Berserkers were special warriors common to the Vikings and the ancient Celtic tribes who would work themselves into a frenzy with mead, mushrooms and hyperventilation to achieve performances of ferocious courage in battle. Although deadly in combat, the berserking process was paradoxically a suicidal one since, having lost their senses, they were vulnerable to a more stealthy attack. The initial burst of inspiration for this work came in 1989 after watching a soccer game in which Celtic Glasgow turned in a characteristically passionate, frenzied but ultimately futile display against Partizan Belgrade. But whatever the genesis of the piece, it is essentially abstract. The relationship between soloist and orchestra changes from section to section. In the opening fast music they are in argument and opposition most of the time, each striving to dominate. In the slow middle section the piano is very much to the fore and in the final quick section they become equal partners.
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Violin Junior is a fun and creative violin method for children from the age of 5 years upwards. The repertoire covers a wide rangeof styles from classical music to folk, world and popular music. Join Fiocco the Frog in this new approach and find out just how much fun playing the violin can be!
Lesson Books include many duets for two students to play together as well as imaginative technical, aural, rhythm and improvisation exercises. Piano and Violin Accompaniments are available for the Lesson Books.
Theory Books cover fun games and creative exercises on music reading, music writing, aural training, composition and music theory.
Concert Books provide additional repertoire and enjoyable concert pieces.
Audio tracks (full version and play-along mp3s) are available for the Lesson Books, Theory Books and Concert Books. Tutorial videos are also available with technical and musical advice on many of the pieces and exercises in the Lesson Books. Additional online materials round off the method.
The series will be continued (5 levels).
Please visit www.violin-junior.com
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Recorded by Survivor in 1982 for the movie “Rocky III,” this rock anthem has come to epitomize the emotion and drama of competition. Scott Boerma's arrangemenet takes this hit to new levels of excitement for any sports arena!
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Leó Weiner (1885-1960) was recognized both as a composer and a teacher of chamber music. World-famous Hungarian musicians and stringquartets pointed to him as their legendary maestro. His transcriptions for string orchestra of ten pieces from Bartók's cycle For Children are a masterpiece from a genuine musician: in it, besides simply providing study pieces for young orchestras, he also, and far more importantly, introduces learners of string instruments to the unique, incomparable musical world that Bartók's pieces for children inhabit.
This volume, previously available in the Leggiero series, is now, in a new guise, part of the series Treasury for String Ensembles.
Treasury for String Ensembles provides carefully selected original compositions and arrangements from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, compiled in volumes according to level of difficulty, from beginner's level to professional.
-Elementary (all in first position): typically for three violins and cello or children's string orchestra.
-Intermediate: typically for three violins and cello or string quartet or youth string orchestra.
-Advanced: typically for string quartet or string quintet (with double bass) or string orchestra.
The volumes are published in both printed and digital form. The printed edition contains the score and one copy of each part.Further copies can be ordered for the purposes of orchestral performance. The digital edition can be viewed on screen, and the partscan also be downloaded as A4-sized PDF files. The digital edition comes free with the printed edition, using the unique code provided.
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Experience the epic world of Skyrim like never before with “Dragonborn - Skyrim Theme” by Jeremy Soule, expertly arranged for string orchestra by Robert Longfield. Immerse your audience in the captivating melodies and soaring harmonies that define this iconic soundtrack. This 6/8 arrangement in B minor brings the magic, majesty, and driving energy of Tamriel to life!
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Here's another stunning hit from pop sensation Dua Lipa! With a moderate rock pulse and powerful riffs, this exciting chart uses lots of scoring variety in an effective setting for the stands.
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Study Score. Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in celebration of their 50th Anniversary. Composed for eight instruments. The Swedish spelling of the word semaphore is a reference to the late Finnish artist Ernst Mether-Borgström, whose first language was Swedish. His work has been well-known to me since my childhood, and I grew up with his paintings. He also created several versions of playful and colorful sculptures which he called Semafor, since he thought of them as traffic signs in our urban jungle. In his mind, he considered that art should surround us everywhere as a messenger of spiritual values in our life. Who wouldn't agree?
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“Rick Roll” your audience and dive into the playful nostalgia of “Never Gonna Give You Up!” Larry Moore's masterful arrangement gives this classic hit by Rick Astley a fresh twist, perfect for adding fun and energy to your performance. Elevate your string orchestra's repertoire with this crowd-pleaser's catchy beats and infectious spirit that will have everyone singing along!
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The signature hit from rock band AC/DC, this stadium crowd-pleaser is sure to pump up the team and the crowd. The famous guitar riff can be played on a synthesizer or mallet percussion. “Thunder!”
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What Things Become was written for the Dream House Quartet which consists specifically of two pianos and two electric guitars. It was first performed in the United States in 2022.
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Steven Spielberg's twenty year association with John Williams has produced yet another powerful cinematic achievement, this time a gripping, realistic view of the horrors of WW II. Williams' score includes this simple hymn, using chorus as an instrument of the orchestra, adding a special reverence and poignancy to the simple melody. Arranger Paul Lavender brings us this edition for the concert band stage.
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Symphony No.11 in G minor, op.103, composed in 1957, bears the subtitle 'The Year 1905,' alluding to the failed, bloodily suppressedrevolution in the Russian Tsarist Empire. In private, however, Shostakovich reportedly said that his symphony was also reminiscent of the present, perhaps referring to the brutal repression of the Hungarian uprising in 1956. The symphony's extremely pictorial musical idiom 'tells' of injustice and violence against the defenceless. In this score, no fewer than nine popular revolutionary songs from 1905 are to be heard.
This volume is part of the revised and corrected new edition of all 15 symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich published by Boosey & Hawkes and Sikorski as large format study scores for optimal legibility. All scores and the related orchestral parts have been newly computer typeset, and the orchestral parts are also compatible for performance use with scores in “The New Collected Works of DmitriShostakovich”.
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Schönberg created his last instrumental work in March 1949 at the suggestion of American violinist Adolf Koldofsky, firstly just the violin part and only thereafter the piano accompaniment. The piece is among his twelve-tone works, with the two parts based on row segments that, when played together, - form complete rows. While Schönberg certainly designated his op. 47 a “Phantasy”, the orientation of the relatively short piece around sonata form is unmistakable. An unusual wealth of sources survives for this work, which editor Eike Fess, a staff member at Viennas Arnold Schönberg Center, has sorted and evaluated with great expertise. Urs Wallinand Shai Wosner, two specialists in Schönbergs twelve-tone works, have been enlisted for the fingerings.
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