Based on an Irish folk melody of Erin's Shore, once established, the melody is developed throughout the work with the growing density of accompaniment- from simple chord to more complex rhythmic harmony and countermelodies.Program NotesLough Erin Shore opens…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Kate Agioritis
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Over the Rolling Downs evokes the images of gliding high above the landscape, following the contour of the lands that fall away below. Listening to the lilting contours of this music you can experience the feeling of freedom as you fly high above your…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The Playful Platypus is a light-hearted musical depiction of a platypus rushing around in its burrow and along the bottom of the creek.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1989 Publisher: Brolga Music Category: String Orchestra
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Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Composed in the style of Celtic fiddle music, A Queensland Set incorporates The Horseshoe Bay Hornpipe, Gentle Annie's Waltz and The Ironpot Jig.Program NotesThis 'set' is a celebration of Queensland and string playing in our schools. Composed in the style of…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
As the title suggests, Rum-Bah features elements of that ever- popular style- Latin American music. The catchy melodies and persistent Latin rhythms will quickly establish this piece as an orchestra favourite and a sure audience-pleaser.Program NotesAs the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
"Why aren't there more slow pieces in three four time?'' Why indeed. The music is slow and singing in style. Providing musical challenges through the tension and release of the melodic and harmonic lines, it is plaintive and evocative in nature and it is…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Darkness descends, the mood is tense - The Spook is near! This piece is an ideal tool to introduce your band to the differences between major and minor tonality.Program NotesDarkness descends, the mood is tense - The Spook is near! It wanders through the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The Debut Concert for Strings is a collection of eight short pieces composed specifically for your beginner string ensemble. With works graded from easy first finger and pizzicato work through to harder faster-paced pieces, The Debut Concert for Strings…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The Ghost of Tom is from England and has a creepy story. It's from a children's rhyme from the Dark Ages when a man named Tom was hung for murdering children and the villagers left his body hanging in the tree refusing to bury him so that his soul would never…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music