Autumn Sundance Ted Allen

Autumn Sundance Ted AllenAutumn Sundance is an upbeat and catchy work in the style of a contredanse (a French country dance). Place emphasis on each downbeat to maintain the dance style but without getting heavy. Keep 8th notes light and separated to maintain a lively tempo. During the alternating statements beginning at measure 21, be sure to balance the volume so that both groups sound equal. This composition is lovingly dedicated to my wife Rebecca. For over thirty years

Procession takes advantage of the conversational qualities inherent in Telemann's writing and give the melody alternately to both the upper and lower string sections

A great way to end your program

"Rondo Energico" is a very original work of substance

The title is a play on words (word in this case being CZECH) and the composer has written a number of these with such titles as RAIN CZECH POLKA

and quick-steps that populate the music repertoire

the courage it takes to move to a new city

light-filled cathedrals with vast

has created a stirring "classical" concert opener

and texture

a wide variety of scoring techniques

An optional idea that would no doubt improve intonation

The "Coventry Carol" contains one of the best known examples of the use of a Picardy Third