Christmas For Beginner String Ensembles SASSMANNSHAUS EGON / SASSMANNSHAUS KURT

Classique

Contenu

1. Adams
2. Road Movies (First Movement)Bartok
3. Roumanian Folk Dances nos. 4 & 6Bartok
4. Violin Concerto No.1 op.posth. (First Movement)Britten
5. Waltz (Suite op.6)Copland
6. Hoe Down (Rodeo)Copland
7. Sonata (Second Movement)Copland
8. Waltz and Celebration (Billy the Kid)Maxwell Davies
9. Dances from The Two FiddlersDelius
10. Elegie (Suite for Violin and Orchestra)Delius
11. Sonata No.2Elgar
12. OffertoireFinzi
13. Hornpipe Rondo (from Violin Concerto)Górecki
14. Little Fantasia op.73Kats-Chernin
15. Eliza Aria (Wild Swans Suite)MacMillan
16. A Different WorldPerlman
17. Hora-Hatikvah (from Israeli Concerto)Prokofieff
18. Five Melodes op.35a (Second Movement)Prokofieff
19. Violin Concerto No.2 op.63 (Second Movement)Rachmaninoff
20. Romance op.6 no.1 (Morceaux de Salon)Rachmaninoff
21. Vocalise op.34 no.14Rorem
22. The Lighthouse, Mosquitoes and Earthworms (Night Music)Strauss
23. Der Rosenkavalier WaltzStravinsky
24. Danses suisses (Divertimento)Stravinsky
25. Eglogue II (Duo concertante)Stravinsky
26. Gavotta and Serenate (Suite italienne)Thomson
27. Waltz form Sonata

Description :

Christmas is a time for making music especially in ensembles. This edition with its very easy arrangements for two violins, viola and cello is ideal for beginner string players to get into the Christmas spirit. The 27 pieces are based either on works of Baroque composers such as Lully or Handel, or on traditional, mostly German, Christmas carols. One of the pieces requires an additional violin, another a viola. With their uncomplicated structure and accompanying parts which tie in closely with the melody, these pieces encourage ensemble playing from an early age.