String Orchestra
Level: 3
Composed in an “Old World” style, Peasant Dance attempts to capture the spirit, energy, and spontaneity of folkdance, a celebration of both life and death. This work calls for a cabasa, though if one is not available, maracas or a closed hi-hat could be used instead. The violas get to play a “snap” pizzicato which requires the player to pull the string in such a way that on its release, it will strike the fingerboard with a loud snapping sound.
COMPOSERS NOTES:
Peasant Dance captures the spirit, energy, and spontaneity of folkdance, a celebration of both life and death. The music is composed in an “Old World” style to reflect the folk aspect of the
subject. This work calls for a cabasa, though if one is not available, maracas or a closed hi-hat
could be used instead. The “snap” pizzicati called for in the viola part, ms. 55–63 , ask the player to pull the string in such a way that on its release, it will strike the fingerboard with a loud snapping sound. The technique is the same as regular pizzicato, but requires a stronger pull on the string to get it to “snap.”
Peasant Dance captures the spirit, energy, and spontaneity of folkdance, a celebration of both life and death. The music is composed in an “Old World” style to reflect the folk aspect of the
subject. This work calls for a cabasa, though if one is not available, maracas or a closed hi-hat
could be used instead. The “snap” pizzicati called for in the viola part, ms. 55–63 , ask the player to pull the string in such a way that on its release, it will strike the fingerboard with a loud snapping sound. The technique is the same as regular pizzicato, but requires a stronger pull on the string to get it to “snap.”