String Orchestra Page

Reference Recordings

Symphony No. 2: https://youtu.be/k_ufhlkCs7g?si=K9HDbOwL3TH-z_hb

Nocturno Isleno: https://youtu.be/y-ezWQ45DW0?feature=shared

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty: https://youtu.be/RgXxrm51ta4?si=UyRW6oC-wBUwbvUj

Por Una Cabeza: https://youtu.be/fEyq9sncHnE?si=FyOckXhfxo35koo1

Practice Tracks

Symphony No. 2

Nocturno Isleno

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

Rehearsal Notes

September 27

Por Una Cabeza

  • Violins and violas: m. 35-54

  • Cellos/bass: m. 15-34

Symphony No. 2

  • Violins: m. 65-92 with the metronome!

  • Cellos/bass: m. 116 INTONATION

Nocturno Isleno

  • Violas: m. 17-D, play forte and confidently!

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • Violins, violas, cellos: m. 83 and 84

September 20

Symphony No. 2

  • Violins: practice m. 65–91 with a metronome at 116

Nocturno Isleno

  • Violas: Practice reh. B–C

  • Cellos/bass: practice D–1st ending

September 13

Symphony No. 2

  • Practice m. 65–92

Nocturno Isleno

  • Violins/violas: practice first and second endings at m. 54

  • Cellos/bass: practice m. 80–end

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • Violins: practice m. 39–61

  • Violas/cellos: m. 51–84

September 6

Open String Cycle—Detache and Spicatto

Symphony in D

  • Establish 3/4 feel

  • m. 1–23: Cello/bass bow stroke; Violins bowing

  • m. 53–64: establish sixteenth-note divisions and dynamics

  • Violins practice m.24–64 for next time!

  • Cellos practice m. 20–22

Nocturno Isleno

  • Son rhythm: practice clapping

  • D Harmonic minor scale: work on intonation

  • Violins practice m. 43–48

  • Violas practice m. 17–29

  • Cello/bass practice m. 43–58

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • a new arrangement will be handed out next time