| Title
| Rumanian Folk Dances
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| Composer/Arranger
| Béla Bartók / Arthur Willner
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| Ithaca Library
| Library of Ensemble Music: O-493
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| Publisher
| Boosey & Hawkes
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| Publishing Year
| 1929, 1956
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| Level
| NYSSMA 4
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| Function of piece
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Piece description and technical Considerations
| Length of piece
| Playing time: 6:00
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| Form and Structure
| 7 dances:
Jocul cu Bâta (Allegro moderato); Brâul (Allegro); Pe Loc (Moderato); Buciumeana (Moderato);
Poarga Româneascâ (Allegro); Mâruntel (L'istesso tempo); Mâruntel (Allegro vivace).
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| Right hand
| Difficult bowings in a folk style with many accents.
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| Left hand
| Features a very high and difficult Solo Violin part.
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| Dynamic
| Extreme dynamics.
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| Rhythm
| Complicated unfamiliar rhythms with a lot of rhythmical freedom, many tempo changes.
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Implementation of the National Standards
| National Standard
| 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
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| Exploring the life of Béla Bartók. |
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| Suggested Listening |
Béla Bartók: Two Rumanian dances, op. 8a (1910). Piano music.
Ithaca College Library Call Number: PHONODISC 7609 v.14
Béla Bartók: Roumanian folk dances (5:14) ; Hungarian folk tunes (7:23). Violin and Piano.
Ithaca College Library Call Number: COMPACT DISC 2683 v.2 |
Additional Information
Béla Bartók at
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bartok.html
- Classical Music Pages
Béla Bartók Information on the Web at
http://classicalsites.net/bela-bartok/
- Béla Bartók a composer, an avid naturalist and folk song collector, and his contribution to ethnomusicology.
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| Title
| Sonata de Chiesa Op. 1 No.2 in E minor
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| Composer/Arranger
| Antonio Corelli / Paul Glass
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| Ithaca Library
| Library of Ensemble Music: O-151
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| Publisher
| Broadcast Music
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| Publishing Year
| 1941
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| Level
| NYSSMA 4
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| Function of piece
|
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Piece description and technical Considerations
| Length of piece
| Playing time: ~ 4:00
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| Form and Structure
| Grave; Allegro moderato; Adagio; Allegro ma non troppo (fugal).
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| Right hand
| Baroque style bowing - nearly no vibrato, but great bow control to shape each note.
Light bowing for fast note passages. A higher bow grip could be tried
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| Left hand
| E - minor: baroque realization for trills and grace notes.
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| Dynamic
| nothing special
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| Rhythm
| Grave in slow 4/4 meter; Allegro moderato in cut time; Adagio in very slow 3/4 meter;
Allegro ma non troppo in fast 3/8 meter.
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Implementation of the National Standards
| National Standard
| 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
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| Exploring the life of Arcangelo Corelli. |
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| Suggested Listening |
Corelli, Arcangelo: Trio sonatas, violins, continuo, op. 1. Historic instruments.
Ithaca College Library Call Number: COMPACT DISC 1572 V.1-3
Corelli, Arcangelo: Trio sonatas, violins, continuo, op. 1. Modern style.
Ithaca College Library Call Number: PHONODISC 2517 |
Additional Information
Arcangelo Corelli at
http://www.karadar.net/Dictionary/corelli.html
- Biographical essay at the Karadar site.
Arcangelo Corelli at
http://www.islandnet.com/~arton/bqxcorelli.html
- provides information on the Italian composer.
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| Title
| Symphony #29
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| Composer/Arranger
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Robert S. Frost
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| Ithaca Library
| Education Suite: Score only
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| Publisher
| Kendor Music
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| Publishing Year
| 1989
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| Level
| 4 NYSSMA / 4 MODA
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| Function of piece
| Ending
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Piece description and technical Considerations
| Length of piece
| Playing Time: 7:40
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| Form and Structure
| Only 1. movement: A / B :| A1 / B1 / Coda
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| Right hand
| Classical phrasings and bow strokes
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| Left hand
| Key of A-major
Violin 1 & 2: I, II, and III positions
Viola: I position
Cello: I, II and III positions
Bass: I to V position
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| Dynamic
| Rapid changes between f and p
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| Rhythm
| 4/4 meter / no complicated rhythms
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Implementation of the National Standards
| National Standard
| 5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
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| Mozart - all about him. |
| Suggested Listening |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphonies, K. 201, A major
Ithaca College Library Call Number: COMPACT DISC 2837 |
Additional Information
The Mozart Project at
http://www.mozartproject.org/
- offers information on the life, times and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Includes links and bibliography.
Amadeus at
http://members.tripod.com/~wamozart/
- - discusses the life and music of W. A. Mozart, including an analysis of the Requiem Mass and the movie "Amadeus".
Mozart's World at
http://uhome01.uhome.net/~tslw/mozart/
- provides background information in a very fancy way.
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| Title
| Ukrainian Suite
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| Composer/Arranger
| Quincy Porter
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| Ithaca Library
| Library of Ensemble Music: O-425
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| Publisher
| Eastman School of Music
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| Publishing Year
| 1928, 1955
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| Level
| 4 NYSSMA
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| Function of piece
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Piece description and technical Considerations
| Length of piece
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| Form and Structure
| Largo; Allegro moderato; Andante con moto; Presto; Andante; Allegro.
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| Right hand
| High first violin part, cello and bass not as much involved as violins
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| Left hand
| E - minor / c# - minor / d- minor / g - minor / e - minor:
Many different key changes and modulations, modal tonalities, unfamiliar harmonies.
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| Dynamic
| Lots of expressive dynamics with crescendo, decrescendo and extremes.
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| Rhythm
| Largo in slow 4/4 3/4 meter; Allegro moderato in fast 6/8 and 9/8 meter; Andante con moto in very slow 2/4 meter;
Presto in fast 2/4 meter; Andante in slow 4/4 meter; Allegro in fast 2/4 meter.
Complicated rhythms with unfamiliar accents on of beats and many meter and tempo changes.
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Implementation of the National Standards
| National Standard
| 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
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| Learn about a foreign country. |
| Suggested Listening |
Porter, Quincy: Symphony no. 1; Concerto concertante for 2 pianos and orchestra;
Dance in three time
Ithaca College Library Call Number: PHONODISC 1966
Garland encyclopedia of world music. Volume 8, Europe: selected audio examples.
Ithaca College Library Call Number: COMPACT DISC 1522 v.8 |
Additional Information
| Title
| Serenade for Strings
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| Composer/Arranger
| Peter Illych Tschaikovsky / Elliot A. Del Borgo
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| Ithaca Library
| Education Suite: Score only
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| Publisher
| Kendor Music
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| Publishing Year
| 1991
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| Level
| 4 NYSSMA / 3&4 MODA / Publisher: Grade 3
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| Function of piece
| Ending piece
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Piece description and technical Considerations
| Length of piece
| 3:00 - 2:05 - 3:25 - 3:30
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| Form and Structure
| 4 movements: Pezzo (Andante/ Allegro/ Andante) - Waltz (Moderato) - Elegy (Cantabile) - Tema Russo
(Andante/ Allegro/ Adagio (Pezzo theme)/ Piu mosso)
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| Right hand
| Strong vibrato, intense sound qualities, light in fast passages - careful phrasings, cantabile style -
balanced ensemble sounds with full bow strokes - cantabile lines with warmth and expression, energy for last piu mosso.
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| Left hand
| Key of C-major - d-minor - D-major - C-major
Violin 1: I, II, III, and V positions
Violin 2: I position
Viola: I position
Cello: I to III positions
Bass: I to III position
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| Dynamic
| Exaggeration of expression markings like accents, crescendos, aggressive in ff passages,
intensity and focused sound also in quite spots,
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| Rhythm
| 2/4 meter with Hemiola - fast 3/4 meter with complex rhythms and stringendo
- 3/4 passing triplets - 2/4 with changing speeds
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Implementation of the National Standards
| National Standard
| 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
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| Exploring Tschaikowsky. |
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| Suggested Listening |
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowsky: Serenade für Streichorchester C-dur op. 48 &
Antonín Dvorák: Serenade für Streichorchester E-dur op. 22.
Ithaca College Library Call Number: PHONODISC 4562 |
Additional Information
| Cello and bass parts are only accompaniment.
Guide to Tchaikovsky at
http://www.artsalive.ca/english/infozone/pdf/Tchaikovsky_all_e.pdf
- from Arts Alive: National Arts Center
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