Verdant Meadows (Grade 1) - String Orchestra
J.W. Pepper Editors' Choice - 2018
Publisher description:
The imagery of a lush, green meadow helps set the stage for this simple yet harmonically adventurous composition. The music alternates between legato melodies and staccato harmonies. Following a climactic moment, a peaceful resolution hearkens back to earlier material and ends the piece with a maestoso section.
New Music Review in The Instrumentalist July 2019:
Inspired by a gentle stroll through lush meadows, this attractive work contains soaring legato melodies and staccato accompaniments. Although the melodic material is relatively simple, harmonies and textures are rich. The piece starts off with a buoyant tempo and gradually expands into passages marked "broadly," "peacefully," and ultimately, "maestoso." Dynamics range from pianissimo to forte, and the overall character is warm and inviting.
- S.G.
View PDF of score.
Purchase Verdant Meadows:
Carl Fischer
J.W. Pepper
Publisher description:
The imagery of a lush, green meadow helps set the stage for this simple yet harmonically adventurous composition. The music alternates between legato melodies and staccato harmonies. Following a climactic moment, a peaceful resolution hearkens back to earlier material and ends the piece with a maestoso section.
New Music Review in The Instrumentalist July 2019:
Inspired by a gentle stroll through lush meadows, this attractive work contains soaring legato melodies and staccato accompaniments. Although the melodic material is relatively simple, harmonies and textures are rich. The piece starts off with a buoyant tempo and gradually expands into passages marked "broadly," "peacefully," and ultimately, "maestoso." Dynamics range from pianissimo to forte, and the overall character is warm and inviting.
- S.G.
View PDF of score.
Purchase Verdant Meadows:
Carl Fischer
J.W. Pepper