| 33993 | Pirates! Music from Pirates of Penzance (STRING EXPLORER) |
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| Sullivan, Arthur (Arr. Dabczynski, Andrew H.) |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: String Orchestra |
| Grade: Medium |
| Duration: 3:00 |
| Instrumentation: str=8.8(3).5.5.5,pf |
| Comments: Correlates with String Explorer Series Book 2, Unit 6. I am a Pirate King, Poor Wandering One, and Major General. |
| Description: Among the most popular operettas of the 19th century, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance is filled with delightful tunes and memorable musical moments. This is a thoroughly playable arrangement of three famous Pirates numbers—I am a Pirate King, Poor Wandering One, and the ever-popular Major General. All sections of the orchestra get a chance to play a melody during the piece, and the arrangement is filled with interesting rhythms, contrasting tempi, and expressive dynamics. All of this contributes to a mood of light-hearted excitement, and students will be motivated by a final tongue-in-cheek challenge to play it again, 'only this time, really fast!' |