––––––––––––Wingert - Jones Publications –––––––––––– ORCHESTRA MUSIC –––––––––––––––––––– 2016 - 2017 –––––––––––––––––––– WJ wjpublications.com 2016-2017 Orchestra Music STRING ORCHESTRA SERIES The String Orchestra Series allows advanced orchestra students to play quality repertoire that will challenge them. Students will encounter advanced shifting, rhythms, keys, and bowings through original pieces and classical arrangements. Dear Teachers, Our 2016 orchestra release contains a great variety of music for both reinforcing technique ACHIEVEMENT SERIES in the classroom and performing concerts throughout the year. We have new works from The Achievement Series continues to established composers like Doug Spata, Kirt bolster technique learned by intermediate Mosier, and Jeffrey Bishop along with some new orchestra students. Some shifting is composers who have a fresh approach to share introduced along with a greater variety of with today’s orchestra teachers. I’m especially excited about “Momentium,” by British composer rhythms and bowings. These works will Paul Barker. This work will bring a powerful motivate young string students! sound to your ensemble while showcasing one of your talented violinists. Our String Orchestra Series features a superb multi-movement arrangement of “Carmen EARLY ACHIEVEMENT SERIES Suite” featuring three of my favorite movements: The Early Achievement Series focuses Aragonaise, Habanera, and Les Toreadors. In addition, we are offering our first ever “multi- on the needs of first and second year level” work for your next pyramid concert. Use orchestra students. The music is “The Three Knights’ Quest” as an unforgettable interesting and exciting, yet easy enough finale with your elementary through high school orchestras. The Achievement series features a to reinforce basic string technique. variety of well-written pieces for both high school and middle school orchestras. We are pleased to offer a newly-engraved 20th Year Commemorative FULL ORCHESTRA SERIES edition of Kathy Fishburn’s “Celtic Suite.” Our Early Achievement series is perfect for second year The Wingert-Jones Full Orchestra Series orchestras looking for quality works. Your students brings exciting works to the advanced will love playing “Rosintown Rock.” Use the drum and piano parts to really rock out in performance! high school symphony orchestra. Best wishes for musical excellence in the Wind and brass parts are transposed coming year. into student-friendly keys, while string Kind Regards, parts are carefully edited for playability. Todd Parrish WINGERT-JONES ORCHESTRA EDITOR ! NSTRINGew ORCHESTRA SERIES Grades 3 - 4 Momentium Track 1 Romance in G Major Track 7 Paul Barker. (for Two Solo Violins and String Orchestra) Momentium is a powerful original concert work utilizing Ludwig van Beethoven/arr. Robert McCashin. driving rhythms and harmonies laced with irresistible Beethoven’s Romance in G Major was originally penned suspensions and includes an emotional solo for violin in as a solo violin work with orchestra. In this arrangement, the middle section. Add driving orchestral percussion and Robert McCashin has craftily reworked it for two violins fiery ostinatos and you have a superb choice for concerts. and string orchestra. It maintains the entirety of the solo 3035561 String Orchestra..............Gr. 3 50.00 line (creatively shared by the two soloists) as well as the 3035562 Additional Score....................7.00 full “Beethoven sound” in the orchestration. The greatest benefit provided by this arrangement is that it is now Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Track 2 much more accessible - not only to younger violinists, but (First Movement) also to the string orchestra setting. ​ Antonin Dvorak/Brian Holmes. ​ 3035601 String Orchestra..............Gr. 4 55.00 Inspired by Dvorak’s visit to the New World, original 3035602 Additional Score....................8.00 melodies are found throughout the work and are masterfully crafted to create a powerful portrayal of the The Three Knights’ Quest Track 8 region. This arrangement of the first movement carefully (Featuring parts for three levels: preserves much of the original elements while condensing Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced) instrumentation down to a string orchestra format with Austin Isaac. ​ optional timpani. ​ This piece is specifically designed for a combined concert 3035641 String Orchestra..............Gr. 4 55.00 with ensembles from the elementary, middle, and high 3035642 Additional Score....................8.00 school levels. The Three Knight’s Quest is intended to have Fleetwing Track 3 flexibility and creativity for each particular performance. Doug Spata. ​ You can assign each orchestra “knight” a color based upon school colors. This can be a great opportunity for Fleetwing is a soaring concert overture featuring shim- student input on how to characterize each knight in order mering ostinatos, chromatic harmonies, bold accents, and to make it more personally applicable for them. bracing grace note runs. Melodies pass fluidly between 3035571 Multi-Level Orchestra...... Gr. 1-3.5 60.00 sections of the orchestra before the central development 3035572 Additional Score....................9.00 section breaks the motifs down and introduces a greater degree of part independence. The main themes then Symphony No. 104 Finale Track 9 regroup and culminate in an exciting, satisfying finish. ​ Franz Joseph Haydn/arr. Todd Parrish. ​ 3035531 String Orchestra..............Gr. 3 45.00 3035532 Additional Score....................7.00 This exuberant finale fromSymphony No. 104 is Haydn at his best. The memorable theme is given to each section, On the Pilgrim’s Road Track 4 and edits were made to give high school orchestras the Jeffrey S. Bishop. ​ best sound possible. Introduce your students to this This exciting work for string orchestra features thematic master symphony writer to help reinforce classical style, material taken from songs of the 12th - 14th century bow technique, shifting, and dynamics. ​ Pilgrim Road to Jerusalem. Technically demanding, the 3035581 String Orchestra............Gr. 3.5 50.00 driving thematic materials of the opening and closing 3035582 Additional Score....................7.00 sections alternate between arco melodies and pizzicato countermelodies. The middle, plaintive section balances Master of Disguise Track 10 the outer frenetic sections. It’s a unique piece that works Brent D. Smith. ​ equally well for winter and spring concerts. ​ This original work is a tribute to the life of Monsignor Hugh 3035631 String Orchestra............Gr. 3.5 50.00 O’Flaherty who played a significant role in saving the lives 3035632 Additional Score....................7.00 of Jews and Allied prisoners during World War II. Due to his ability to out-fox frequent traps laid by the Nazis, Carmen Suite Track 5 O’Flaherty was nicknamed the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Georges Bizet/arr. Todd Parrish. ​ Vatican. Performers should swing the rhythm throughout This three-movement suite of Bizet’s megahit “Carmen” the piece using a traditional jazz-waltz style. The drum is carefully arranged to work well with your high school set and piano parts add even more interest to the piece. string orchestra. Each movement is musically interesting 3035651 String Orchestra............Gr. 3.5 50.00 and preserves the passion of the original score. Use the 3035652 Additional Score....................7.00 optional percussion part for added intensity. ​ 3035591 String Orchestra............Gr. 3.5 55.00 Magic Flute Overture Track 11 3035592 Additional Score....................8.00 W.A. Mozart/arr. Robert McCashin. ​ In the final three years of Mozart’s life he suffered many Waltz of the Wicked Track 6 disappointments, and had, in his final year, fallen gravely Kirt N. Mosier. ​ ill. So, the success of this comedic opera brought him This wild piece calls for violins and violas to use a one- not only substantial happiness and joy, but also success. finger glissando creating a very eerie effect. Cellos will This abbreviated version of this overture retains all the get to strum three-note chords with their thumb while thematic material, harmonic substance and sound of canonic passages make your group work together as Mozart’s original work, making it accessible to the string never before. Wicked! ​ orchestra medium! 3030351 String Orchestra..............Gr. 3 50.00 3035661 String Orchestra..............Gr. 4 55.00 2 3030352 Additional Score....................7.00 3035662 Additional Score....................8.00 2016-2017 Wingert-Jones Publications Orchestra Music All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject to Revision ! Grades 3 - 4 Grades 2 - 2.5 NACHIEVEMENTew SERIES Storm the Castle Track 12 A Million Miles Away Track 17 Kirt N. Mosier. ​ Francis Caravella. ​ The driving beat of this work suggests the journey and Introduce your young orchestra to a new frontier of struggle to overcome as the violins come in with the main performance with A Million Miles Away! It takes advantage theme. The bass and celli pick up an augmented version of the expansive sound of the Lydian mode to depict the of this theme to keep the pulse racing. The mysterious vast reaches of outer space. Everyone stays in first position lyrical middle section is excellent for bow control and (except the basses), and the dissonances are quite mild. A working on sound and vibrato. The piece journeys back grand chorus will challenge students to exercise good bow to a triumphant ending with the original theme layered control as they work