András Soós, who arranged and edited this volume, has selected from the composer's popular harpsichord suites, concerti grossi, operas and his Water Music movements and arias that are relatively simple both technically and in terms of musical expression, and suitable for performance by a junior orchestra.
Thus from quite an early age, by interpreting the most demanding musical material students can become familiar with the language of the Baroque style and its mode of performance.
The selection includes not only the well known Hornpipe and also a minuet from the Water Music, but also the famous aria from Rinaldo beginning 'Lascia ch'io pianga”'.
(Any teacher or student who is interested can find the source of each piece in the list of contents.)
Air (Suite Nr. 5, E-Dur, HWV 430)
Larghetto (Serse - “Ombra mai fu”, HWV 40)
Menuetto (Suite Nr. 3, d-Moll, HWV 436)
Sarabande (Suite C-Dur, HWV 443)
Minuet (Water Music - Suite II, D-Dur, HWV 349)
Larghetto (Concerto grosso e-Moll, Op. 6 Nr. 3, HWV 321)
Ritornello (Almira, HWV 1)
Air (Air, g-Moll, HWV 467)
Largo e piano (Concerto grosso a-Moll, Op. 6 Nr. 4, HWV 322)
Minuetto / Mimuetto Alternativo (Concerto grosso F-Dur, Op. 3, Nr. 4, HWV 315)
Aria (Rinaldo - “Lascia ch’io pianga”, HWV 7a)
Menuet (Il pastor fido [1734], HWV 8c)
Air (Radamisto, HWV 12a)
[Menuet] (Il pastor fido [1734], HWV 8c)
Hornpipe (Water Music - Suite I, F-Dur, HWV 348)
Leggierissimo
Modelled on the popular Leggiero series, Leggierissimo was launched by the publisher with the music schools’ youngest string players in mind.
In the very easy pieces for string orchestra in the new series, a third violin part replaces the viola. Everything is in the first position, so even after just a few years’ instrumental study children can experience the pleasure of orchestral playing. Most of the volumes published so far were compiled by András Soós and László Zempléni, partly as composers of original works and arrangements, partly as transcribers of works, mainly for piano, by the greatest masters (Händel, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Tchaikovsky).
Every volume appears in the form of a folder, containing both the score and the individual parts.
3 vl1, 3 vl2, 3 vl3, 2 vlc
