Letters from the War (score and parts) String Orchestra - Digital Sheet Music

String Ensemble Cello, Double Bass, String Bass, Viola, Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1022626

Composed by J. Andres Ballesteros. This edition: pdf. 20th Century, Contemporary, Patriotic. Score and parts. 59 pages. J. Andres Ballesteros #2835807. Published by J. Andres Ballesteros (A0.1022626).

Letters from the War, for string orchestra (score and parts)
by J. Andrés Ballesteros (2011, ed. 2024; ASCAP)

Letters from the War (2011) was commissioned by Jesse Suggs and the Northern Guilford Middle School Orchestra in the spring of 2010 and was written in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. The inspiration for the piece is drawn from individual correspondence during the war. Some familiar tunes from the era are quoted throughout in keeping with the theme, and in the final movement, earlier parts of the piece are also quoted. Together these letters and the music depict the narrative of the war, from a building march and a mournful ballad to a joyous celebration and a triumphant finale.

This 4-movement suite is appropriate for advanced middle school or intermediate high school orchestras. The piece includes brief solos for viola and violin in the second movement.

Score details:

• Score (35 pages, including program notes)
• Parts for Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass
• Grade 4 for full piece; individual movements may be performed separately (Mvt I—Grade 2.5, Mvt II—Grade 3, Mvt III—Grade 3.5, Mvt IV—Grade 3.5)
• Ca. 10 minutes