Happy Birthday Theme and Variations
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SKU: CF.CAS101
Composed by Patty Hill Mildred Hill. Arranged by Bud Caputo. SWS FS. Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 16+10+4+10+16+3+10+12 pages. Duration 3 minutes, 47 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CAS101. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CAS101).ISBN 9781491146613. UPC: 680160904112. 9 x 12 inches. Key: D major.
Happy Birthday Theme and Variations is a novelty arrangement that incorporates traditional melodic variation techniques along with familiar classical-music themes to entertain your audience. Challenge your students and audience to identify these melodic fragments.
Use this selection to celebrate someone’s birthday or just for fun in a concert setting . The Theme and Variations on Happy Birthday for String Orchestra is a novelty arrangement that incorporates some traditional melodic variation techniques and the use of familiar classical-music themes to entertain your audience . Challenge your students to identify these melodic fragments . Melodies are shared among all parts and all players remain in first position . The arrangement resembles a Broadway show overture in that it will require students to be flexible, as they are asked to change meters, tempos, dynamics, articulations, musical styles, and bowing techniques .
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