Songs of the Basque Set Type:Full Set

Songs of the Basque Set Type:Full SetThis piece consists of two movements which are drawn from the folk music of the Basque people from the north of Spain and the south of France. The Basques are an ancient, fiercely independent people who proudly declare themselves to be the oldest surviving culture in Europe. Traditional music is a very important part of their culture, and this fine string setting captures two contrasting Basque melodies; a traditional greeting song and a spirited

Organized chronologically

Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown by the combined forces of General Washington’s Colonial army and the French Navy

with the upper divisi violins embellishing with descant harmony beginning at bar 37

Finally (bar 96) the earth stops trembling and we're left with a feeling of sadness over the devastation

as it dances in faster and faster tempi to an ecstatic ending

This light and entertaining piece is written by Susan Day in D major and is played pizzicato in its entirety

laying down a solid foundation

This is an arrangement of two keyboard works from Nannerl's Notebook

The energy released by the famous Old Faithful geyser is reflected in the upbeat character of the music

Contrasting the simple opening statements are an imitative pizzicato middle section

Racing the Wind was written for a multi-level string orchestra

for working on double stops