Reenact the suspenseful evening foisted upon a New England town. What
creature can dominate the trail with only the gallop of hooves? What headless
figure or apparition terrorizes the twilight? True horrors of the night are
never obvious, but through the performance of your string ensemble, allow the
imagination to paint the canvas of true terror.
Sleepy Hollow utilizes dynamic
swells and pizzicato for developing ensembles. Melodic phrases take shape in
gorgeous call and response passages accompanied by driving rhythms or the
ambiguous effect of pizzicato Cello and Bass parts. Develop your string
ensembles technique through nice pizzicato and rhythmic accuracy with Sleep
Hallow.
This selection programs well for Fall performances and Festival/Contest.