Luminescence
by Alan Lee Silva
String Orchestra - Sheet Music

Orchestra Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola T.C.), Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano - Grade 1.5

SKU: CF.FAS67

Composed by Alan Lee Silva. Collate - FS SWS. First-Plus String Orchestra (FAS). Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 16+16+4+10+10+3+10+12 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 28 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #FAS67. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.FAS67).

ISBN 9780825883941. UPC: 798408083946. 8.5 x 11 inches. Key: G major.

Alan Lee Silva's Luminescence grabs you right from the start with a sharp, confident opening, and is followed by wonderfully lyrical melodies that soar over the more angular accompaniments.
Luminescence shimmers with joyful enthusiasm from the energetic opening ensemble figures. The introduction features repeated sixteenth notes on open strings with an option for violin 2 and viola to play double stops. A flowing violin 1 melody dances on top of the pulsing accompaniment in the ‘A’ section at m. 9. The pieces surges forward and transitions to a majestic, lyrical B section at m. 17 where the full group plays lush harmony andlegato melodies. The low strings are highlighted with the return to the A melody at m. 27 as the high strings continue with the punctuated supporting parts.With a dramatic shift at m. 45, the piece turns to action in the relative E minor with aggressive ensemble staccatos. Low strings hold down a steady, rhythmic pedal point as haunting violin and viola melodies float throughout. Returning to the cheerful major key at m. 61, the piece reprises the introduction material with glistening sounds of Americana and ends with fiery unison sixteenths.