string orchestra music of Sy Brandon
Easy to Intermediate Level
A La Mode - Three short movements for young string orchestra. I. Phrygian Polka II. Lydian Lament III. Mixolydian Mambo Easy Intermediate
$20.00
Escape to Freedom - his a tone poem for string orchestra and narrator that tells through words and music, the story of a slave escaping to freedom via the underground railroad. It uses "Swing Low", "Follow the Drinking Gourd", "Steal Away", "Go Down, Moses", "My Father, How Long?", "Free At Last", and "Of Freedom" as the basis for the composition. Easy Intermediate
$30.00
Peter Pan Portraits - Four descriptive movements make up this suite; Wendy, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, and Peter Pan. They are in a tonal style with rhythms and techniques appropriate for the intermediate level. Intermediate
$30.00
Robin Hood Suite - Three instrumental movements that come from the composer's opera for middle school performers. The movements are Merry Men's Chorus, Love Duet Between Maid Marian and Robin, and Tumbler's Dance. Easy Intermediate
$30.00
Advanced Level
Elegy for the Innocent - This meditative composition uses two sections from the composer’s In Remembrance, September 11, 2001 for Band that have been rewritten and transformed for string orchestra. It is in the style of Barber’s Adagio for Strings. Advanced Intermediate
$30.00
Lament and Ritual - After a lyrical andante, a rhythmic allegro section with a descending melodic line creates a ritualistic flavor. the andante returns in the middle before the final allegro section culminates the piece. Advanced Intermediate
$30.00
New England Time Capsules - 1560 Amerindian Harvest Dance - This five-movement composition won first prize in the New England String Ensemble Composition Contest and is based upon New England history. The first movement is "1560 - Amerindian Harvest Dance" and is a reworking of the composers "Celebration Dance". Advanced Intermediate
$10.00
New England Time Capsules - 1620 The Pilgrims - This five-movement composition won first prize in the New England String Ensemble Composition Contest and is based upon New England history. The second movement "1620-The Pilgrims" uses "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" for a set of variations. Advanced Intermediate
$10.00
New England time Capsules - 1770’s Birth of a Nation - This five-movement composition won first prize in the New England String Ensemble Composition Contest and is based upon New England history. The third movement "1770 - Birth of a Nation" uses adaptations of "Chester" and "Yankee Doodle". Advanced Intermediate
$10.00
New England Time Capsules - 1850’s Irish and Scottish Immigration - This five-movement composition won first prize in the New England String Ensemble Composition Contest and is based upon New England history. The fourth movement, "1850’s - Irish and Scottish Immigration" uses reels and jigs. Advanced Intermediate
$10.00
New England Time Capsules - 1990’s Convergence - This five-movement composition won first prize in the New England String Ensemble Composition Contest and is based upon New England history. The last movement "1990’s - Convergence" uses pieces of the earlier movements with Brazilian, Asian, and West Indies folk songs. Advanced
$10.00