SCORES TO STUDY

STRING ORCHESTRA:

1. Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes (“Dawn”),
beginning (flute- violin combination) https://youtu.be/b4KHWTXt-8s
2. Benjamin Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31.
https://youtu.be/mkLyK-oSQ7A
3. D. Diamond, Rounds for Strings (contrapuntal writiing in last movement)
https://youtu.be/Tv06O3UEsb0
4. Grieg - Holberg Suite https://youtu.be/dFEBTbNs4yk
5. Igor Stravinsky - Concerto in D ("Basle") for String Orchestra (1946)
https://youtu.be/XuNDWhuvMys
6. Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
https://youtu.be/qIhZbvlCjY0

PIZZICATO IN FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND:

7. Béla Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106 , second movement
https://youtu.be/QElT9KD4uX8
8. Bruckner Symphony No.3 in D minor, WAB 103 , third mov. (cello-bass pizz.)
9. Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 -- Anitra's Dance https://youtu.be/xSkiCLP1OcU
10. Holst - St. Paul's Suite Op. 29, second movement https://youtu.be/gIAV4eUO7C0
11. Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9, 1 mov ( violas, cellos, basses)
https://youtu.be/qynu8yNiTrY
12. Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet https://youtu.be/finYYXkdYmA
13. Wagner Tannhauser, ACT III, Scene 2, “Wolfram’s address” mm. 38 ff. (strings)

SCORING FOR ONE OR A COMBINATION STRING INSTRUMENTS EFFECTIVELY

NEGOTIATION AND IMPORTANT MELODIC IDEA:
14. Chausson Symphony in B flat major, op 20, third mov. At “B” high violins
https://youtu.be/XJcJ-2Ob-O0
15. Rimsky Korsakov Le Coq d'or Suite ( The Golden Cockerel)- opening of 3 mov (long
viola solo) https://youtu.be/484zNF-MpQo
16. Jean Sibelius - Symphony no.1, third mov. 14 mm. before “K”, double bass solo
https://youtu.be/iExJ9PbBwDg
17. Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra- beginning at the fugue (divisi double
basses) https://youtu.be/vI6MUYJIAtM
18. R Strauss Death and transfiguration- mm. 428-475 )High Violins)
https://youtu.be/L3bD7g3mp_Y

ADDITIONAL WORKS FEATURING CONTRAPUNTAL WRITING FOR STRINGS:

19. Witold Lutosławski - Musique funèbre, beginning https://youtu.be/4JpqUGoPx2M
20. Riegger and Mennin Symphony No. 3 https://archive.org/details/ml-4902-riegger-3-
i/ML4902+Mennin+3+(i).flac
21. Ned Rorem- String Symphony mvt.I "Waltz" https://youtu.be/lFWjAz5zdOc

ADDITIONAL WORKS USING DIVISI PASSAGES:

22. Claude Debussy ‒ Trois Nocturnes No. 3 Sirènes https://youtu.be/spXwXLqFLvs

23. Wagner - Lohengrin Prelude Act 1 https://youtu.be/lmDxgOIMgMk
24. EURYANTHE by Carl Maria von Weber Overture https://youtu.be/bLCnkgISs_c

WORKS INCORPORATING MORE-CONTERMPORARY STRING WRITING:

25. S. Adler Symphony no 5, 3 mov “The Future”
26. M.Borkowski, Limits for Orchestra
27. M. Colgrass A WUiet As, 2 mov
28. Alexander Goehr: Romanza for Cello and Orchestra https://youtu.be/Ly5F6YVdFVQ
29. Lutosławski Paroles tissees https://youtu.be/ye5DXXg1XdI
30. Olivier Messiaen - Chant des déportés https://youtu.be/lPingoKw9Uk
31. PENDERECKI: DIES IRAE https://youtu.be/w_jvgdAFJlM

STRINGS INSTRUMENTS Techniques:

1. Beethoven: Symphony no. 1, mov 2, mm. 154-156 conscious spiccato,
https://youtu.be/xcaUGsL2EpI
2. Gioachino Rossini - William Tell Overture (spontaneous spiccato)
https://youtu.be/D5LVM_lIXqY
3. N. Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol Score, mov 5, Ricochet,
https://youtu.be/RY2Bt0TppKw
4. Igor Stravinsky- The Firebird Ballet, Ricochets https://youtu.be/38R_MIrKgtc
5. Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, mov 1, Tremolos
https://youtu.be/ewoAW-Zyuj8
6. Bizet: Carmen, Overture at Andante Moderato, Tremolos
https://youtu.be/lBsUaDR0i9U
7. Anton Bruckner - Symphony No.4, beginning, Tremolos
https://youtu.be/CsL_GWAobRk
8. Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Tremolos violas at 1
https://youtu.be/t6fJO4hhRtQ
9. Claude Debussy - Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune, Sul Tasto,
https://youtu.be/X7rtImnDkEc
10. "Symphonia Domestica" by Richard Strauss, Sul Ponticello,
https://youtu.be/ETQWcUkLGRE
11. Mahler's 1st Symphony "Titan", 3 mov, Col Legno Battuto,
https://youtu.be/ypClfhEwwCw
12. Jean Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela, Col Legno Tratto (H-I),
https://youtu.be/CHQ0iDXv8pQ
13. Barber: Medea's Dance of Vengeance , flażolety,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7rzPLPP0Ew
 14. Alban Berg – Wozzeck, Act 1, scene 2, before 230, Act III, Sene 5, 1. Before 380,
flażolety https://youtu.be/IhLh6E28dz4
15. Copland - Symphony No.3, mov 2, mm 100-106 1st violin, flażolety
https://youtu.be/fDq6h7f-W5Y
16. Maurice Ravel – Shéhérazade, flażolety, 3mm, https://youtu.be/mZFm51etZ20
17. Arnold Schönberg - Violin Concerto, 1 mov, https://youtu.be/77tVvUAzwbw
18. Anton Webern - Six Pieces for Orchestra, no 5, https://youtu.be/_IazQ7OmMLc
19. Anton Webern - Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10, mov 2, https://youtu.be/reqqQ-
kBJQ0
20. Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5, mov 1 wide skips on the same string,
https://youtu.be/ARSDiUNfqvo
21. Igor Stravinsky – Agon, Pas de deux, wide skips played legato,
https://youtu.be/7TPS6TLKoBk
22. Paul Hindemith - Viola Concerto "Der Schwanendreher", viola multistops,
https://youtu.be/wPgmUji_bBM
23. PARSIFAL (WWV 111) by Richard Wagner, Good Friday day, viola, mm 139-150
Hector Berlioz- Harold en Italie, 1 mov, mm 36-68, solo viola,
https://youtu.be/SGkzjX6A1-s
24. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, mov 3, cello mm 194-202
https://youtu.be/QtXkWh7yjVY
25. Claude Debussy - La Mer, cello, mov 1 https://youtu.be/KUFpcPEcwTo
26. Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 95 in C minor, mov 2, cello,
https://youtu.be/UF42MOzgyMA
27. Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op.67, mov 3, mm 162-179, cello,
https://youtu.be/yKl4T5BnhOA
28. Glinka: "Ruslan and Lyudmila" Overture, cello, https://youtu.be/aUYylWmAibI
29. Schubert: Great Symphony No.9, introduction,cello,
https://youtu.be/Yyw5OHUDHh4
30. La Création du Monde: Darius Milhaud, doublebass,
https://youtu.be/nWpAQ6AWMDA
31. Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the animals, double bass, movement 5 Elephant,
https://youtu.be/60HSGDGPYp0

HARP
1. Berlioz: Overture "Rob Roy", https://youtu.be/kkhLs4eCWTg
2. Debussy - Danse sacrée et danse profane, for harp and strings (1904)
https://youtu.be/rMRzGjqXChs
3. Paul Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Orchestal Score
https://youtu.be/NjRv4QolIr4
4. The Three-Cornered Hat (by Manuel de Falla https://youtu.be/p387mKF-Uws
5. Alberto Ginastera - Harp Concerto https://youtu.be/S3CJk32SOMU
6. Paul Hindemith - Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra,
https://youtu.be/S3CJk32SOMU

GUITAR/ Mandoline
1. Igor Stravinsky - Tango for Orchestra https://youtu.be/jvgU_ymquJQ
2. The Nightingale by Igor Stravinsky https://youtu.be/YAj8meHna48
3. Arnold Schönberg - Serenade op. 24 (1920-23) for septet and bass voice
https://youtu.be/uG6wiQnp6pQ
4. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis (with Score)
https://youtu.be/wJ6R08VD3mw
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter https://youtu.be/-LVmH4bwH3Q

5. Arnold Schoenberg - Variations Op. 31 for orchestra, https://youtu.be/iL1XzH6gpAY

WOODWINDS