Orchestra, String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1885879
Composed by Edmund Severn. Arranged by Paul Wood. This edition: pdf, streaming. Romantic Period. 20 pages. MyMusicScores.com #1444577. Published by MyMusicScores.com (A0.1885879).
Severn's Perpetuum Mobile is a short, bright, relentlessly-moving piece that gives a Grade 3 violinist the experience of a real solo feature with orchestra, without the stamina demands of a concerto movement. This arrangement sets the violin against a string orchestra, giving the piece considerably more presence and energy than the standard piano version.
The solo part is in A major and stays entirely in first position. It's a continuous stream of quavers at a lively tempo, and that's where the work is: keeping the bow stroke light and even in the middle of the bow while navigating a steady run of string crossings. The crossings are the point. This is one of those pieces where the technical challenge is well-disguised by the musical character, so students tend to practise it willingly. Played cleanly at tempo, it sounds far more polished than the grade level suggests. For a developing player, it's a better study in bow arm coordination than many pieces written explicitly as exercises.
The ensemble parts sit comfortably at around Grade 2–3. The orchestra has a clear harmonic and rhythmic supporting role, with nothing technically awkward to distract from listening to the soloist. For a school or youth orchestra, it's an easy rehearsal win.
At two minutes, it fits neatly into almost any school concert or festival programme. The character is cheeky and energetic, and audiences respond well to that kind of momentum. Teachers looking for an alternative to the Böhm Perpetuum Mobile will find this a more accessible option: it covers similar technical ground but sits at a lower standard.
Key features
Instrumentation: Solo Violin + String Orchestra (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
Difficulty: approximately ABRSM Grade 3 (solo); Grade 2–3 (ensemble)
Duration: approximately 2 minutes
Key: A major; first position throughout
Style focus: fast bow stroke in the middle of the bow; string crossing coordination
Format: PDF download, full score and all parts
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
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ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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Orchestra, String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1885879
Composed by Edmund Severn. Arranged by Paul Wood. This edition: pdf, streaming. Romantic Period. 20 pages. MyMusicScores.com #1444577. Published by MyMusicScores.com (A0.1885879).
Severn's Perpetuum Mobile is a short, bright, relentlessly-moving piece that gives a Grade 3 violinist the experience of a real solo feature with orchestra, without the stamina demands of a concerto movement. This arrangement sets the violin against a string orchestra, giving the piece considerably more presence and energy than the standard piano version.
The solo part is in A major and stays entirely in first position. It's a continuous stream of quavers at a lively tempo, and that's where the work is: keeping the bow stroke light and even in the middle of the bow while navigating a steady run of string crossings. The crossings are the point. This is one of those pieces where the technical challenge is well-disguised by the musical character, so students tend to practise it willingly. Played cleanly at tempo, it sounds far more polished than the grade level suggests. For a developing player, it's a better study in bow arm coordination than many pieces written explicitly as exercises.
The ensemble parts sit comfortably at around Grade 2–3. The orchestra has a clear harmonic and rhythmic supporting role, with nothing technically awkward to distract from listening to the soloist. For a school or youth orchestra, it's an easy rehearsal win.
At two minutes, it fits neatly into almost any school concert or festival programme. The character is cheeky and energetic, and audiences respond well to that kind of momentum. Teachers looking for an alternative to the Böhm Perpetuum Mobile will find this a more accessible option: it covers similar technical ground but sits at a lower standard.
Key features
Instrumentation: Solo Violin + String Orchestra (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
Difficulty: approximately ABRSM Grade 3 (solo); Grade 2–3 (ensemble)
Duration: approximately 2 minutes
Key: A major; first position throughout
Style focus: fast bow stroke in the middle of the bow; string crossing coordination
Format: PDF download, full score and all parts
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Preview: Severn Perpetuum Mobile for Violin and String Orchestra
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