2009|2010 highland/etling - Alfred Music Publishing

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A hero’s Welcome
(Pavane for String Orchestra)
Grade 3
by Doug Spata
(00-31600) F $45.00
Add emotional resonance to any concert
with the gentle, bittersweet melodies and
flowing style of this piece. All sections of
the orchestra take turns with the lyrical
themes and fluid accompaniments, but
it’s the emotive, yearning tone that will
make the piece memorable. Featuring
advanced part independence, broad
dynamic changes, and an emotive style
to introduce and build concepts in
musicianship. (3:25)
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tWo Folk dAnces, Grade 3
by Nira Chen and Nicholas Roubanis,
arr. Lauren Bernofsky
(00-31603) F $55.00
Want your students to fall in love with
music? Then this is the piece for you!
These two gems of folk dance music have
been artfully arranged for intermediate
string orchestra. Have a hot violinist
in your orchestra that you’d like to
showcase? Misirlou begins and ends with
impressive-sounding solo cadenzas,
framing the unforgettable theme. Dodi Li
is a hauntingly beautiful love song, and
in this enchanting arrangement, each
instrument gets a chance to play melody
and harmony, arco and pizzicato. (5:30)
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vAriAble stArs, Grade 3
by Almon C. Bock II
(00-31626) F $55.00
This theme and six
variations on the wellknown
children’s song
incorporate many stringplaying
techniques
providing great teaching
opportunities in a setting
sure to be a hit with young
and old alike. The six
variations, including a waltz
and a cha-cha, are uniquely
woven to maintain the
theme, but impart their own characters
and flavors featuring each section of
the orchestra at various times. The final
variation includes a surprise and will
leave audiences wondering if they heard
correctly. The piece ends with a rousing
restatement of the theme. (5:40)
= Holiday selection
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“summer” From the Four
SeaSoNS (First Movement)
Grade 3½
by Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Brendan McBrien
(00-31597) F $47.00
This music is hot, and Vivaldi wanted
it that way! You’ll feel the heat and
experience a gathering summer storm in
this work. Performers and audience alike
will love the drama and energy in this
familiar classic. There are parts for solo
violin and cello, and like Vivaldi’s original,
the music includes his sonnet text written
into the parts so students can experience
what the master was communicating
through the music. A guaranteed winner
on your next orchestra concert! (4:25)
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i sAW three ships, Grade 3½
Traditional, arr. Vince Gassi
(00-31604) F $47.00
A delightful adaptation of a traditional
English Carol. Coated with a layer of sugar
frosting, this piece will warm you up
with its joyous harmonies and charming
melodies, making you feel like you are
sitting in front of a crackly fire sipping
hot cocoa on a crisp wintry night. Sure to
become an audience favorite! (3:00)
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A birch bAy celebrAtion
Grade 3½
by Richard Meyer
(00-31627) F $55.00
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
annual string teachers’ workshop in Birch
Bay, Washington with this two-movement
commemoration. The piece provides a
great challenge! First presenting a tender
and wistful folksong, and then moving to
a rousing, virtuosic, “fiddle-tune meets
ragtime” feel, this energetic romp is a
non-stop workout that your students will
love to play, practice and perform! (5:00)
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mercurius, Grade 3½
by Shirl Jae Atwell
(00-31602) F $47.00
“Mercurius” is a medieval Latin noun used
to describe messengers, of which the
Roman god Mercury is most famous. The
forward motion of Mercurius is a constant
in the bass part while the melody floats
above, first in octaves, then as a duet, in a
smooth flowing manner. The harmony is
realized in conjunction with the rhythmic
pattern of the bass to convey the purpose
of this “bearer of news.” (3:15)
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symphony no. 44 “trAuer”
(Fourth Movement), Grade 4
by Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Todd Parrish
(00-31595) F $55.00
Celebrate the 200 th anniversary of Haydn’s
death with this outstanding symphony!
This exciting and energetic work is a rare
example of Haydn’s use of the minor
tonality in symphonic writing, which
is aptly subtitled “Trauer,” translated
“Mourning.” The string parts are very
close to the original with changes made
only to accommodate the important
lines of the original oboe and horn parts.
Students will thoroughly enjoy the
contrapuntal style allowing simultaneous
independent melodies. Some shifting is
required through third position for violins
and fourth position for cellos and basses.
(3:40)
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legend oF sleepy holloW
Grade 4
by Richard Meyer
(00-31606) F $60.00
An exciting and colorful tone poem
based on Washington Irving’s famous
short story, your students will love this
musical depiction of the fateful night
when Schoolmaster Ichabod Crane meets
up with the fabled Headless Horseman.
Whimsical, romantic and frightening, this
piece is sure to stir the imaginations of
your students and their audience. A great
challenge for the more advanced string
orchestra, and a wonderful lesson in tone
painting. (7:00)
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Allegro giocoso
(from Symphony No. 4), Grade 4
by Johannes Brahms, arr. Robert Sieving
(00-31609) F $60.00
The sturdy gaiety of this piece will endear
students and audience alike! Carefully
crafted to preserve the essence of the
original, this arrangement retains the
core of the string parts with the necessary
substance of the winds. (3:00)
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souvenir d’Amerique
(Variations on Yankee
Doodle), Grade 4
by Henri Vieuxtemps,
arr. Rick England
(00-31608) F $55.00
On a tour of America in 1833 and
1834, the Franco/Flemish violin virtuoso
Henri Vieuxtemps heard Yankee Doodle.
On returning to Europe, he produced
the violin and piano barnburner that was
the inspiration for this string orchestra
arrangement. Everyone in the orchestra
gets a crack at the melody and some
alternate notes are provided for those
with acrophobia. This is a must-have for
those who enjoy programming patriotic
music where the fireworks are in the
string parts. (3:20)
string AlternAtives
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AmericAn Fiddle medley
(featuring Cripple Creek,
Boil Them Cabbage Down
and Soldier’s Joy), Grade 2
Traditional, arr. Bob Phillips
(00-31617) F $45.00
Bring out the cowboy hats and bandanas
for this fantastic arrangement of
everyone’s favorite fiddle tunes! This one
is perfect for young players. All sections
play the melodies, providing interest
and a chance to work on dynamics.
Performance recommendations to help
make the tunes sound “fiddley” are
provided in the score. (1:30)
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midnight on the WAter
Grade 2
by Benny Thomasson, arr. Renata Bratt
(00-31618) F $45.00
A famous, majestic, mid-tempo fiddle
tune sure to please any audience! Easy
and accessible, this Texas waltz features
beautiful Americana harmonies. In D
Major, all instruments stay in first position.
Every section has a turn playing the tune
as well as the accompaniment, so there is
plenty here for all sections to enjoy! (2:30)
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