Sixteen Easy Pieces for String orchestra

ISBN-13: 9790080144442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 160 str.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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The varied contents of this volume enable young orchestral players to become acquainted with compositions written by Mozart in his childhood and youth: the earliest of the pieces, a contredanse (K15e) originally written for piano, was composed in London in 1764 (when Mozart was just eight years old), the latest was composed in Paris in 1778. The selection also includes a movement from the Gallimathias musicum, the song 'An die Freude', early minuets and ballet music, other contredanses, German hymns, and even a movement from a symphony.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.CONTENTS: German religious song (Zwei deutsche Kirchenlieder, K 336c [343], No. 1); German religious song (Zwei deutsche Kirchenlieder, K 336c [343], No. 2); [Neun Stuecke, K Anh. C 27.06 (Anh. 207), No. 4]; [Neun Stuecke, K Anh. C 27.06 (Anh. 207), No. 8]; Arietta (Neun Variationen fuer Klavier ueber ein Thema von Nicolas Dezede "Lison dormait", K 315d [264]; [Kontretanz] (Londoner Skizzenbuch, 1764, K 15e); To Joy (Lied fuer eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung KV 47e [53]); Marcia (Gallimathias musicum, K 32, No. 6); Menuett (Sechs Menuette, K 130a [164], No. 3); Menuett (Sieben Menuette, K 61b [65a], No. 3); Menuett (Sieben Menuette, K 61b [65a], No. 6); Menuetto (Sinfonie, K 111b [96]); Kontretanz (Vier Konretaenze, K 271c [267], No. 3); Kontretanz (Vier Konretaenze, K 271c [267], No. 4); Kontretanz (Kontretaenze, K 250a [101], No. 2); Menuett (Sechs Menuette, K 61h, No. 2) 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 parts can also be downloaded as A4-sized PDF files.