Compact discs. Biographical information about the conductor ([6] pages : portrait) inserted in container. Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra ; Leon Gregorian, conductor.
Contents:
(2:14). Allegro from sonata no. 1 / G.P. Telemann (2:30) ; Crystal City march / Mark Williams (1:32) ; Dragonhunter / R. Meyer (2:24) ; Fiddles on fire / M. Williams (2:06) ; Frog in a tree / Edmund J. Siennicki (1:36) ; Happy hoedown / Bruce Chase (1:06) ; Kabuki dance / R. Meyer (3:20) ; Mississippi cakewalk / M. Williams (1:57) -- Grade 2. A modal festival / Gerry Jon Marsh (2:21) ; An English folk song / Terry McQuilken (3:37) ; Contredanse en rondeau / W.A. Mozart (1:41) ; El toro / Don Brubaker (2:20) ; Fanfare for strings / Doris Gazda (1:57) ; Finale, symphony no. 2 in C, op. 17 / P.I. Tchaikovsky (2:25) ; A rose for Emily: a scene from Faulkner / W. Francis McBeth (6:17) ; Allegro from sonata no. 1 / G.P. Telemann (2:14). (3:49). Hungarian dance no. 6 / Johannes Brahms (5:10) -- Bahn frei (Clear the track) polka, op. 45 / Eduard Strauss (2:11) -- Brigid's fire / Jeffrey S. Bishop (3:26) -- Buckeye pioneers suite: Down by the river (1:25); Evening by the campfire (4:07); Barn dance (1:25) / M. Williams -- Conquistador! / Deborah Baker Monday (3:54) -- Fugue in G minor ("The Little") / J.S. Bach (4:06) -- Gavotte from the Classical symphony / Sergei Prokofiev (1:45) -- Geometric dances: Square dance (1:22); Round dance (2:49); Triangle dance (4:17) / R. Meyer -- Hungarian dance no. 6 / Johannes Brahms (3:49). Adagio (2:29); Allegro (3:27); Andante (2:38); Allegro (2:42) / Chamber suite in D: G.F. Handel. (5:10) ; Prelude on an early American folk hymn / Claude T. Smith (6:22) ; Shepherd's hey / Percy Grainger (2:35) ; Still, still, still / arr. Mark Hellum (4:11) ; Swing low, sweet chariot / arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle (2:22) ; Toccata / G. Cassadó (5:54) -- Grade 4. Locust street rag / Carold Nunez (3:31) -- Grade 3 Bonus work. Chamber suite in D: Adagio (2:29); Allegro (3:27); Andante (2:38); Allegro (2:42) / G.F. Handel.
Summary:
"This three-CD set contains premier recordings of another 33 of the most significant works for string orchestra ever composed, grades 1-4, as selected by Michael Allen ... For more information about each piece, as well as conducting insights, refer to the companion book, Teaching Music through Performance in Orchestra, Volume 3"--Container.
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