String orchestra - Grade 2 - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.OMS153

Composed by Marcia Stockton. Score and Parts. 31 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 40 seconds. Imagine Music - Digital #OMS153. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.OMS153).

9 x 12 in inches.

Picture Pennsylvania's natural beauty as it was seen by the pioneers: a misty morning, vast expanses of tree-filled
wilderness, the seemingly endless Allegheny River stretching far into the distance. A river meant water for
livestock and agriculture, and the possibility of navigating the waterway for commerce. The energetic main theme
depicts these sturdy settlers' aspirations and explorations. But the solemnity gives way to the merry fiddle tune of a
barn dance. A wistful waltz in a minor mode contrasts their hardship and loneliness. The main theme returns a new
key, signifying determination and confidence. The piece ends as it began, with a query expressed by the violins,
pondering what the future may hold.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1505466

Composed by Alberto Nepomuceno. 19th Century,20th Century,Classical,Contest,Festival,Romantic Period. 13 pages. R?sFacta Editions #1080887. Published by R?sFacta Editions (A0.1505466).

A brief, lyrical and serene work for string orchestra by Alberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920), a Brazilian composer, conductor, and pianist, often hailed as one of the pioneers of Brazilian classical music and is credited with laying the foundation for the development of a nationalistic style in Brazilian art music.  Nepomuceno's music blends European Romanticism with Brazilian folk elements. He incorporated rhythms, melodies, and harmonies typical of Brazilian popular and folk music into his works, making him a forerunner of the nationalist movement in Brazilian music. His compositions range from piano pieces and songs to orchestral works, chamber music, and operas.  Score & parts. Duration: Approx. 2'12.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.963581

Composed by Marsha Chusmir Shapiro. Contemporary. Score and parts. 29 pages. Marsha Shapiro #3866181. Published by Marsha Shapiro (A0.963581).

Grade 3: Early Americans is an original composition for string orchestra which depicts the people from three periods of early American development: the era of the Native Americans, the Colonial Period and the time of Westward Expansion. In the first part (I Native Americans), solo celli imitates the beat of a drum over which the first violin plays a plaintive modal melody which is later layered in canonic style by the other strings. The second section (II Colonists) depicts the classical European dance style brought to the colonies with Yankee Doodle superimposed over the top. In the final section, Westward Expansion (III Pioneers) is symbolized by the square dance tune which is also posed in canonic style.