elementary orchestral folio C from The —NCasters Arranged and edited with complete program notes hy Philip Gordon CONTENTS Pull Phang” Score conductor student rae “Rage” “tage Ayres John Dowland... arse —— Carols from Messe de Min ...Mare-Antoine Charpentier . 7 Sarabande Dietrick Buxtehude 9 Gavotta from Violin Sonata, Op. 5, No. 9 Arcangelo Corelli 12 Air Tendre ...., Jean-Philippe Rameau 14 March from the opera Rinaldo George Frideric Handel 16 Harvest Song :..Leopold Mozart 19 Country Round ....... .-.doseph Haydn... 21 Theme from Choral Fantasia, Op. 80 Ludwig van Beethoven 6 23 Avia from: the oratorio, L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25 ECOL BETMOZ creer 156 Hyma and Banner Theme from the opera, Die Meistersinger von Niirnberg ve eRichard Wagner 3 28 15 Waltz from the operetta, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein ee Jacques Offenbach 9 306 Cann FiscHEr, inc. BS Copyright © MCMLXI by Corl Fuher, Ines New YerkPROGRAM NOTES John Dowland (1563-1626): Ayre Dowland was an English composer of the time of Queen Elizabeth. It was an age of famous men, of whom the greatest was the poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. it also was an age of adventure. , Sir Francis Drake sailed around the globe and explored the shores of California, Sir Walter Raleigh founded “* the first English colony in the New World. ‘An ayre is 2 song (air in modern English). It was accompanied on the lute, a plucked string instrument with some resemblance to the guitar. Mare-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704): Carols from Messe De Minuit Charpentier lived during the reign of Louis XiV (1643-1715). This French monarch, the. most powerful absolute ruler of his time, was noted for the magnificence and brilliance of his court, and fortunately also for his patronage of the arts. Charpentier wrote more than fifteen operas, as’ well as a dozen masses and other sacred works. The Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve makes use of a number of Freich Christmas carols, Diderick Buxtehude (1637-1707): Sarabande . . ‘ Although the life of Buxtehude almost exactly coincided with that of Charpentier, they lived in entirely different worlds. Charpentier’s surroundings were the gayety and luxury of Paris; Buxtehude confined himself mostly to the church and the organ loft, first in his native Denmark, later in the North German city of Liibeck. Nevertheless, his influence was widespread. The great Johann Sebastian Bach. when still a young man, travelied more than two hundred miles, most of it no doubt on foot, to hear Buxteliude play and to profit by his instruction.“f ‘ os Ist Violin pr ee reparat ory Exercise a 1. Ayre (“Now oh now I needs must part”) JOHN DOWLAND Andante i a (1563-1626) o wu 4 oe —= =— @ p mf erese. Fca 3 reparatory Exercise i pyoy yi. 8 Pp crese. f 2. Carols from “Messe de Minuit pour Noel”’ MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER (16341708) Allegretto poyn-y fo . zy 4 yon N5087eparatory Exercise ne Larghetto i P mf crese. N5087 3. ‘Sarabande ‘a —= DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Gavorta Corelli was born into an age when the violin was coming into prominence. It was the time of the great violin makers of Cremona—the Amati family, the Guarneri family, and, most famnous of all,. Antonius Stradivarius. (The latter alone made more than eleven hindred instruments.) Their violins were graceful in form and easy to’handle. In the hands of a good player they could produce tones of amazing beauty. 4 Corelli was the right composer to prove the worth of the violin. His slow melodies have a noble, sustained singing quality, and his vivacious dance movements sound full and vigorous. This is especially evident in the Gavotta, which is from one of his violin sonatas, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Air Tendre Great advances in science and thought were made in Rameau's time; for example, with an improved micro- scope one could now see tiny living things swimming in a drop of water. Rameau himself wrote a treatise » on the basic principles of harmony and chord structure, But musical taste in Paris was limited by the frivolous taste of the nobility, and Rameau found most favor with light, airy dance movements. The Air Tendre is one of these, graceful and delicately expressive. It is originally for the harpsichord, the soft-toned Keyboard instrument that preceded the piano, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): March from the opera Rinaldo When Handel went to London in 1711, the popular entertainment was opera. We would describe it today as a “grand spectacular,” filled with magnificent pageants and processionals, elaborate scenes, costly cos- tumes, and even such extravagances as a fight between the hero and a lion. (Of course the hero. won.) Handel poured into his operas an endless flow of music, unsurpassed in beauty of melody and nobility of style. In later years he wrote oratorios, the most famous of which is Messiah. Handel composed with great speed. Rinaldo was done in fourteen days. In 35 years he wrote approximately 40 operas, 20 oratorios, and a great number of works of many other kinds. Some well remembered authors were Handel's contemporaries in London: Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe), Joseph Addison (Spectator), Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels), and Samuel Johnson (Dictionary of the English Language).‘Preparatory Exercise BH 4. Gavotta from Violin Sonata, op. 5, no.” 9 ARCANGELO CORELLI (1653-1713) Allegro tf PI cresc.Vo > oreparatory Exercise n on B ae af crese. f 5. Air Tendre Andantino grazioso aN n 2H 2 TS] 4 ot oP cresc. t = New YorkaL 4 Bs Preparatory Exercise V, eo ft > 5 6. March v from the opera “Rinaldo” GEORGE FRI NI Allegro non troppo g -RIDERIC HANDEL > ad > os 9 > cresc. <> f ceresc.e rall. tt PROPIEDAD DE ORQUESTA JUVENIL MERIC AWA, 1N5087Leopold Mozart (1719-1787): Harvest Song To the world.in general, Leopold Mozart is merely the father of one of the greatest geniuses in the history of music, Wolfgang Amadeus. To violinists he is a teacher who wrote an instruction method that was widely recognized as authoritative in its time. But Leopold Mozart also was a composer, with a considerable output to his credit. While not one of thé? immortals, he nevertheless might be, better known today if he were not so completely overshadowed by his son. Joseph Haydn: (1732-1809): Country Round To generations of students Joseph Haydn has been “Papa Haydn.” Justly so, for so much of his music is warm-hearted and cheerful, and his melodies have the simplicity and beauty of folk songs. We should not forget, however, that Haydn was one of the great composers of the eighteenth century. He - played a vital role in building the forms of the symphony and the string quartet, and his two major works for orchestra and voices, The Creation and The Seasons, are masterpieces of the first rank. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827): Theme from Choral Fantasia, op. 80 Great and far-reaching changes occurred between 1750 and 1800. In France the absolute monarchy was destroyed; the watchword was “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” In this country the Declaration of Inde- pendence proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Haydn was content for almost thirty years to serve 4 feudal lord; Beethoven let the nobility know that he was no man’s inferior. Paintings show Haydn in a powdered wig and court dress; Beethoven dressed to suit himself. The Choral Fentasia (for piano, chorus, and orchestra) was written for a concert of Beethoven's music given December 22, 1808. It was a memorable occasion, for it included the first performances of the com- poser’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, two of his greatest masterpieces. The text of the Fantasia isa tribute to ar, that unites men in peace and brotherhood. The Theme reveals several characteristics of Beethoven's style—a simple melody that moves up and down the scale, the plainest kind of harmonization, and a strong, insistent rhythm. PROPIEDAD BE CAN, OROUESTA TUVENILreparatory Exercise nn 5) mf 7. Harvest Song LEOPOLD MOZART Allegretto (1713-1787) Yo LE) of eresc. f dim. P & poco a poco cresc. fe ee SY allarg. Cepyaht © MOMLRIK by Carl Fhe, ne, New York ae cise Singtel Copia ted FRGPIEDAD ae pce ORQUESTA JUVENIL MEXICAN, AC.Preparatory Exercise v n f i Allegretto JOSEPH HAYDN Vv ri 1 : Fi vo CEO) cvesc. f cee. = crese. ae eresc,aL at a Bu 4 v Preparatory Exercise a : 4 9. Theme from Choral Fantasia LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, op. 80 (1770-1827) tf Allegretto ma non troppo (quasi- Andante éon moto) fh 8 Qn a aH, 4 ° fHector Berlioz (1803-1869): Aria from the Oratorio L’enfance Du Christ The stories about Hector Berlioz are numerous—his great shock of hair, his determination to marry an actress he had never met (he did marry her), his enormous orchestras and the fantastic new sounds he made them produce. But this Aria is different from what one expects. It is quiet and gentle and filled with tender feeling. Perhaps}, this is the real Berlioz—and the other just his “public image.” Richard Wagner (1813-1833 Wagner influenced the development of muisic more strongly than any other composer in the nineteenth century. Most of his operas are based on Germanic legends, but Die Meistersinger is an original comedy dealing with the Mastersingers’ Guild. Guilds were workmen's “unions” that grew up during the Middle Ages. The Mastersingers were different in that music was not their trade but their hobby. Hans Sachs. (1494-1576), the most famous of the Master-- singers, is the central figure in Wagner's opera. He described himself in this rhyme: “Lam Hans Sachs, a shoe- ‘Maker, and a poet, too.” Lymn and Banner Theme from the opera Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880): Waltz from the operetta La Grande-Duchess De Gérolstein Offenbach is best known for the brilliant opera, The Tales of Hoffman, but his popularity in Paris was built on his operettas, of which he wrote more than one hundred. An Offenbach operetta is like a Broadway musical show—light-hearted, witty, and filled with melodious . tunes and colorful dance. The Waltz from La Grande-Duchesse is a good example of the style. Although the European theatre has produced many very popular musical shows, such as Johann Strauss’s Fledermaus and Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow, a number of American composers also belong in the first rank in that category—for instance, Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Richard Rodgers. OPEDAD BE ENTL_MEXICAN, FR ORQUESTA JU“* IS VION LENTIL MEXICANA, Ac, Preparatory Exercise 5 Bow 10. Aria from the oratorio “L’enfance du Christ” Allegretto grazioso : HECTOR BERLIOZ, op. 25 (1803-1869) v 3 B —~ oO P —= i = =—— 5087. *£ Preparatory CXercise A tf 11. Hymn and Banner Theme from the opera “Die Meistersinger von Niimnberg” Moderato RICHARD WAGNER e = . Ein e583) crese.e tall. wt : ‘Coprcight © MONLXIK by Cort Fischer ce New York ae A eee Cocring or rma pelt fe le or parts ve - ‘A igh ered ling BOSE Eres lr efPreparatory Exercise y Yow 5 UV se vB ~ 385 5 oof crese. f A 12. Waltz from the operetta, “La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein” JACQUES OFFENBACH Allegro moderato (1819-1880) sa e zee ot cresc.~ ifViel FIL Arranged and edited with complete program rootes by Philip Gordon4 peo ae Hh ep debe”Niowt a Qe ; 4 vA PROGRAM NOTES John Dowland (1563-1626): Ayre Dowland was an English composer of the time of Queen Elizabeth. It was an age of famous men, cf whom the greatest was the poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. It also was an age of adventusc, - ‘Sir Francis Drake sailed around the globe and explored the shores of California. Sir Walter Raleigh founded the first English colony in the New World. ‘An ayre is a song (air in modern English). It was accompanied on the lute, a plucked string instrument with some resemblance to the guitar. Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704): Carols jrom Messe De Minuit Charpentier lived during the reign of Louis XiV (1643-1715). This French monarch, the most powerful Shute ruler of his time, was noted for the magnificence and brilliance of his court, and fortunately also for his patronage of the arts. Charpentier wrote more than fifteen operas, as well as a dozen masses and other sacred works. The Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve makes use of a number of French Christmas carols. Diderick Buxtehude (1637-1707): Sarabande ‘Although the life of Buxtehude almost exactly coincided with that of Charpentier, they lived in entirely different worlds. Charpentier’s surroundings were the gayety and luxury of Paris; Buxtchude confined ——hyimself-mostly-to-the-church-and-the-organ-loft,first-in-his-native Denmark, the North German city of Libeck, Nevertheless, his influence was widespread. The great Johann-Sebestian Bach, when sf @ young nian, travelled more than two hundred miles, most of it no doubt on foot, to hear Buxtehude play and to profit by his instruction.- OOO ee se aes A JUVENTL MEXICANA, 7 2nd Violi Preparatory Exercise i a 2 mf 1. Ayre (“Now oh now I needs must part”) Andante JOHN pow (1563-1626) “ a Bl wf af crese. 04720 15083eee eee 3 Preparatory Exercise y n A ny, v ly = u ? t 2. Carols from “Messe de Minuit pour Noel” MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER eae) Allegretto B y 1 movin A v4 ~ em. Preparatory Exercise . ns 2H a uw 3. Sarabande Larghetto DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE mn (1637-1707) 2x Bl allarg. mf crese. 15088 Copyright © MCMLRIK by Cs TnfepetoArcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Gavotta Corelli was born into an age when the violin was coming into prominence. It was the time of the great Violin makers of Cremona-—the Amati family, the Guarneri family, and, most famous of all, Antoni Stradivarius. (The latter alone made more than eleven hundred instruments.) Their violins were graceful in form and easy to handle. In the hands of a good player they could produce tones of amazing beauty: Corelli was the right composer to prove the worth of the violin. His slow melodies have a noble, sustained singing quality, and his vivacious dance movements sound full and vigorous. This is especially evident in the Gavotta, which is from one of his violin sonatas. Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Air Tendre Great advances in science and thought were made in Rameau’s time; for example, with an improved micro- Scope one could now see tiny living things swimming in a drop of water. Rameau himself wrote « treatise Su the basic principles of harmony and chord structure. But musical taste in Paris was limited by the favolous taste of the nobility, and Rameau found most favor with light, airy dance movements. The Air Tondre is one of these, graceful and delicately expressive. It is originally for the harpsichord, the soft-toned Keyboard instrument that preceded the piano. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): March from the opera Rinaldo When Handel went to London in 1711, the popular entertainment was opera. We would describe it today asa “grand spectacular,” filled with magnificent pageants and processionals, elaborate scenes. costly cos: fumes and even such extravagances as a fight between the hero and-a lion: (Of course-the-hero-won-) Handel poured into his operas an endless flow of music, unsurpassed in beauty of melody and nobility of style. In later years he wrote oratorios, the most famous of which is Messiah Handel composed with great speed. Rinaldo was done in fourteen days. In 35 years he wrote approximately 40 operas, 20 oratorios, and a great number of works of many other kinds. Some well remembered authors were Handel's contemporaries in London: Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusve), Joseph Addison (Spectator), Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels), and Samuel Johnson (Dictionary of the English Language). 4ORQUESTA JUVEN = 6 Preparatory Exercise q - Bn Po tf P 4. Gavotta jolin Sonata, op. 5, no. 9 ARCANGELO CORELLI Allegro (1653-1713) aL 5 1Preparatory Exercise n 4 af cresc. f 5. Air Tendre JEAN-PHILLIPPE RAMEAU Andantino grazioso (1683-1768) ni ry B maf cresc. tPreparatory Exercise V SSS tf 6: March from the opera “Rinaldo” Allegro non troppo GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL y Sue (1685-1759) on cresc. e rall. Sf 7 eri HMA by Crier, ny Mew Yok4 Leopold Mozart, (1719-1787): Harvest Song To the world in general, Leopold Mozart is merely the father of one of the greatest 2eniuses in the history of music, Wolfgang Amadeus, To violinists he is a teacher who wrote an instruction method that was widely + recognized as authoritative in its time. But Leopold Mozart also was 4 composer, with a considerable output to his credit. While not one of the immortals, he nevertheless might be better known today if he were not so completely overshadowed by his son. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Country Round To generations of students Joseph Haydn has been “Papa Haydn.” Justly so, for so much of his music is warm-hearted and cheerful, and his melodies have the simplicity and beauty of folk songs. We should not forget, however, that Haydn was one of the great composers of the eighteenth century, He played a vital role in'building the forms of the symphony and the string quartet, ar: his two major works for orchestra and voices, The Creation and The Seasons, aré masterpieces of the fiv-t rank Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827): Theme from Choral Fantasia, op. 80 4 Great and far-reaching changes occurred between 1750 and 1800. In France the absolute monarchy was destroyed; the watchword was “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” In this country the Declaration of Inde- pendence, proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Haydn was content for almost thirty years to serve 2 feudal lord; Beethoven let the nobility know that he was no man’s inferior. Paintings show Haydn in a ‘powdered wig and court dress; Beethoven dressed to suit himself. ———— The Choral Fantasia (for piano, chorus, and orchestra) was written for a concert of Beethoven's music given December 22, 1808. It was a.inemorable occasion, for it included the first performances of the com- poser's Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, two of his greatest masterpieces. The text of the Fantasia is a tribute to art, that unites men in peace and brotherhood. The Theme reveals several characteristics of Beethoven's style—a simple melody that moves up and down the scale, the plainest kind-of harmonization, anda strong, insistent rhythm.av © Preparatory Exercise af 7. Harvest Song Allegretto LEOPOLD. MOZART v o cis.) mf cvesc. ae eo poco a poco cresc. + tfee PROPIEDAD DE : n ORQUESTA JUVENIL MEXICANA, AC. 8. Country Round JOSEPH HAYDN Allegretto v va. (1732-1808) Ff orese. S - ailarg 5088 Ccopright © MEMIXIX by Cor Facer, In, New York2 Preparatory Exercise An 9. Theme from Choral Fantasia LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, op. 80 Allegretto ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto) am A o 10-1827) n v y aPROPIEDAD DI ORQUESTA JUVENIL MEXICAN: AS. IS Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Aria from the Oratorio L'enfance Du Christ ‘The stories about Hector Berlioz are numerous—his great shock of hair, his determination to marry an actress he had never met (he did marry her), his enormous orchestras and the fantastic new sounds he made them produce. But this Aria is different from what one expects. It is quiet and gentle and filled with tender feeling. Perhaps this is the real Berlioz—and the other just his “public image.” Richard Wagner (1813-1833): Hymn and Banner Theme from the opera Die Meistersinger Von Niirnberg Wagner influenced the development of music more strongly than any other composer in the nineteenth century. Most of his operas are based.on Germanic legends, but Die Meistersinger is an original comedy dealing with the Mastersingers’ Guild, ot Guilds were workmen's “unions” that grew up during the Middle Ages. The Mastersingers were different in that music was not their trade but their hobby. Hans Sachs (1494-1576), the most famous of the Master- singers, is the central figure in Wagner's opera. He described himself in this rhyme: “Jam Hans Sachs, a shoe- Maker, and a poet, too.’ a = eee Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880): Waltz from the operetta La Grande-Duchess De Gérolstein Offenbach is best known for the brilliant opera, The Tales of Hoffman, but his popularity in Paris was built on his operettas, of which he wrote more than one hundred. ‘An Offenbach operetta is like a Broadway musical show—lighthearted, witty, and filled with melodious tunes and colorful dance. The Waltz from La Grande-Duchesse is « good example of the style- ‘Although the European theatre has produced many very popular musical shows, such as Johann Strauss's Fledermaus and Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow, a number of American composers also belong in the first rank in that category—for instance, Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Richard Rodgers.4 TNO Preparatory Exercise o aH P 10. Aria from the oratorio “L’enfance du Christ” Allegretto grazioso w HECTOR BERLIOZ, op. 25 PAe 3 me - EROMEDAD DE 15. lal ee [oxaussrs JUVENIL MEXICANA, Ac. Preparatory Exercise i t 11. Hymn.and Banner Theme from the opera “Die Meistersinger von Niirnberg” Moderato RICHARD WAGNER n 1813. in fn (0813-1883) F — Pp —= — ‘molto cresc. a a a cresc.e ral. a 1N508816 + Preparatory Exercise v mo v vBo 4 4 a cresc. wy * 12. Waltz from the operetta, “ inde-Duch« Gérolstein” “Ta Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein’ JACQUES 01 ACH Allegro moderato - ten o : Oo , S we : cresc. cresc. ‘N50885 V\w Now oD es soci : PROGRAM NOTES John Dowland (1563-1626): Ayre Dowland was an English composer of the time of Queen Elizabeth. It was an age of famous men, of whom the greatest was the poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. It also was an age of adventure. . ‘Sir Francis Drake sailed around the globe and explored the shores of California. Sir Walter Raleigh founded the first English colony in the New World. ‘An ayre is a song (air in modern English). It was accompanied’ on the lute, a plucked string instrument with some resemblance to the guitar. Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704): Carols from Messe De Minuit Charpentier lived during the reign of Louis X:V (1643-1715). This French monarch, the most powerful Gbsolbte tuler of his time, was noted for the magnificence and brilliance of his court, and fortunately also for his patronage of the arts. Charpentier wrote more than fifteen operas, as well 2s a dozen masses and other sacred works. The Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve makes use of a number of French Christmas carols. Diderick Buxtehude (1637-1707): Sarabande ‘Although the life of Buxtehude almost exactly coincided with that of Charpentier, they lived in entirely different worlds. Charpentier’s surroundings were the gayety and luxury of Paris; Buxtelude confined hhimself_mostly to the church and the organ loft, first in his native Denmark, later in the North German ity of Lubeck, Nevertheless, his influence was widespread. The great Johann Sebastian Bach; when still a young man, travelled more than two hundred miles, most of it no doubt on foot, to hear Buxtehude play and to profit by his instruction. UESTA JUVENTL MEXICANA, A.C.Special 2nd Violin pe D string ‘2 Finger Pattern QS SSS SS Preparatory Exercise _ mf 1. Ayre (“Now oh now I needs must part”) JOHN DOWLAND Andante Recotitay af = _-— « =D ae + LORQUESTA JUVENTL MExICAl 3 D string o Finger Pattern Preparatory Exercise y a in cFese. 2. Carols from “Messe de Minuit pour Noel” P MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER Allegretto ies 708) x n ovnvoon @ vy 8 von te ST wine. SS STS 2 ° ft allarg. 5089D string © Finger Pattern Preparatory Exercise Af os P 3. Sarabande DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE Larghetto S (1637-1707) Peresc. allarg. N5089 Ti felon for praArcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Gavotia Corelli was born into an age when the vi olin was coming into prominence. It was the time of the great Violin makers of Cremona-—the Amati family, the Guarneri family, and, most famous of all, Antonius Stradivarius. (The latter alone made mot re than eleven hundred instruments.) Their violins were graceful in form and easy to handle. In the hands of a good player they could produce tones of amazing beauty. Corelli was the right composer to prove the worth of the violin. His slow melodies have a noble, sustained singing quality, and his vivacious dance movements sound full and vigorous. This is especially evident in the Gavotta, which is from one of his violin sonatas. ‘Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Air Tendre Great advances in science and thought were made in Rameau’s time; for example, with an improved micro- seope one could now see tiny living things swimming in a drop of water. Rameau himself wrote a treatise on the basic principles of harmony and ‘chord structure. But musical taste in Paris was limited by the frivolous taste of the nobility, and Rameau found most favor with light, airy dance movements. The Air Tendre is-one of these, graceful and delicately expressive. It is originally for the harpsichord, the soft-toned keyboard instrument that preceded the piano. a George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): March from the opera Rinaldo : a When Handel went to London in 1711, the popular entertainment was opera. We would describe it today ___.as-a_“grand_spectacular,” fill tumes, and even such eXtravagances as a fight between magnificent pageants an¢ and processionals, elaborate scenes, costly cos- ‘the hero and a lion. (Of course the hero won. )~ Handel poured into his operas an endless flow of music, unsurpassed in beauty of melody and nobility of __ style. In later years he wrote oratorios, the most famous of which is Messiah. Handel composed with great speed. Rina ‘Ido was done in fourteen days. In 35 years he wrote approximately 40 operas, 20 oratorios, and a great number of works of many other kinds. Some well remembered authors weré Handel's contemporaries in London: Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe), Joseph Addison (Spectator), Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels), and Samuel Johnson (Dictionary of the English Language).D string ° 1) 2 a Finger Pattern Preparatory Exercise A P tf 4. Gavotta from Violin Sonata, op. 5, no. 9 Allegro ARCANGELO CORELLI 3 BONERS 5089L PROPIEDAD DE . ORQUESTA JUVENIL MEXICANA, A. Fi D string A string ° 12 a o Finger Pattern Preparatory Exercise ws erese. 5 = 5. Air Tendre Andantino grazioso Bg ease aE cresc.Finger Pattern Preparatory Exercise Vv 722 = 6. March from the opera “Rinaldo” GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Allegro non troppo (1685-1759) “ B 9 cresc.e vall. 5089‘ Leopold Mozart (1719-1787): Harvest Song To the world in general, Leopold Mozart is merely the father of one of the greatest geniuses in the history - of music, Wolfgang Amadeus. To violinists he is a teacher who wrote an instruction method that was widely recognized as authoritative in its time. But Leopold Mozart also was a composer, with a considerable output to his credit. While not one of the immortals, he nevertheless might be better known today if he were not so completely overshadowed by his son, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Country Round To generations of students Joseph Haydn has been “Papa Haydn.” Justly so, for so much of his music is warm-hearted and cheerful, and his melodies have the simplicity and beauty of folk songs. We should not forget, however, that Haydn was one of the great composers of the eighteenth century. He played a vital role in'building the forms of the symphony and the string quartet, and his two major works for orchestra and voices, The Creation and The Seasons, are masterpieces of the first rank. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827): Theme from Choral Fantasia, op. 80 Great and far-reaching changes occurred between 1750 and 1800. In France the absolute monarchy was destroyed: the watchword was “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” In this country: the Declaration of Inde- jendence" proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Haydn was content for almost thirty years to serve : feudal lord; Beethoven let the nobility know that ‘he was no man’s inferior: Paintings-show Haydn in-x ~~~ powdered wig and court dress; Beethoven dressed to suit himself. ___The Choral Fantasia_(for_piano, chorus, and orchestra) was_written for_a concert of Beethoven's music given December 22, 1808. It was a memorable occasion, for it included the first performances of the com- poser’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, two of his greatest masterpieces. ‘The text of the Fantasia is a tribute to art, that unites men in peace and brotherhood. The Theme reveals several characteristics of Beethoven's style—a simple melody that moves up and down the scale, the plainest kind of harmonization, and a strong, insistent rhythm, \URSTA JUVEKIL MEXICANA. A.0 ee D string ° ° 1 2 a } Finger Pattern Preparatory Exercise B 2 nf 7. Harvest Song LEOPOLD MOZART ane B (719.1787) 7 crese. f > "poco a poco crese. v gl _ OO = allarg. Copyright © MCMLXIX by Cost Ficher, Inc, New York oS 15089PROPIEDAD "A JUVENTL MEXICAI onat u G string D string Finger Pattern 4 Preparatory 6 Vv xercise A JOSEPH HAYDN: va (0732-1809) cresc. Zz Soy erese. ; os allarg. Ing, New York N50S9G string D string ° 1 ° 12 3 Finger Pattern a ¥ 4 Preparatory Exercise a y f 9. Theme from Choral Fantasia Allegretto ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto) LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, op. 80 noon noon y 7 cresc. Ff m = — ¢ mf at copyright @ MC? vie tintinal cresc. New YorkHector Berlioz (1803-1869): Aria from the Oratorio L'enfance.Du Christ The stories about Hector Bi erlioz are numerous—his great shock of hair, his determination to marry an actress he had never met (he did marry her), his enormous orchestras and the fantastic new sounds he made them produce, But this Aria is different from what one expects. It is quiet and gentle and filled with tender feeling. Perhaps this is the real Berlioz—and the other just his “public image.” Richard Wagner (1813-1833): Hymn and Banner Theme from the opera Die Meistersinger Von Niurnberg Wagner influenced the development of music more strongly than any other composer in the nineteenth century. Most of his operas ‘are based on Germanic legends, but Die Meistersinger is an original comedy dealing with the Mastersingers’ Guild. Gui s were workmen's “unions” that grew up during the Middle Ages. The Mastersingers were different ju that music was not their trade but their hobby. Hans Sachs (1494-1576), the most famous of the Master- singers,'is the central figure in Wagner's opera. He described himself in this rhyme: “Tam Hans Sachs, a shoe- + +- ~“Maker, and a poet, -too.”” : Jacques Offenbach (1819-1 1880): Waltz from the operetta La Grande-Duchess De Gérolstein Offenbach is best known for the brilliant opera, The Tales of Hoffman, but his popularity in Paris was built” on his operettas, of which he wrote more than one hundred. 5 ‘An Offenbach operetta is Jike a Broadway musical show—light-hearted, witty, and filled with melodious tunes and colorful dance: The Waltz from La Grande-Duchesse is a good example of the style. ‘Although the European theatre has produced many very popular musical shows, such as Johann Strauss's Fledermaus and Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow, a number of American composers also belong ir: the first rank in thai category—for Richard Rodgers. instance, Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin, Jerome ern, George Gershwin, andFinger Pattern Pe Ep Se Preparatory Exercise a ““ HECTOR BERLIOZ, oj 1803-1869) epnighs © MEMLRD by Col Fisher Ig, New York rp! 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