Songs of the Basque Set Type:Full SetThis piece consists of two movements which are drawn from the folk music of the Basque people from the north of Spain and the south of France. The Basques are an ancient, fiercely independent people who proudly declare themselves to be the oldest surviving culture in Europe. Traditional music is a very important part of their culture, and this fine string setting captures two contrasting Basque melodies; a traditional greeting song and a spirited
Organized chronologically
Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown by the combined forces of General Washington’s Colonial army and the French Navy
with the upper divisi violins embellishing with descant harmony beginning at bar 37
Finally (bar 96) the earth stops trembling and we're left with a feeling of sadness over the devastation
as it dances in faster and faster tempi to an ecstatic ending
This light and entertaining piece is written by Susan Day in D major and is played pizzicato in its entirety
laying down a solid foundation
This is an arrangement of two keyboard works from Nannerl's Notebook
The energy released by the famous Old Faithful geyser is reflected in the upbeat character of the music
Contrasting the simple opening statements are an imitative pizzicato middle section
Racing the Wind was written for a multi-level string orchestra
for working on double stops
