A Glance at Her Bright, Beautiful Eyes Set Type:Digital Score

A Glance at Her Bright, Beautiful Eyes Set Type:Digital ScoreOriginally published in 1603, this arrangement of Monteverdi's madrigal will expose your students to the bright and stark harmonies of the Italian Renaissance. Cascading suspensions will captivate your audience and bring out the best from your students.

The music begins at a moderate tempo but gradually increases in speed with each repetition

Starting with a fragmented mysterioso version of the tune as an introduction

and everyone in the orchestra plays melodic material

Veteran arranger Lloyd Conley has chosen two movements from a Mozart "Wind Divertimento" that produce a delightfully transparent and melodious short suite

With beautiful melodic passages

all parts have interesting moving lines and melodies

Into the Midnight Forest is a work that will make a first year orchestra sound marvelous

Summer is a season of renewal for many as they seek peaceful places to get a break from their daily routines

All parts are playable in first position except for the bass

From its simple-sounding opening with hints of folk music and a Coplandesque harmonic style

After a legato contrasting middle section

This authentic-sounding arrangement by Sarah Bernard-Stevens is based on one of Russia's most popular folk songs