Sinfonia No. 9 in C Major
Movement 1
by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
String Orchestra - Sheet Music

Orchestra - Grade 4

SKU: AP.41225

Movement 1. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Kirk Moss. MakeMusic Cloud; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Belwin Concert String Orchestra. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Score and Part(s). 248 pages. Belwin Music #00-41225. Published by Belwin Music (AP.41225).

UPC: 038081478869. English.

A slow and somber Grave introduction leads to a light-hearted Allegro, presenting an ideal piece to teach sonata form to your students. The clearly marked bowings and artist-level fingerings will save precious rehearsal minutes and contribute to a professional sound. This arrangement re-scores the first movement of Sinfonia No. 9 from six voices, requiring two separate viola parts, to the traditional five-voice string orchestra. Consistent with selected professional performances of the work, the first of two recapitulations has been seamlessly omitted to create a more balanced form, eliminate redundancies akin to counterpoint exercises, and showcase the young composer's emerging creativity by emphasizing his striking use of the key of A-major before reaffirming the home key. The elimination of a repeat reduces the duration to 8:30. (11:30) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.