Martha Chusmir Shapiro

Audio Available

Component

Delivery

Ensemble

Eprint Folders

Grade

Instrument

Instrument Family

Item Sequence

Large Print Edition

Marketed Status

Minimum Sell Quantity

MINTS Data Available

Product Line

Prop65

Score Available

Video Available

Wandering Waltz is a modern version of the dance form, also in  time, but with a changing base of tonality caused by the frequent use of chromatics, unequal phrases employing canonic counterpoint, and melody moving throughout the instrumentation. There is no oom pa pa  underlying rhythm anywhere in the composition. This is what gives the composition its unbalanced or wanderingstyle.

Wandering Waltz for Woodwind Quintet

Woodwind Quintet

Format

Contrasting both smooth and agitated styles, independent vs. solid group melody and countermelody, Fields of the Heartland is an excellent grade 2 composition for developing individual technique, and practicing third finger high (C# violin &amp; viola) and cello extensions.

Fields of the Heartland

String Orchestra Score & Parts

Carnival of the Animals was written in 1886 by French Composer, Camille Saint-Saens. It was originally scored for a chamber orchestra and has been transcribed into six movements for string orchestra with solos for cello and violin.

Carnival of the Animals

All instrumentalists will enjoy playing melodies and countermelodies in this grade 3 medley of interwoven sea songs and shanties.

Sea Song Selections

If you have an exceptional Double bass player, this arrangement of Hatikva is a wonderful composition to feature the solo bassist (grade 4) with your high school string orchestra (grade 3).

Hatikva

Early Americans is an original composition for string orchestra which depicts the people from three periods of early American development: the era of the Native Americans, the Colonial Period and the time of Westward Expansion. In the first part (I Native Americans), solo celli imitates the beat of a drum over which the first violin plays a plaintive modal melody which is later layered in canonic style by the other strings.  The second section (II Colonists) depicts the classical European dance style brought to the colonies with Yankee Doodle superimposed over the top. In the final section, Westward Expansion (III Pioneers) is symbolized by the square dance tune which is also posed in canonic style.

Early Americans

Wandering Waltz is a modern version of the dance form, also in 3/4 time, but with a changing base of tonality caused by the frequent use of chromatics, unequal phrases employing canonic counterpoint, and melody moving throughout the instrumentation. There is no 'oom pa pa' underlying rhythm anywhere in the composition. This is what gives the composition its unbalanced or 'wandering' style.

Wandering Waltz

Transcribed for four French horns and strings with optional vocal duet.

Evening Prayer From Hansel & Gretel

Get ready for a thrilling Winter Concert with your combined Beginning, Intermediate (middle school) and Advanced (high school) string students performing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. This transcription is scored for three levels of string orchestra students: beginning musicians who play the open strings and the D, A, and E major tetrachords in unison; Intermediate musicians with two or more years of training for whom this is scored primarily in first position covering the solo and chorus parts; and musicians who are essentially performing the original string parts which go into 3rd position for the 1st violin and up to a high E on the bass.

Hallelujah Chorus From the Messiah

Klezmer music was the tradition of Eastern European Jewish secular musicians who played for weddings and other celebrations in the 16th through 19th centuries, with very expressive melodies which mimicked the human voice (crying and laughing). In the early years authorities prohibited the playing a very loud music, so stringed instruments and accordion formed the basis of the ensemble. Later clarinets and trumpets were added, and today, revival groups add any instrument they wish. The name zemer comes from the Hebrew 'to make music' and this composer's maiden name, Chuzmir, was Chu-zemer, meaning 'one who makes music.'

Klezmer Dance

Parts

The winter holiday season might bring to mind the Radio City Rockettes and their famous Toy Soldier Dance. There were in fact, a number of composers who wrote March music for toy, tin or wooden soldiers. Four of those songs have been included in this medley: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers by Leon Jessel, March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland by Victor Herbert, violinist Fritz Kreislers Toy Soldier March and The March of the Wooden Soldiers from Peter Ilyich Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Suite. In addition to those, Theo Bonheur wrote his own March of the Tin Soldiers and Gabriel Pierne composed Marche des Petits Soldats de Plomb (March of the Little Tin Soldiers. Even Robert Schumann had a Soldiers March as part of his Album for the Young.

Toy Soldier Marches

Concert Band Part

Fanfare, Chorale and Danse is a transcription for woodwind quintet, of an original, contemporary composition employing mixed meters, and expressive, contrasting movements.

Fanfare, Chorale & Danse

Fanfare, Chorale and Danse is a transcription for brass quintet, of an original, contemporary composition employing mixed meters, and expressive, contrasting movements.

Brass Quintet

This is a delightful, easy grade 2.5 composition that allows every instrument the opportunity to play the simple canonic melody in both 4/4 and 3/4 time.

Playing A-Round

Simple Song of Keys is designed as a daily warm-up routine to teach students to be comfortable, and in tune, when performing in various major keys.  Despite the fact the most music for first and second year performers is written in GM and DM, these can be especially difficult keys for violists (requiring extreme third finger stretches of smaller hands) and cellists (with second and fourth finger extensions). And string players often fear the less familiar keys employing flats because they must avoid the safety of open strings. Yet these same keys often fit more comfortably under the smaller hand. The pieces may be played individually to prepare for the key of the repertoire being played that day, or in broad sequence to learn to move from key to key.

Simple Song of Keys

French horn players of the world unite. No more after-beats! We want the melody too.

Not So Sousa March

The term "mode" translates from the Latin meaning "manner" or "method. However, musical modes began in Greece which is why they still bear Greek names: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. A mode is a type of scale developed before major and minor scales, consisting of seven notes: two of which are half steps apart, and five which are whole steps apart. Although modes were used exclusively in music beginning in the late thirteenth century, they are still incorporated in some modern Western music and especially, in Japanese music.
Aeolian is the mode beginning on A or the sixth step of a major scale and it contains the (minor) scale notes: A B C D E F G A 
Dorian mode begins on D or the second step of a major scale and contains the notes D E F G A B C D  

This composition was chose to be be read at the 2025 ASTA National Conference.

Modern Modes

The winter holiday season might bring to mind the Radio City Rockettes and their famous Toy Soldier Dance. There were in fact, a number of composers who wrote March music for toy, tin or wooden soldiers. Four of those songs have been included in this medley: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers by Leon Jessel, March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland by Victor Herbert, violinist Fritz Kreisler's Toy Soldier March and The March of the Wooden Soldiers from Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. In addition to those, Theo Bonheur wrote his own March of the Tin Soldiers and Gabriel Pierne composed Marche des Petits Soldats de Plomb (March of the Little Tin Soldiers. Even Robert Schumann had a Soldier's March as part of his Album for the Young. This transcription, Toy Soldier Marches, is designed for high school string orchestra because of the rhythmic technique (though not the range) required of the compositions.

String Orchestra Part

Christmas Tree was different from most of Liszt's piano music because it
  was simpler and somewhat child-like. Liszt dedicated this suite of twelve
  pieces, mostly based on Christmas Carols, to his granddaughter Daniela von
  Bulow. Adeste Fideles (Oh, Come All Ye Faithful) was scored as iThe March
  of Three Wise Men of the East.i This arrangement is an exact transcription
  of the original piano composition, except that the key was changed from AM to
  CM, and articulations, bowings and fingerings were added to make the
  composition more suitable for young string players.

March of the Three Wise Men of the East

Looking for an Elementary School level musical on a science theme which can be easily performed by the entire class? This product contains reproducible pages of words and music, instructions for movement and costumes, piano accompaniment and orchestrated mp3 accompaniment tracks.

The Scientific Dream

Flexible Instrumentation Set of Parts

Global Sections - CORE [DO NOT TOUCH]*

Favicon

Need Help? Contact Us or call 1-800-345-6296    Live Chat

Header

Don't have a business account? Create one

Products