David Shaffer captures the power and awe of a magnificent storm surge in this exciting new work. The use of wind chimes at changing dynamics actually brings the force of Mother Nature right into your auditorium! Ideal to work on crescendos and diminuendos while keeping student excitement extremely high this work is sure to become a standard in the repertoire!
Drawing inspiration from several famous Hungarian rhapsodies David Shaffer offers this exciting new addition to the string repertoire. Plenty of countermelodies tempo changes and even some solo work all combine to make this an interesting piece that your students and audience will truly enjoy.
David Shaffer provides this excellent teaching tool which focuses entirely on pizzicato technique. Written as a march this piece is perfect for changing the pace of your concert and even includes some optional percussion to enhance the overall effect. Very easy and sure to be a delight.
David Shaffer cleverly combines swing and straight playing in this novel arrangement of Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho. Players immediately get into the groove by snapping their fingers on the offbeats. A pizzicato treatment of the melody progressively builds until the whole ensemble is using a full bow. Everyone gets melodic material and the audience is sure to chuckle with the sudden pizzicato …
Jingle Bells with a country western flare? You bet! This creative work is very well written and provides a section where your trumpet players will actually call the square dance! A worthy consideration for your holiday concert with the quality writing you've come to expect from David Shaffer.
As the title implies here is an exciting and powerful composition for very young players. Written in minor and using a single tempo throughout this piece provides nice feature spots for your horns/saxes as well as trumpets. Theclarinet parts are all written below the break and these players will enjoy the menacing-sounding trills. (Grade 1.5)
A delicate opening moves into a frenzy of woodwind activity over powerful brass fanfares. After a brief lyrical section the piece resumes its fire erupting in celebration as it catapults toward its heroic ending! Includes CD of performance.
As the composers write: Lighthearted with a hint of macabre this composition evokes images of ghosts goblins and other spirits engaging in a haunting graveyard gavotte. A very clever piece which is perfect for changing the pace of your concert. Highly recommended!
This novel work opens up with pizzicato in all instruments. The ?high tension? atmosphere gives way to an easy-going tune with a syncopated melody to help lighten things up. This one is sure to stick with your audience long after the piece is over. Optional temple blocks and ratchet add to the fun. A great change of pace for your next program! (1:20)
This exciting festival work is sure to captivate your students and audience. Based on Greek mythology it portrays the story of Vulcan who gave birth to fire while toiling at his anvil forging the metals of the Earth. Accidentally a spark takes flight and Vulcan attempts to crush it but it is too quick for him and eventually kindles fire. This overture combines sheer power with gripping and emo…
Jingle Bells with a western flair? You bet! The parallel fourths in the first measure immediately signal the beginning of this holiday hoedown. An inventive middle section gives a select group of students (or the entire orchestra!) the opportunity to call the square dance. Exciting and entertaining on every level it’s time to Swing ol’ Santa ‘round and ‘round!
Popular cartoons have made Franz Liszt?s Hungarian Rhapsody #2 and Johannes Brahms?s Hungarian Rhapsody #5 instantly recognizable. This arrangement cleverly combines several themes from both compositions into one fun-filled frolic through classical cartoon capers. Whistles bird whistles and ratchets all add to the charm of this novel tune. This is one ?Happy Hungarian? that will keep you smiling…
Des arrangements pour Piano Solo des Bandes originales de films tels que Avatar, Black Swan, Crazy Heart, The King's Speech, Nine, The Princess and the Frog, Slumdog Millionaire, Toy Story 3 and Up.
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