Branding Iron!
String Orchestra - Sheet Music

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 3

SKU: CF.CAS82

Composed by James Meredith. Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 16+16+4+10+10+10+4+16 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 20 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CAS82. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CAS82).

ISBN 9780825894831. UPC: 798408094836. 9 x 12 inches. Key: D major.

Here's a programmatic work from James Meredith, a new composer to the Carl Fischer String Orchestra catalog. Depicting sounds from the life of an American cowboy, you can hear the rustling up of cattle, the hiss of the branding iron, and the sounds that have become synonymous with the great American West. Your audiences may even yell a few "Yee-haws" at the end of this one!.
Good music performed well inspires the imagination. A branding iron is a tool used by cowboys to mark the cattle that they own by burning their ranch logo into the cow’s hide. The process is still in use today. Branding Iron! is a hoedown descriptive of scenes surrounding cattle- roping and branding, but seen from the cow’s point of view. At m. 65 orchestra members provide the “hiss” sound of the iron as it touches the hide. The rest of the sounds are up to your own imagination.

About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series

This series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:

• Expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys but technical demands are still carefully considered
• More comprehensive bowing techniques
• Viola T.C. included
• Careful selection of keys and degree of difficulty for advancing musicians