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Across the Crescent Moon
JW Pepper Editors' Choice Caryn Wiegand Neidhold Grand Mesa Strings Grade 2 Evoke a velvet night as wisps of clouds float across a sliver of moonlight, only to slip away into darkness. Impressionistic elements paint a picture of the secretive crescent moon and depict its arc across the night sky. |
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A String Showcase
JW Pepper Editors' Choice Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Rossini, Dvorak arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold Carl Fischer Grade 2.5 It's time to show off your instrument! Whether highlighting accomplishments at the year-end concert or introducing each string instrument in a recruitment performance, this showcase features the violin, viola, cello, and bass sections. Listeners will instantly recognize well-loved melodies by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Rossini, and Dvorak. Optional narration is included with pauses marked in the score. Everyone gets a chance to shine in the spotlight in this celebration of strings. |
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Canon Cannon
Pachelbel, Tchaikovsky - arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold Grand Mesa Strings Grade 2 This familiar sneaky theme was originally composed for solo piano by French composer Charles Gounod in 1872 as a bit of a joke about a particular music critic. The mysterious and foreboding motif has since been used in film and TV, most notably as the theme for the show Alfred Hitchcock Presents. This string orchestra arrangement skillfully weaves the ominous melody into all sections, retaining the original D minor key with the traditional change to the parallel D major in the middle. Players will experience various accidentals in 6/8 meter, with minimal shifting in first violin and cello. With the ghostly whimsy of a danse macabre, this scary classic is perfect for your fall or Halloween concert! |
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March of the Marionette
JW Pepper Editors' Choice Gounod - arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold CARL FISCHER Grade 3 This familiar sneaky theme was originally composed for solo piano by French composer Charles Gounod in 1872 as a bit of a joke about a particular music critic. The mysterious and foreboding motif has since been used in film and TV, most notably as the theme for the show Alfred Hitchcock Presents. This string orchestra arrangement skillfully weaves the ominous melody into all sections, retaining the original D minor key with the traditional change to the parallel D major in the middle. Players will experience various accidentals in 6/8 meter, with minimal shifting in first violin and cello. With the ghostly whimsy of a danse macabre, this scary classic is perfect for your fall or Halloween concert! |
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(De)composition
Caryn Wiegand Neidhold CARL FISCHER Grade 2 The music is falling apart! Or is it? This creepy-crawly composition starts deep underground in the cello and bass sections with an ominous theme, soon joined by the creaking, scratching, and screeching of unearthly noises from the rest of the zombie orchestra. Skittering fingertips, scratchy ponticello, and eerie glissandi are just a few of the fun extended techniques players will encounter in this scary venture into the dissonance of music - decomposing! |
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Capriol Dances
JW Pepper Editor's Choice * Stanton's Five Star Feature Warlock, arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold CARL FISCHER Grade 3 Long a favorite for orchestra concert and contest events, two of the enigmatic "Capriol Suite's" most famous movements, Basse-Danse and Mattachins (Sword Dance), are adapted here for intermediate orchestra, allowing younger students to experience the high-energy melodies and unique harmonies of these popular dances. |
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Old French Song for String Solo & Orchestra
JW Pepper Editor's Choice P. Tchaikovsky arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold LUDWIGMASTERS Grade 2.5 Feature a deserving string student with this arrangement of Tchaikovsky's enchanting Old French Song. All solo parts are included for violin, viola, cello, and bass, allowing directors flexibility to spotlight any string instrumentalist in educational ensembles. The lush sounds of Tchaikovsky will elevate student orchestras and celebrate student soloists. |
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Bizet - Symphony No. 1, Allegro vivace
arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold TEMPO PRESS Grade 3 Bizet’s Allegro Vivace from Symphony No. 1 is an energetic scherzo that will engage your students and charm your audiences. The standard Minuet-Trio form allows students to repeat technique to build confidence. Written when Bizet had just turned seventeen, the minuet section starts with fire and energy followed by a trio with lively drone and a melody reminiscent of traditional folk tunes. |