Format : Sheet music + CD
SKU: HL.354968
ISBN 9781705109557. UPC: 840126937916. 11.0x17.0x0.42 inches.
Subtitled: Nine Madrigals after Giovanni Pascoli. Arnold Weinstein's poem The Miracle is an evocative presentation of an imagined scene from the life of the Renaissance painter Paolo Ucello (1397-1475). The piece not only summons images of a painter and his creations, but also develops an intense dramatic situation involving Ucello and St. Francis of Assisi.“The Miracle”was commissioned by the Rutgers Glee Club, Patrick Gardner, director. World Premiere was on March 4, 2000 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Movements: Madrigals: I. bird, no money, bird; II. joy squeezed into perspective; III. birds, birds, birds; IV. temptation; V. the bawling out; VI. more of the bawling out; VII. the saint gets the point; VIII. the point of Paolo's paint; IX. a good night's rest.
SKU: CF.YAS90
ISBN 9780825884009. UPC: 798408084004. 8.5 x 11 inches. Key: G major.
Fiddle-me-oo-re-i-re-a is a purely gleeful fiddling piece in the Celtic style, and Virginia Croft’s arrangement makes it downright infectious. We guarantee no complaints from your students when you say Okay, from the top!.Virginia Croft holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees in Music Education from the Pennsylvania State University. Long active in public school and church music, she has conducted large and small instrumental and vocal ensembles in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Vermont, and Ontario, Canada. For the past thirty-one years, she has directed a large, award-winning elementary school band which she initially began as a “mother volunteer†in Houston, Texas; but as a violinist and mother of a fine cellist, her real love is the orchestra.She is the recipient of letters of commendation from her United States Congressman, Mayors of Houston, and the Governor of Texas, and was three times chosen “Teacher of the Year†by her fellow faculty members. She is listed in the fifth through eleventh Southwestern editions of “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,†has been named “Teacher of the Year†by her local Rotary Club, was honored by MiraMax Films with their “Music of the Heart†Award in recognition of her strong commitment and support of community music education, and is a 2005 recipient of the Goldin Award for Excellence in Education.
About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:--Occasionally extending to third position--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts--Viola T.C. part included--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels
