Stradivari Collection for young String-Orchestra performers is formed by pedagogical works, written on purpose so they are understandable and joyful to the students.
These pieces are written in easy tonalities and with no position changes, with violin bows and different articulations to enrich the learning. Besides, the importance of the melody is shared between all the instruments.
Suite Finisterre
Work inspired in sea life and formed by four movements:
- The first movement, «Maestoso», has a solemn atmosphere and reminds of the Cape Finisterre’s landscape with the passage of the ships in the horizon.
- The second movement, «La Galera», describes a friendly boat challenging the waves.
- The third movement, «La sirena de plata», shows an enigmatic atmosphere in the beginning with a seductive melody, represents a mermaid and its singing.
- The fourth movement, «Bandera negra», evokes a pirate ship and its crew sailing and looking for fortune.
Suite Finisterre
Reg. B.3768 – Price: 20€ – 24 + 48 pages
Instrumental formation:
String Orchestra or Quartet
ISMN: 979-0-3503-3520-4
Suite Celta
Based on Celtic music, it is a joyful work. It is divided into four movements:
- The first movement, «Vivo», combines in a very jocose way, bow and pizzicato melodies, besides tremolos and other articulations.
- The second movement, «Irish Waltz», sings a melody of a calm waltz and in the second part, it becomes happy and joyful music.
- The third movement, «Moderato», more serious in the beginning, presents thanks to a pedal in B a melody in canon, which slowly turns into a more uptempo movement to go back to the Irish Waltz.
- The fourth movement, «Giga con brio», in G Major and in a six-eight-bar is pure energy and dynamism to conclude the work.
Suite Celta
Reg. B.3767 – Price: 22€ – 32 + 48 pages
Instrumental formation:
String Orchestra or Quartet
ISMN: 979-0-3503-3519-8
Suite Cartago
Evokes to the old city of Cartago and is composed by four movements:
- The first movement, «Obertura», present us the main theme, which will appear in other movements, and creates a magic sound.
- The second movement, «La ruta de Numidia», with a darker melody, it flows like a journey through the desert.
- The third movement, «Marfil, oro y púrpura», takes us to the Carthaginians merchants’ life and the markets of the city.
- The fourth movement is a «Finale» that represents Anibal and his battles and makes a compendium of the melodies shown during the work.
Suite Cartago
Reg. B.3766 – Price: 21€ – 28 + 48 pages
Instrumental formation:
String Orchestra or Quartet
ISMN: 979-0-3503-3518-1