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In the Style Of

Music in the Style of Notable Composers We recommend pairing […]

Music in the Style of Notable Composers

We recommend pairing one or more of the following works curated from Wise Music Classical’s music rental catalogue with The Snowman in Concert to create a full-evening program.

Byström’s “Walks” series

Description: “Rhythmical works which serve as an introduction to another composer’s work. The idea is to take a musical stroll, during which you can catch a glimpse of the next work on the program, similar to when from far away, one can discern the silhouette of an approaching town.” – Composer’s note
Composer: Britta Byström

  1. A Walk After Dark
    Inspired by: Swedish composer Anders Eliasson, Swedish hymns, and a West-African melody
    Duration: 23 min
    Orchestration: solo va + 1+pic.2.2.2/2200/2perc/str
  2. A Walk to Beethoven
    Inspired by: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
    Duration: 11 min
    Orchestration: 1+pic.2.2.2/2.2.0.0/timp/str
  3. A Walk to Schubert’s Fifth Symphony
    Inspired by: Franz Schubert
    Duration: 5 min
    Orchestration: 1202/2000/str
  4. A Walk to Tchaikovsky
    Inspired by: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Duration: 5 min
    Orchestration: str
  5. A Walk to Beethoven’s First Symphony
    Inspired by: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 1+pic.2.2.2/2.2.0.0/perc/str
  6. A Walk to Mozart
    Inspired by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Duration: 3 min
    Orchestration: saw.2vn.va.vc

Great Scott! Orchestral Suite after Joplin

Composer: Paul Turok
Inspired by: Scott Joplin
Duration: 20 min
Orchestration: 3(pic)2+ca.2+bcl.2/4331/timp.3perc/hp/str

A Tribute to Sousa

Composer: Maurice C. Whitney
Inspired by: John Philip Sousa
Duration: 6 min
Orchestration: 2+2pic.2.3+Ebcl+acl+bcl.2.2asx+tsx+barsx/8.2+3cnt.3.1+2bar/timp.dms

A Joplin Overture

Description: The familiar sounds of Joplin’s classic rag “The Entertainer” given full orchestral treatment – young audiences will especially enjoy Turok’s expert use of glockenspiel, xylophone, low, medium, and high gongs, and muted trumpets.
Composer: Paul Turok
Inspired by: Scott Joplin
Duration: 6 min
Orchestration: 2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4331/timp.perc/hp/str

Knecht’s Series for Narrator and Orchestra

Composer: Arthur Knecht

  1. Dvorák and the New World
    Inspired by: Antonín Dvorák
    Duration: 14 min
    Narration Languages: English
    Orchestration: Narrator + 3333/4230/timp.perc/str
  2. Musical Dreamer (Scenes from the Life of Stephen Foster)
    Inspired by: Stephen Foster
    Duration: 14 min
    Narration Languages: English
    Orchestration: Narrator + 2322/4231/perc/hp/str
  3. A Boy and His Melodies (Scenes from the Life of Young Mozart)
    Inspired by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Duration: 13 min
    Narration Languages: English
    Orchestration: Narrator + 2222/4230/timp/hpd/str
  4. On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn and His Music)
    Inspired by: Felix Mendelssohn
    Duration: 12 min
    Narration Languages: English
    Orchestration: Narrator + 2222/4230/timp.perc/hp/str

Carmen Fantasie

Composer: Franz Waxman
Inspired by: Georges Bizet
Duration: 10 min
Orchestration: solo vln + 2(II:pic).2(II:ca).2.2/4.2.2+btbn.0/timp.3perc/hp/str

Sousa Overture

Description: Turok starts with several immediately recognizable Sousa tunes and creates an up-tempo and entertaining orchestral essay that is perfect as a concert opener.
Composer: Paul Turok
Inspired by: John Philip Sousa
Duration: 8 min
Orchestration: 2+pic.2+ca.2+Ebcl+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/hp/str

Gould’s “Swanee River” series

Description: Gould adopts the Stephen Foster classic “Old Folks at Home” (aka “Swanee River”) to the styles of a handful of the world’s greatest composers.
Composer: Morton Gould

  1. Swanee River in the Style of Bach
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 1121/2210/perc/str
  2. Swanee River in the Style of Beethoven
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 1121/2200/perc/pf/str
  3. Swanee River in the Style of Brahms
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 1131/2210/perc/pf/str
  4. Swanee River in the Style of Chopin
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 2pf
  5. Swanee River in the Style of Debussy
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 1130/2210/perc/pf/str
  6. Swanee River in the Style of Ellington
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: cl.asx.bn/2hn.2tpt.tbn/perc/hp.pf/db
  7. Swanee River in the Style of Gershwin
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 111.3asx.0/2210/perc/gtr.pf/str
  8. Swanee River in the Style of Liszt
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 2121/2331/perc/pf/str
  9. Swanee River in the Style of Mozart
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 1121/2200/str
  10. Swanee River in the Style of Rimsky-Korsakov
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 2121/2331/perc/pf/str
  11. Swanee River in the Style of Strauss (Johann)
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 2221/2211/perc/pf/str
  12. Swanee River in the Style of Tchaikovsky
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 111.3asx.1/2321/perc/pf/str
  13. Swanee River in the Style of Wagner
    Duration: 4 min
    Orchestration: 113+bcl.asx.1/2321/perc/pf/str