STRING ORCHESTRA
All the compositions and arrangements on this page have links to videos on YouTube where you can
follow the score while a recording plays and the pages turn automatically.
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Several of my orchestral compositions have been recorded for commercial release by prominent European
orchestras (see red links to discography pages at bottom of entries).
OFFENBACH'S BARCAROLLE
Level: M
Duration: 2:00
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
A barcarolle was originally a traditional Venetian gondolier song, usually in gentle 6/8 meter (think “Santa Lucia”). The name has also long been used in classical music for other compositions in that style. Of a great many barcarolles in the literature, the best-known is probably the duet “Belle nuit, o nuit d’amour “ from Jacques Offenbach’s final opera “Les Contes d’Hoffman.” This is a reasonably faithful arrangement for intermediate string orchestra of that famous melody.
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Also available scored for standard string quartet, wind quintet, and brass quintet
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Download from Score Exchange
HILL COUNTRY RHAPSODY
Level: MA
Duration: 6:45
Price: $47.00
Publisher: Black Squirrel Music
"Commissioned by Trinity University, in San Antonio, Texas, this is a medley of famous Appalachian fiddle tunes arranged for string orchestra. The tunes used are Drunken Hiccoughs, Sally Gooden, Five Miles from Town, Molly Baker, Chicken Reel, Sally Johnson, Uncle Joe, Leather Breeches, and Wag'ner." (from the preface to the score)
“Interest is divided well between sections of the orchestra. Highly recommended.” (publisher’s promo)
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SERENATA FOR STRINGS
Level: A
Duration: 11:00
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Contemporary style work in five movements. PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
The individual movements, with their locations on the audio track, are listed below.
1. Prologue 0:00
2. Scherzo 3:17
3. Nocturne 4:40
4. Tarantella 7:40
5. Epilogue 9:49
"Inward and emotional, this multi-movement work is a powerful statement from a composer of depth and substance."
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-- Ablaze Records promo
This composition is also available scored for chamber orchestra with winds and percussion.
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Read more about Serenata for Strings
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Download from Score Exchange
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Recording by Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Kružik, conductor
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Released on the album Orchestral Masters Vol. 8 by Ablaze Records
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