Adagio, the conception is
on a grand symphonic
scale, all three
movements being richly
developed with
contrapuntal episodes and
an abundance of
marvelously contrasting
textures and themes
throughout. Called
“the crowning work
of its kind†by
Alfred Einstein, the
Sonata is laden with
examples of
Mozart’s mercurial
originality. Here we have
a perfect synthesis of
concertante brilliance,
operatic intensity and
intimate dialogue.The
work opens in unison with
a probing, minor-tinged
Adagio, whose question
comes to a pause on the
dominant, before being
answered with jaunty
certainty by the opening
theme of the Allegro di
molto—an F-major
tune as sunny and
confident as an aria from
Figaro itself. This
movement’s
declamatory “opera
chorusâ€
persistently intones its
rhythmic motto over a
swirling scale figure.
The amorous second theme
(initially presented in
the first viola) also
seems to be plucked from
Figaro.The Andante opens
with a heavenly melody,
which takes as its
springboard the Romanza
theme from the Horn
Concerto in E≤
Major, K. 495, written
only five weeks before.
The “love
duet†between flute
and first viola seems to
anticipate the
impassioned
“duettingâ€
between violin and viola
in the Andante of the
String Quintet in C
Major, K. 515, written
about nine months later.
The ingenious stretto
canon of the
Andante’s middle
section requires the
precision of a Swiss
clock (which its chiming
thirds recall). Affecting
bucolic codettas close
each of the main sections
of the movement.In the
final Allegro, a rondo in
6/8Â time, the puckish,
yet aristocratic
character of the opening
theme contrasts with the
bumptious, popular tune
used for the second theme
(heard first in the
violin and then the
flute, over pizzicato
cello). Lilting hymn-like
episodes in three, four-
and finally five-part
counterpoint are
repeatedly interrupted by
startling scale figures
that rise up in furioso
episodes throughout the
movement. As in the
“Swiss clockâ€
section of the Andante,
Mozart uses a stretto
imitation treatment with
this tempest theme,
thereby heightening both
intensity and sense of
instability.I am most
grateful to the
adventuresome Martinů
Quartet for their warm
support and collaboration
over the years with
several of my
arrangements, and to my
friend Edwin Swanborn for
the original typesetting
of this score. Gratitude
is also due Weekend
Edition, Performance
Today and innumerable
classical stations across
the United States for
their enthusiastic and
repeated airings of my
“new†Mozart
Quintet
endeavors—and most
of all, to violist
Katherine Murdock for
that dare in
1990.—Compiled
from the writings of
Robert Stallmanby Hannah
Woods Stallman,February
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Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YAS184F).
ISBN 9781491151860.
UPC: 680160909360. 9 x 12
inches. Alan Lee
Silva's Northwestern
Skies?is lyrical and
fresh,? with his
signature open and
expressive style. Young
string orchestras will
sound rich and full with
this sweeping
composition. From the opening
fanfare to the final
ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
strings carry the C theme
in m. 49, supported by
tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. MoreA
instrtuments areA added
to the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
stringsA carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
byA tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The movingA
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in theA violas and then
the violinsA over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. MoreA
instrtuments areA added
to the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
stringsA carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
byA tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The movingA
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in theA violas and then
the violinsA over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
strings carry the C theme
in m. 49, supported by
tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the opening
fanfare to the final
ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33. The
lower strings carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
by tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda
section at m. 65 begins
with a variation of the B
melody in the violas and
then the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. Â From
the opening fanfare to
the final ensemble
gesture, Northwestern
Skies is an engaging
musical journey with
expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody.
More instrtuments
are added to the
melody in m. 25, building
to the return of the A
theme in m. 33.The lower
strings carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
by tutti figures in
the upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The
moving legatolines at
m. 59 and the aggressive
figures at m. 61 propel
the piece to its final
build.The Coda section at
m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement.
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 $8.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Northwestern Skies - Facile Carl Fischer
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
SKU: CF.YAS184
Composed by Alan Lee
Silva. Young String
Orchestra (YAS). Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+8+2+5+5+5+3+8 pages.
Carl Fischer Music
#YAS184. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS184). ISBN
9781491151495. UPC:
680160908998. 9 x 12
inches. Key: G
major. Alan Lee
Silva's Northwestern
Skies?is lyrical and
fresh,? with his
signature open and
expressive style. Young
string orchestras will
sound rich and full with
this sweeping
composition. From the opening
fanfare to the final
ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
strings carry the C theme
in m. 49, supported by
tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. MoreA
instrtuments areA added
to the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
stringsA carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
byA tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The movingA
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in theA violas and then
the violinsA over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. MoreA
instrtuments areA added
to the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
stringsA carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
byA tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The movingA
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in theA violas and then
the violinsA over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
strings carry the C theme
in m. 49, supported by
tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. .  
; From the opening
fanfare to the final
ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33. The
lower strings carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
by tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda
section at m. 65 begins
with a variation of the B
melody in the violas and
then the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. Â From
the opening fanfare to
the final ensemble
gesture, Northwestern
Skies is an engaging
musical journey with
expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody.
More instrtuments
are added to the
melody in m. 25, building
to the return of the A
theme in m. 33.The lower
strings carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
by tutti figures in
the upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The
moving legatolines at
m. 59 and the aggressive
figures at m. 61 propel
the piece to its final
build.The Coda section at
m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement.
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 $55.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| New Directions for Strings (Viola Book I) Alto seul [Livre + CD] FJH
(A Comprehensive String Method) Written by Brenda Mitchell, Joanne Erwin, Kathle...(+)
(A Comprehensive String
Method) Written by Brenda
Mitchell, Joanne Erwin,
Kathleen Horvath, Robert
D McCashin. Instructional
book and accompaniment CD
for viola. Series: New
Directions for Strings.
56 pages. Published by
The FJH Music Company
Inc.
(1)$11.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| New Directions for Strings (Violin Book I) Violon [Livre + CD] - Débutant FJH
(A Comprehensive String Method) Written by Brenda Mitchell, Joanne Erwin, Kathle...(+)
(A Comprehensive String
Method) Written by Brenda
Mitchell, Joanne Erwin,
Kathleen Horvath, Robert
D McCashin. Instructional
book and accompaniment CD
for violin. Series: New
Directions for Strings.
56 pages. Published by
The FJH Music Company
Inc.
$11.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| New Directions for Strings (Cello Position Book I) Violoncelle [Livre + CD] - Débutant FJH
(A Comprehensive String Method) Written by Brenda Mitchell, Joanne Erwin, Kathle...(+)
(A Comprehensive String
Method) Written by Brenda
Mitchell, Joanne Erwin,
Kathleen Horvath, Robert
D McCashin. Instructional
book and accompaniment CD
for cello. Series: New
Directions for Strings.
56 pages. Published by
The FJH Music Company
Inc.
$11.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Nutcracker Suite Selections - Facile Carl Fischer
Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade ...(+)
Orchestra Cello,
Contrabass, Piano, Viola,
Violin 1, Violin 2,
Violin 3 - Grade 3.5
SKU: CF.CAS110
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Arranged by
Bud Caputo. Concert
String Orchestra (CAS).
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
24+24+6+15+15+15+7+24
pages. Duration 5:57.
Carl Fischer Music
#CAS110. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CAS110). ISBN
9781491151297. UPC:
680160908790. 9 x 12
inches. Key: E
minor. Bud Caputo
presents Nutcracker Suite
Selections for string
orchestra featuring three
abridged movements
of?Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker Suite:?Dance
of the Sugar Plum Fairy,
March, and Trepak. These
abridged movements are
sure to be crowd-pleasers
around the?winter
holidays or a favorite
for?any time of the
year. This arrangement
will challenge students,
while fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert. Suitable
for Grades 3 through
5. To the
Director:
Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy: A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm. 16-19, in the Basses
and m. 34 in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em> in this
movement.
March: Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-rest
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement to
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41.
Trepak:
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
f
and
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
an
accelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert.A
Suitable for Grades 3
through 5. To the
Director:
Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy: A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm.A 16-19, in the Basses
and m.A 34A in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em>A in this
movement.
March: A Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-restA
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement toA
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41.
Trepak:
A
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
f
and
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
an
accelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert.A
Suitable for Grades 3
through 5. To the
Director:
Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy: A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm.A 16-19, in the Basses
and m.A 34A in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em>A in this
movement.
March: A Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-restA
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement toA
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41.
Trepak:
A
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
f
and
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
an
accelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert. Suitable
for Grades 3 through
5. To the
Director:
Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy: A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm. 16-19, in the Basses
and m. 34 in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em> in this
movement.
March: Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-rest
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement to
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41.
Trepak:
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
f
and
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
an
accelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional 8va
passages, allowing
intermediate groups to
perform this in time for
the winter holiday
concert. Suitable for
Grades 3 through 5. To
the Director: Dance of
the Sugar Plum Fairy: A
steady tempo is critical
when performing this
movement, as students may
have a tendency to rush
during the pizzicato
sections. There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original. It is important
to maintain clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen in
mm. 16-19, in the Basses
and m. 34 in the Cello
and Bass. The balancing
of the chords will be a
challenge in the
execution of the many
sforzandos in this
movement. March: Measures
2 and 4, and similar
melodic patterns that
follow, require the
performers to carefully
balance their
forte/pianos on beats 3
and 4, along with the
rapid diminuendo. The
contrasting rhythmic
patterns in mm. 5-8, and
later throughout this
movement must line up
precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush, and
the upper strings playing
the
eighth-note/eight-rest
figure must follow their
section leaders in
executing this in a
unified manner. While
there is no formal tempo
change from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the movement
to accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the p, f and
sf, requiring the
performers to recognize
the difference between
all three markings that
frame the chief melody.
The upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando passage to
the end. Care must be
taken to use an
accelerando that works
for all the players in
the particular
ensemble. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional 8va
passages, allowing
intermediate groups to
perform this in time for
the winter holiday
concert. Suitable for
Grades 3 through 5.To the
Director:Dance of the
Sugar Plum Fairy: A
steady tempo is critical
when performing this
movement, as students may
have a tendency to rush
during the pizzicato
sections. There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original. It is important
to maintain clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen in
mm. 16-19, in the
Basses and m. 34 in
the Cello and Bass. The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge in
the execution of the many
sforzandos in this
movement. March:
 Measures 2 and 4, and
similar melodic patterns
that follow, require the
performers to carefully
balance their
forte/pianos on beats 3
and 4, along with the
rapid diminuendo. The
contrasting rhythmic
patterns in mm. 5-8, and
later throughout this
movement must line up
precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush, and
the upper strings playing
the
eighth-note/eight-restÂ
figure must follow their
section leaders in
executing this in a
unified manner. While
there is no formal tempo
change from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the movement
to accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
 Tchaikovsky was
careful to notate the p,
f and sf, requiring the
performers to recognize
the difference between
all three markings that
frame the chief melody.
The upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando passage to
the end. Care must be
taken to use an
accelerando that works
for all the players in
the particular
ensemble.
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
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