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O Holy Night (String Orchestra) # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # Adolphe-Charles Adam # Tim Crooks # O Holy Night # STR:UK String Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850377 Composed by Adolphe-Charles Adam. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christian,Christmas,Pop. Score and...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850377 Composed by Adolphe-Charles Adam. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christian,Christmas,Pop. Score and parts. 30 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6588511. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850377). O Holy Night, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Orchestra (ABRSM Beginner - grade 6). Technical challenges include 12/8 and 6/8 time signatures and key of Eb meaning the main parts are best suited to ABRSM Grade 4+ standard players. The arrangement can be mostly played in first position, occasionally requiring 3rd position with an optional 8ve passage in first violins to a top Bb. The arrangement also includes an easy part for Violin & Viola suitable for grade 1-2 level. A piano part is included but is not needed for performance.A version of this arrangement for String Quartet is also available here:S0.1122215This recording is of the Quartet Version, by the Manchester String Quartet. Available for streaming and download, www.manchesterstringquartet.com About the arranger Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia. STR:UK STRINGS - Education String Music, made in the UK We'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Subscribe to our social media to get news of all new releases: https://www.facebook.com/strukstrings https://twitter.com/strukstrings STR:UK Strings - Education String Music ©2021 S T Crooks Ltd All Rights Reserved The Holly and the Ivy (STR:UK String Orchestra)
The Holly and the Ivy (STR:UK String Orchestra) # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # Tim Crooks # Tim Crooks # The Holly and the Ivy # STR:UK String Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850417 Composed by Tim Crooks. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 25 pages. STR:UK...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850417 Composed by Tim Crooks. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 25 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6620461. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850417). The Holly and the Ivy, arranged for String Orchestra by Tim Crooks (STR:UK Strings).This old English carol is an essential addition to any Christmas collection. With a hint of Satie's 'Gymnopédie No.1' and 'Blackbird' by the Beatles, this arrangement suitable for Intermediate level (ABRSM grade 4-5) and upwards. There are some passages in higher positions and syncopated rhythms. An easier part (approx ABRSM grade 1-2) is also included for Violin, Viola and Cello)A string quartet version of this arrangement is also available (please note this is in a different key).Parts included (can be printed multiple times):- Violin 1, Violin, 2, Easy Violin- Viola / Violin 3, Easy Viola- Cello, Easy Cello- Double Bass- Piano (optional for performance)About the arrangerTim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia.STR:UK STRINGS - String Music, made in the UKWe'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Claude Debussy: Sérénade for violin and 17 instrments, full score and solo part only (parts on ren
Claude Debussy: Sérénade for violin and 17 instrments, full score and solo part only (parts on ren # Chamber Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # Classical # Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge # Claude Debussy: Sérénade for # Musik Fabrik Music Publishing # SheetMusicPlus
Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1080705 Composed by Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge. 20th Century,Romantic Period,Standards. Score a...(+)
Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1080705 Composed by Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge. 20th Century,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 30 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #4727447. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.1080705). Instrumentation2 flûtes/2 flutescor anglais (doublant hautbois/doubling oboe)clarinette en La/clarinet in Abasson/bassooncor en Fa/horn in Fpercission (1 éxecutant - timbales (3)/cymbale suspendue, tambour de basque)/percussion (1 performer - timpani (3)/suspended cymbal, tambourine)harpe/harp9 cordes/9 strings (2.2.2.2.1)durée/duration: 5 minutes 30 secconds (environ/approx.) Une versions pour violon et piano ainsi qu’une version pour violon et orchestre (31CA(hb)23/2100/timb/perc/hpe/cordes)est également disponibile/A version for violin and piano as well as a version for violin and orchestra (31EH(ob)23/2100/timp/perc/strings) is also available.______________________Prmière: Edmond Agapian, violin with the Calagray (CA) Youth orchestra, cond. Gareth Jones, University of Calgary, 28 Janaury, 2011Première of the version for violin and 17 instruments: Frédéric Moisan, violin Orchestre 21 cond. Paolo Bellomio, Unveristy of Montreal, Canada, 2 March 2012Preface:In the early 1890s, Debussy composed the opening of a lyrical piece in E major for violin and piano, perhaps as a shorter companion piece for the violin Nocturne he was planning for the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. After Debussy’s death in 1918, his second wife Emma often gave away sketch pages to performers or composers as memorials to her beloved husband , and this particular page was given to the Cuban born pianist and composer Joaquin Nin (1879-1949). It came up for sale in the catalogue of the British antiquarian dealer Lisa Cox in 2010 and although it might possibly be an early song for contralto and piano, the more dynamic idea in bar 12 strongly suggests the violin, especially as it begins on an open D string. Moreover, there is no text and in pieces of this length, Debussy usually wrote at least one word in, if only to remind himself where he had got to in any song. So my starting point was a complete 12-bar melody gently undulating in the violin’s lowest register over a sensual accompaniment, rising to a climax in bar 12 and giving me a contrasting idea that I could use as a link between sections and in the cadenza. As the B section (bars 14-26) derives directly from Debussy’s opening theme by metamorphosis, my own additions were restricted to the central section (bars 27-57) - comprising a new scherzando idea (C) and the more lyrical D (bars 36-46). C returns at bar 47, followed by the opening sections in reverse order, so that the Sérénade begins and ends with Debussy’s material and is cast in arch form (ABCDCBA). Robert OrledgeBrighton, 19 June 2019Robert Orledge was born in Bath in 1948 and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, where he gained his doctorate for his study of the composer Charles Kœchlin in 1973. Between 1971 and 1991 He rose from Lecturer to Professor in the Music Department of the University of Liverpool, publishing books on Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Charles Kœchlin and Erik Satie, as well as numerous articles, editions and reviews. As a historical musicologist, Professor Orledge specialized in the way composers composed, ,and since taking early retirement in 2004, he has concentrated on completing and orchestrating Debussy’s unfinished works, and especially his theatre projects. His completion of Debussy’s opera The Fall of the House of Usher (1908-17) was successfully premiered at the Bregenz Opera Festival in Austria in August 2006 and has since been performed in America, Portugal Germany and Holland, as well as being broadcast throughout Europe. A DVD of the Bregenz premier is available on Capriccio 93517, produced by Phylida Lloyd and conducted by Lawrence Foster. His completion of the Chinese ballet No-ja-li ou Le Palais du Silence (1914) was also premiered in 2006 in Los Angeles and ot. Jingle Bells (STR:UK String Orchestra Version)
Jingle Bells (STR:UK String Orchestra Version) # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # James Pierpont # Tim Crooks # Jingle Bells # STR:UK String Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850399 Composed by James Pierpont. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 30 pages. ST...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850399 Composed by James Pierpont. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 30 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6612869. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850399). Jingle Bells, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Orchestra (ABRSM Beginner - grade 5). A must-have item in the cupboard of Christmas crackers, this version of Jingle bells is flexible for groups of different abilities, with very simple beginner parts included. This is an approachable arrangement with some semiquavers in first violin only (although written so that the fast passage can be omitted if necessary). The arrangement also includes an optional easy part for Violin & Viola suitable for ABRSM grade 1-2 level. A piano part is included but not essential for performance. Parts included: Score, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Easy Vln/Va (two options), Cello 1/2, Double Bass, Piano, Glockenspiel, Sleight Bells.Multiple copies of parts can be printed. Please do not share or distribute this arrangement. About the arranger Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia. STR:UK STRINGS - Education String Music, made in the UK We'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Subscribe to our social media to get news of all new releases: Facebook / twitter @strukstrings STR:UK Strings - Education String Music ©2021S T Crooks Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay) - STR:UK String Orchestra version
Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay) - STR:UK String Orchestra version # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # Tim Crooks # Coventry Carol # STR:UK String Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850385 Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 23 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #65...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850385 Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 23 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6593393. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850385). Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay), traditional Christmas carol, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Orchestra (ABRSM Beginner - grade 5). This arrangement can be performed by strings alone, or alongside the compatible SATB choir download available separately from SheetMusicPlus.com here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/coventry-carol-lully-lullay-satb-choir-part-only-str-uk-version.... This is an approachable arrangement with some third position passage writing in violin 1, viola and cello parts. Perfect for carol services and Christmas performances. The arrangement also includes an optional easy part for Violin & Viola suitable for ABRSM grade 1-2 level. Harp and piano parts are included but are optional for performance. Parts included: Score, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Easy Vln/Vla, Cello, Double Bass, Piano HarpParts can be printed multiple times. About the arranger Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia. STR:UK STRINGS - Education String Music, made in the UK We'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Subscribe to our social media to get news of all new releases: Facebook @strukstrings Twitter @strukstrings STR:UK Strings - Education String Music ©2021S T Crooks Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Silent Night (STR:UK String Orchestra version)
Silent Night (STR:UK String Orchestra version) # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # Franz Xaver Gruber # Tim Crooks # Silent Night # STR:UK String Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850395 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 24 pages...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850395 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 24 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6598139. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850395). Silent Night, by Franz Gruber, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Ensemble with harp and glockenspiel. This traditional German Christmas carol dates from the 19th Century and has received many settings over the years. It is compatible with a SATB choral arrangement, available here https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/silent-night-str-uk-strings-choir-part-digital-sheet-music/2212... This arrangement is technically approachable, with some short passages in 3rd position. It can be played comfortably by players of ABRSM grade 3-4 level (intermediate). There are also simpler parts for Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass at approx. Grade 2 level.Parts in this download: Score, Piano (optional for performance), Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Easy Violin, Easy Viola, Easy Cello/Bass, Harp, Glockenspiel. Parts can be printed multiple times. About the arranger Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia. STR:UK STRINGS - Education String Music, made in the UK We'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Subscribe to our social media to get news of all new releases: Facebook / Twitter @strukstrings STR:UK Strings - Education String Music ©2021 S T Crooks Ltd All Rights Reserved God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (STR:UK String Orchestra version)
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (STR:UK String Orchestra version) # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # Christmas # Tim Crooks # God Rest You Merry Gentlemen # STR:UK String Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850384 Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas,Jazz. Score and parts. 25 pages. STR:UK String Arrangement...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850384 Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas,Jazz. Score and parts. 25 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6596271. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850384). God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, traditional Christmas carol, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Ensemble (ABRSM Beginner - grade 5). This arrangement can be performed by strings alone, or alongside the compatible SSA choir download: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/god-rest-you-merry-gentlemen-str-uk-version-choir-sheet-digital.... This jazzy 7/8 version cranks up the traditional carol into more of a party rendition, but remaining regular enough so it can still be sung by a congregation or school choir. Perfect for ending carol services and Christmas performances. Technical challenges are mostly rhythmic, but 7/8 patterns are strong and repeat so is suitable for good intermediate groups (ABRSM grade 4+). The arrangement also includes an optional easy part for Violin & Viola suitable for ABRSM grade 2+ level players. Piano and percussion parts are included but are optional for performance. Parts included: Score, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Easy Vln/Va, Cello, Double Bass, Piano, Claves About the arranger Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia. STR:UK STRINGS - Education String Music, made in the UK We'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Subscribe to our social media to get news of all new releases: Facebook @strukstrings Twitter @strukstrings STR:UK Strings - Education String Music ©2021S T Crooks Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Ding Dong Merrily On High (STR:UK String Orchestra)
Ding Dong Merrily On High (STR:UK String Orchestra) # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # Traditional # Tim Crooks # Ding Dong Merrily On High # STR:UK String Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850410 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 38 pages. STR:U...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.850410 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Tim Crooks. Christmas. Score and parts. 38 pages. STR:UK String Arrangements #6617977. Published by STR:UK String Arrangements (A0.850410). Ding Dong Merrily On High, traditional Christmas carol, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Ensemble (ABRSM Beginner - grade 5).This download is a score and set of parts (parts can be printed more than once). This is an approachable arrangement with some higher position wiring in Violin 1 and Cello 1, although options to play down the octave are also marked. Perfect for carol services and Christmas performances. The arrangement also includes optional easy beginner parts for all instruments (approx ABRSM pre-grade 1). A Piano part is included but optional for performance. Parts included: Score, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Easy Vln/Va, Cello/Easy Cello, Double Bass/Easy Double Bass, Piano, Glockenspiel, Sleigh Bells About the arranger Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia. STR:UK STRINGS - Education String Music, made in the UK We'd love to hear your feedback: strukstrings@gmail.com Subscribe to our social media to get news of all new releases: Facebook @strukstrings Twitter @strukstrings STR:UK Strings - Education String Music ©2021S T Crooks Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The American Seasons (1st violins part – violin and string orchestra)
The American Seasons (1st violins part – violin and string orchestra) # String Orchestra # ADVANCED # Mark O'Connor # The American Seasons # Mark O'Connor Musik International # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861929 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 42 pages. Mark O...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861929 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 42 pages. Mark O'Connor Musik International #6208101. Published by Mark O'Connor Musik International (A0.861929). The American Seasons (1st violins part – violin and string orchestra) MO148D1st Violins Part (score and parts available)Music by Mark O’Connor38 pages - 38:00 minutes in length The American Seasons(Seasons Of An American Life)The American Seasons (Seasons Of An American Life) is a concerto for Violin And Chamber Orchestra. Composed in 1999, the music celebrates the various stages of an American life at the waking of the 21st century. Constructed in four movements and representing four stages of life, birth, adolescence, maturity and old age, the music also pays homage to Shakespeare's Seasons Of Man His acts being seven ages, incorporated throughout the work.Spring introduces the ideas of birth and infancy. After the principal theme has been stated, there is a violin cadenza encountering all twelve major keys and a 13/8 time signature representing the ancient golden ratio. These elements recall birth with all the possibilities a new life offers. Ending the movement, the principal theme is repeated with more complexity... as if posing life's questions.Summer represents the excitement and bravado of youthful adolescence and young adulthood. For the style of this movement I use a happy-go-lucky Blues voice which melds into Swing. I identify swing rhythm in all of 20th century American music culture as a common thread that runs through Ragtime through Rock and Roll on to Rap. Swing means testing the waters and pushing the envelope for lovers and soldiers.Fall is the slow movement symbolizing the wisdom of maturity. It is a peaceful theme with nostalgic strokes. It is a time for sincere reflection and enjoying ones accomplishments in life.Winter embodies the complexities and knowledge of an older person and that of a dying person. The movement begins with the principal them from Spring, but with a dissonance that emanates from a lifetime full of emotions and responsibilities. In the middle of the movement is a transition to an old world. I use my personal ancestry from Ireland as a foundation from which to rediscover one's lineage and explore the meaning and value of a cultural legacy.The exploration evolves into a four- and five-part fugue with a reel, jig, air, countered bass and the motif from the principal theme. All these elements, dances and melodies appear simultaneously and converge to form a unique insight to life's consequences from a historical perspective. Following the fugue, the principal theme finds its way back in. It sounds much as it did at birth. In the end, the solo violin cadenza carries the last earthly breaths before the violin and orchestra once again join in harmony to focus on a new life being transformed somewhere else. Life's four seasons in perpetuity. Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connorusing Finale on Apple Macintosh 1999 Composed by Mark O’ConnorCommissioned by the Troy Savings Bank Concert Hall for their 2000 Celebration Can be heard on American Seasons Sony Classical and The Essential Mark O’Connor Sony ClassicalMark O’Connor - violin, Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo Catalogue Number MO148DCopyright © 1999 by Mark O’Connor Music International For more information on violinist and composer Mark O'Connor, O’Connor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visitwww.markoconnor.com For information on the O’Connor M. The American Seasons (2nd violins part – violin and string orchestra)
The American Seasons (2nd violins part – violin and string orchestra) # Orchestra # ADVANCED # Mark O'Connor # The American Seasons # Mark O'Connor Musik International # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861930 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 40 pages. Mark O'C...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861930 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 40 pages. Mark O'Connor Musik International #6208105. Published by Mark O'Connor Musik International (A0.861930). The American Seasons (2nd violins part – violin and string orchestra) MO148E2nd Violins Part (score and parts available)Music by Mark O’Connor36 pages - 38:00 minutes in length The American Seasons(Seasons Of An American Life)The American Seasons (Seasons Of An American Life) is a concerto for Violin And Chamber Orchestra. Composed in 1999, the music celebrates the various stages of an American life at the waking of the 21st century. Constructed in four movements and representing four stages of life, birth, adolescence, maturity and old age, the music also pays homage to Shakespeare's Seasons Of Man His acts being seven ages, incorporated throughout the work.Spring introduces the ideas of birth and infancy. After the principal theme has been stated, there is a violin cadenza encountering all twelve major keys and a 13/8 time signature representing the ancient golden ratio. These elements recall birth with all the possibilities a new life offers. Ending the movement, the principal theme is repeated with more complexity... as if posing life's questions.Summer represents the excitement and bravado of youthful adolescence and young adulthood. For the style of this movement I use a happy-go-lucky Blues voice which melds into Swing. I identify swing rhythm in all of 20th century American music culture as a common thread that runs through Ragtime through Rock and Roll on to Rap. Swing means testing the waters and pushing the envelope for lovers and soldiers.Fall is the slow movement symbolizing the wisdom of maturity. It is a peaceful theme with nostalgic strokes. It is a time for sincere reflection and enjoying ones accomplishments in life.Winter embodies the complexities and knowledge of an older person and that of a dying person. The movement begins with the principal them from Spring, but with a dissonance that emanates from a lifetime full of emotions and responsibilities. In the middle of the movement is a transition to an old world. I use my personal ancestry from Ireland as a foundation from which to rediscover one's lineage and explore the meaning and value of a cultural legacy.The exploration evolves into a four- and five-part fugue with a reel, jig, air, countered bass and the motif from the principal theme. All these elements, dances and melodies appear simultaneously and converge to form a unique insight to life's consequences from a historical perspective. Following the fugue, the principal theme finds its way back in. It sounds much as it did at birth. In the end, the solo violin cadenza carries the last earthly breaths before the violin and orchestra once again join in harmony to focus on a new life being transformed somewhere else. Life's four seasons in perpetuity. Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connorusing Finale on Apple Macintosh 1999 Composed by Mark O’ConnorCommissioned by the Troy Savings Bank Concert Hall for their 2000 Celebration Can be heard on American Seasons Sony Classical and The Essential Mark O’Connor Sony ClassicalMark O’Connor - violin, Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo Catalogue Number MO148ECopyright © 1999 by Mark O’Connor Music International For more information on violinist and composer Mark O'Connor, O’Connor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visitwww.markoconnor.com For information on the O’Connor Method.