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Grade 1 & 1.5
Away In A Manger: A Trilogy - Arr. Bryan Kidd. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1) Away In A Manger starts in the key of G in 3/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 80 to 88 beats per minute. The violins are divided into two parts with an optional piano part provided. The key changes to D, but goes back to G. There are some eighth notes.
Batman Theme - Neal Hefti / Bob Cerulli. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is a reissue of the TV theme from 1966. It is a rock tempo in 4/4 meter. The key is D. There are many eighth notes. There are some repeated sections as well as a D.S. al Coda.
Carols Of Olde, Suite No. 1 - Arr. John ONeill. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) The carols included in this title are "Shepherds Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep", "We Three Kings", and "Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella". Each carol is in a different key: D, F, and G respectively. They are all in 3/4 meter. There are some repeated sections. The violin part has been divided into two parts. An optional piano part has been provided.
Good King Wenceslas - L. Ewing. (EPS) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This arrangement is in the key of G. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. There are several tempo changes throughout. This title is in the Holiday Concert Series.
Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman / Bob Cerulli. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1) This arrangement is in the key of G. The meter signature is common time. An optional piano part is provided.
Holiday Sounds For Strings - Arr. Robert W. Smith and Robert D. McCashin as string editor. (Belwin) ($30.00) (Grade 1) Holiday Sounds For Strings is in the key of D. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. There are many eighth and some dotted quarter and eighth note patterns.
March Heroic - Elliot Del Borgo. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) March Heroic is in the key of D in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. The violin part is divided into first and second parts. There is an optional piano part provided. This title is correlated to the All for Strings, book 1, page 43. One to two pages are devoted to "Learning Concepts". The page has scales and arpeggios in the key of the music. There are rhythm studies and technique studies correlated to the music as well as tuning studies. There also is a selection quiz for students to fill in blanks and answer questions related to the learning concepts.
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down - Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin / Bob Cerulli. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1) This arrangement is in the key of D . The meter signature is common time. There is a D.S. al Coda. An optional piano part is provided.
Procession - L. Ewing. (EPS) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) Procession is in the key of D in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 112 beats per minute. Students will encounter half, quarter and eighth notes. This title is in the First Year Concert Series.
Roundelay in D - Richard A. Stephan. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 1) Roundelay is in the key of D in 2/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 120 to 133 beats per minute. An optional piano part is provided. This title is correlated to the All for Strings, book 1, page 33. One to two pages are devoted to "Learning Concepts". The page has scales and arpeggios in the key of the music. There are rhythm studies and technique studies correlated to the music as well as tuning studies. There also is a selection quiz for students to fill in blanks and answer questions related to the learning concepts.
Tangents for Strings - Robert W. Smith and string editor Robert D. McCashin (Belwin) ($30.00) (Grade 1.5) Tangents for Strings is in the key of G. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. This title was written to teach staccato style.
Three French Bergerettes - Arr. Gerald E. Anderson. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 1) These three tunes are in the keys of G, G minor and A minor. The first two are in 3/4 meter and the third is in 2/4 meter. An optional piano part is provided. This title is correlated to the All for Strings, book 2, page 35. One to two pages are devoted to "Learning Concepts". The page has scales and arpeggios in the key of the music. There are rhythm studies and technique studies correlated to the music as well as tuning studies. There also is a selection quiz for students to fill in blanks and answer questions related to the learning concepts.
Twist and Shout - Words and music by Bert Russell and Phil Medley / Bob Cerulli. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1.5) Twist and Shout is in the key of G. The meter signature is common time. Dotted quarter and eighth note patterns are used extensively throughout this composition. There are some repeated sections as well as a D.S. al Coda. Pizzicato as well as bowing is used.
Grade 2 & 2.5
Barcollante - L. Ewing. (EPS) ($35.00) (Grade 2) Barcollante opens in A minor but changes to C major. The opening meter is 2/4 but changes to 3/4. There are some tempo changes also. Students will encounter some dotted eighth notes as well as eighth note triplet patterns. Syncopation is also used.
A Christmas Overture - Arr. Owen Goldsmith. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 2) This title features "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", and "Bring A Torch Jeannette, Isabella". It opens in the key of C in 6/8 meter. The meter changes to 2/4, but then goes back to 6/8. The key also changes to A at the last 6/8 meter change. An optional piano part is provided. The violins are divided into two parts.
Corinth - L. Ewing. (EPS) ($35.00) (Grade 2) Corinth is in the key of D minor. The meter signature is 3/4. There are some dotted rhythms. There are also several tempo changes. This title is in the Advanced Concert Series.
Festival of Lights - Arr. Robert S. Frost. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 2) Festival of Lights is a medley of three tunes: "Chanukah", "My Dreidel", and "O Chanukah". It is in 2/4 meter starting in the key of C, but changing to F. There is an optional piano part provided. An optional third violin part is provided. This title is correlated to the All for Strings, book 1, page 43. One to two pages are devoted to "Learning Concepts". The page has scales and arpeggios in the key of the music. There are rhythm studies and technique studies correlated to the music as well as tuning studies. There also is a selection quiz for students to fill in blanks and answer questions related to the learning concepts.
Fiesta (Four Festive South American Folk Songs) - Arr. Lloyd Conley.(Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2) Fiesta opens in the key of D, but later changes to the key of C, back to D and finally to the key of G. The meter signature is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 138 beats per minute. The meter changes to 4/4. There are some eighth and dotted eighth / sixteenth note patterns. The violins are divided into two parts. There are also two percussion parts using claves, castanets, maracas, congas or tom-toms.
Pavane (Pour Une Infante Defunte) - Maurice Ravel / Transcribed by Owen Goldsmith. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2) Pavane is in the key of G in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 54 beats per minute. The meter changes briefly to 2/4 but goes back to 4/4. There are some eighth note triplet patterns as well as some eighth/quarter note syncopation. An optional third violin part has been provided from the viola part. A piano part also is provided.
Grade 3 & 3.5
Airs And Grace For String Orchestra - Christopher Norton. (Boosey and Hawkes) ($60.00) (Grade 3) This title has four movements. Three are in the key of G and the fourth is in the key of D. Two of the movements are in 3/4 meter, one is in 5/4, while the last movement is in 4/4. This title comes with a piano part. Also provided is a violin 3 which is the same as the viola.
Diversity - Carol Nunez. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 3) Diversity has the key signature for D minor. It is a viola solo with string accompaniment. An optional cello solo is provided. An optional piano part is also provided. It is starts in 4/4 meter but changes to 6/8 meter and then back to 4/4 again. The solo part has some sixteenth notes. The violin also has some sixteenth notes, but they are repeated notes. The violin part is divided into two separate parts. This title is correlated to the All for Strings book 3, page 38. One to two pages are devoted to "Learning Concepts". The page has scales and arpeggios in the key of the music. There are rhythm studies and technique studies correlated to the music as well as tuning studies. There also is a selection quiz for students to fill in blanks and answer questions related to the learning concepts.
Dont Cry For Me Argentina / You Must Love Me - Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, words by Tim Rice / Calvin Custer. (Hal Leonard) ($40.00) (Grade 3) This title opens in the key of D in 4/4 meter. There are 2 violin parts, and the viola part has also been written as a third violin part. Also parts are included for percussion and mallet percussion. A piano part is included which plays an important part. There are some tempo changes and a key change to G. There are many eighth notes in all parts.
Haven - L. Ewing. (EPS) ($45.00) (Grade 3) Haven is a two movement work for string orchestra. The first movement is in the key of G minor. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 96 beats per minute. The second movement is in C minor. The meter is 3/8 with the eighth note equal to 116 meats per minute. This title is in the Advanced Concert Series.
I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hanlisch, R.J. Lange and Bryan Adams / John Wasson. (Hal Leonard) ($40.00) (Grade 3) This title is from the movie The Mirror Has Two Faces as sung by Barbra Streisand. It starts in the key of C in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. It is a "gentle rock ballad." The violins are divided into two separate parts. There also is a third violin part or treble clef viola. Other parts that are included are a piano and two percussion. The rhythms are mostly eighth notes with some eighth/two sixteenth note patterns. The key changes to A and then back to C again. There are some accidentals throughout.
Jazz Pizzicato - Leroy Anderson / Edited by Samuel Applebaum. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) This title is in the key of G in cut-time. There are three violin parts as well as an open string part. There also is a piano part provided. All parts will see some written eighth notes. There is a repeated section.
Grade 4 & 4.5
Grade 1 & 1.5
The Tempest - Robert W. Smith and Robert D McCashin as the string editor. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 1.5) The Tempest is scored for either a full orchestra or a string orchestra. It is in the key of C in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 144 beats per minute. The trumpet range is to fourth space E.
Grade 2 & 2.5
Grade 3 & 3.5
The Great Escape March - Music by Elmer Berstein, words by Al Stillman / Charles Sayre. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) The Great Escape March is from the movie of the same name. It is in cut-time with the half note equal to 104 beats per minute. The opening key is B-flat, but it changes to E-flat and later changes back to B-flat. There are some repeated sections.
Holiday for Strings - Words by Sammy Gallop, music by David Rose / Marty Gold. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) This piece is in cut time in the key of C. It starts "slowly", but increases speed to half note equal to 112 beats per minute. There are frequent key changes to E-flat, G, E-flat, C and finally to E-flat again. There are many accidentals throughout.
I Got Rhythm - George and Ira Gershwin / Charles Sayre. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) I Got Rhythm opens in 3/8 meter but changes meter frequently. It goes through 2/4, 3/8 again, and finally 4/4. The opening tempo is marked for the dotted quarter note to equal 88 beats per minute. The tempo changes also along with the meter changes. The key also changes from the opening key of E-flat. It goes to C and then back to E-flat. The trumpet range is to a high C above the staff.
Ill Be Home For Christmas - Words by Kim Gannon, music by Walter Kent / Marty Gold. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) Ill Be Home For Christmas is in cut-time with the half note equal to 96 beats per minute. This title opens in the key of C, but changes to E-flat and then to F. There are many accidentals throughout.
Its Christmastime - Arr. Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($70.00) (Grade 3) This title is a medley of "Santa Claus Is Comin To Town", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Silver Bells", and "Ill Be Home For Christmas". The key changes often from the opening G to C, back to G, then to E-flat and C again. It ends in the key of E-flat. The meter signature likewise changes several times from the opening common time with the quarter note equal to 92 beats to 3/4 and then back to 4/4 again. The trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff.
La Bamba - Richie Valens / Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($50.00) (Grade 3) This title is in cut-time in the key of C. It opens with Latin rhythm instruments each being added every two or four measures. There is much syncopation. The trumpet range is to an A above the staff.
Mancini Magic - Henry Mancini / Jerry Brubaker. (Warner Bros.) ($70.00) (Grade 3) Mancini Magic is a medley featuring: "Mr. Lucky", "Baby Elephant Walk", "Moon River", "Charade", "Pink Panther", and "Peter Gunn". The key changes from the opening key of F to B-flat and then back to F. The meter likewise changes from the opening 4/4 to 3/4 and then back to 4/4. There are several tempo changes also. Some sections are repeated. The trumpet range is to an A-flat above the staff.
Over The Rainbow - Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen / Marty Gold. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) Over The Rainbow is from the movie "The Wizard of Oz". It is in the key of E-flat in common time. The quarter note is equal to 96 beats per minute. The key does change to F. There are many accidentals throughout. The woodwinds and strings do have many sixteenth note runs. The trumpet range is to B-flat above the staff.
Winter Wonderland - Music by Felix Bernard, words by Dick Smith / Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($50.00) (Grade 3) Winter Wonderland opens in the key of F, but changes to B-flat. There are many accidentals. The meter signature is 4/4. There are some repeated sections.
The Wizard of Oz - Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen / Charles Sayre. (Warner Bros.) ($65.00) (Grade 3.5) The Wizard of Oz is from the movie by the same name. It is a medley of "Were Off To See The Wizard", "If Only I Had A Brain", "Merry Old Land Of Oz", and "Over the Rainbow". The meter changes often from the opening 6/8. It goes through 12/8, cut-time, 6/8 again and then to 4/4. The key likewise changes frequently. It opens in the key of C, but changes to F, then E-flat, F, A-flat, F again and finally to A-flat. There are some repeated sections.
Grade 4 & 5
God Is With Us All The Way - Music and Words by Joseph M. Martin / orchestrated by Larry Mayfield. (Shawnee Press) ($50.00) (Grade 4.5) This title is the orchestra accompaniment for the choral music by the same title. It is in the key of G but changing to B-flat near the end. It is in 4/4 meter.
Heres To The Military (A Tribute To The Armed Forces) - Arr. Steve W. Mauldin. (Intrada) ($40.00) (Grade 4) This title includes five military songs with narration. The key changes frequently from the opening C to B-flat, G, C and finally to D-flat. The meter signature also changes from the opening 4/4 to 6/8 and back to 4/4 again.
In His Love - Music and words by Mark Patterson / orchestrated by Larry Mayfield. (Shawnee Press) ($50.00) (Grade 4) In His Love is the orchestra accompaniment for the choral music by the same title. It is 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 84 beats per minute. This title starts in the key of A but changes to C near the end.
More Love To Thee - Arr. Body Walters. (Intrada Group) ( $34.95) (Grade 5) This title was arranged to be performed with either a small or large orchestra. It is a solo for either a trumpet, violin, flute or cello and orchestra. It is in 4/4 meter in the key of D with key changes to C and finally to F.
Sweet Hour of Prayer - William Bradbury / Harry Switzer. (Intrada Group) ($35.00) (Grade 4) Sweet Hour of Prayer is in 3/4 meter in the key of A. The quarter note is equal to 72 beats per minute. The key changes to F and later to D. The flute has some sixteenth note runs.
A harp part is included in this composition.
To Share Our Faith - Music and words by Joseph M. Martin / orchestrated by Larry Mayfield. (Shawnee Press) ($50.00) (Grade 4) This work starts in the key of C but changes to E-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. This title is the orchestra accompaniment for the choral music by the same title.
We Have Seen His Glory - Music by Douglas Nolan and words by J. Paul Williams / orchestrated by Larry Mayfield. (Shawnee) ($50.00) (Grade 4) We Have Seen His Glory is the orchestra accompaniment for the choral music of the same title. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 76 beats per minute. The key starts in C but changes many times and goes through E, then G, C and finally D-flat.
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