If It Ain't Baroque, Don't Fix It
by Matt Turner
String Orchestra - Sheet Music

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 2.5

SKU: CF.YAS132

Composed by Matt Turner. Young String Orchestra. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+8+2+5+5+5+1+3+8 pages. Duration 3 minutes, 8 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #YAS132. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YAS132).

ISBN 9780825894688. UPC: 798408094683. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G minor.

What would happen if Bach had lived in the time of rock and roll? This piece might have been the result! There is plenty of musical depth to this piece and yet it is in both a baroque and rock style at the same time. There is even an opportunity for some improvisation.
This hard driving rock piece embraces sounds from the Baroque era offering a fusion that might be defined as "Bach Rock." The piece begins with a mini-cadenza lament for solo violin. The soloist may embellish the written part with mordents, trills, or other ornaments. In m. 9, the drums kick in with a hard-rock groove. Exaggerate the dynamic markings throughout to ensure that moving parts will be heard.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels