| 40823 | Expressive Sight Reading for Orchestra |
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| Alexander, Michael | |
| Category: Methods/Collections; String Orchestra |
| Instrumentation: violin I,violin II,viola,cello,bass |
| Comments: Also composed by: Dackow; Brungard. 140 sequential sight-reading exercises applying the latest research in string pedagogy. London Bridge; Lightly Row; At Pierrot’s Door; Dancla/Alexander – Romance; Schumann/Alexander – Abendlied; Beethoven/Alexander – Country Dance; Bayly/Alexander – The Troubador; Rossini/Dackow – GIANNI SCHICCHI: O Mio Babbino Caro; Morris Dance; /Dackow – Ukrainian Folk Songs: Kolomeka; /Dackow – UKRAINIAN FOLK SONGS: “Soldier’s March; /Dackow – Perica; /Dackow – Flirtation; German Folk Song; /Alexander – Danish Polka; Mozart/Dackow – DIVERTIMENTO K. 213: Contredanse; Lehar/Dackow – THE MERRY WIDOW: Women!; Mozart/Dackow – GERMAN DANCE K. 605 NO. 3: Sleigh Ride; In the Gloaming; /Alexander – Men of Harlech; /Alexander – All Through the Night; Carey/Alexander – America; Sibelius/Alexander – Finlandia; Haydn/Dackow – St. Anthony Chorale; Dvorak – NEW WORLD SYMPHONY: Largo; Gluck/Alexander – IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS: Hymn to Diana; /Alexander – Scotland the Brave; Brahms/Alexander – Waltz; Sousa/Dackow – Manhattan Beach March; Mozart – LUCIO SILLA: Overture; Rossini/Dackow – WILLIAM TELL: Finale from Overture; Bach/Dackow – SINFONIA IN D: Allegro assai; Smetana/Dackow – MY COUNTRY (MA VLAST): Country Wedding from The Moldau; Schubert/Alexander – The Trout Quintet: Theme; Handel/Alexander – Royal Fireworks: Minuet; Couperin/Alexander – Le Petit Rien (Rondeau); /Alexander – St. Patrick’s Breastplate; Clarke/Alexander – Prince of Denmark’s March; Gluck/Alexander – IPHIGENIA IN AULIS: Act I Ballet; Handel/Alexander – SCIPIO: Act I Scene 1 March; /Alexander – Kingsfold; Tschaikowsky/Dackow – SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN C: Finale; Haydn/Dackow – SYMPHONY NO. 94 “SURPRISE”: 1st movement; Weber/Dackow - -DER FREISCHUTZ: Chorus of the Huntsmen; Sibelius/Alexander – KARELIA SUITE OP. 11: 2nd movement Ballad; Handel/Alexander – SERSE: Act III Scene 10 Chorus; Offenbach/Dackow – ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Finale; Mozart/Alexander – DIVERTIMENTO IN D K. 251: Minuetto 3rd variation; Frescobaldi/Alexander – Toccata in b; Mozart/Alexander – THREE GERMAN DANCES K. 605: Dance No. 1; Mozart/Dackow – SYMPHONY NO. 12 IN G K. 110: 1st movement; Handel/Dackow – CONCERTO GROSSO OP. 6 NO. 1: Allegro; Verdi/Dackow – IL TROVATORE: Anvil Chorus; Rimsky-Korsakov – SBOW MAIDEN: Dance of the Tumblers; Tschaikowsky/Alexander – SERENADE IN C OP. 48: Finale; Burgmuller/Alexander – Arabesque Op. 100. |
| Description: Expressive Sight-Reading for Orchestra offers a sequential approach to teaching sight-reading in the string ensemble. Applicable to performing ensembles from middle school through high school, it provides a comprehensive curriculum for group sight-reading instruction. Features: Over 45 sequenced sight-reading pieces arranged for string orchestra by Michael Alexander and Sandra Dackow; Sight-Reading notes for the teacher written for each arrangement by Kathleen DeBerry Brungard; Materials organized into 12 units which progressively address bowing styles, rhythms, meter, and key (D, G, and C Major; b, e, and a Minor); Pre-test/Posttest in each unit for assessing individual student progress. Units 1-6 contain: Rhythm reading exercises; Scale warm-ups; A unison reading; 4-6 orchestra readings (Violin I & II, Viola, Cello & Bass). Units 7-12 each contain: Scale warm-ups for each piece; Longer orchestra readings. |