| 58603 | Maelstrom |
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| (Arr. LaBrie, Katie O'Hara) |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: String Orchestra |
| Grade: Medium |
| Duration: 3:00 |
| Instrumentation: str=8.8.5.5.5 |
| Comments: Smetana - Die Moldau, Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium, Irish Sea Chanty. |
| Description: This exciting piece starts with a treacherous storm motif that acts as the undercurrent as quotes from famous water-themed compositions are heard. Students will learn the flowing theme from Smetana’s Die Moldau, explore the haunting Aquarium movement from Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals, and bow along to a traditional Irish Sea Chanty, as melodies overlap in this musical storm. Developing players will refine articulation skills, explore a variety of rhythms in 6/8, and expand their chromatic and dynamic horizons in the familiar key of e minor. |