Orchestra String Sextet, Piano - Grade 1 SKU: CF.BAS74
Composed by Kathryn Griesinger. SWS FS. Carl Fischer Beginning String Orchestra Series. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+8+2+5+5+5+2+8 pages. Duration 1 minute, 56 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #BAS74. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BAS74). ISBN 9781491146385. UPC: 680160903887. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G major.
Graceful flower dances are a beautiful part of many cultures, illustrated here with a flowing theme in first position. Very playable by beginning ensembles with simple rhythms and melodies based on the D-major and G-major scales. Delicate pentatonic harmonies and gentle pizzicato accompaniment float like the lotus blossom in an ancient garden.
About Carl Fischer Beginning String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 1 pieces is designed for first year string groups. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
- Limited parts (often 2nd violin and viola are the same part, cello and bass are same part)
- Limited keys and rhythms - only simple 8th note patterns
- Limited independence of parts
- Playable after limited study time
- First position and natural bowings
- Piano for rehearsal and reinforcement
