Zachary May
Snowshoes
A Winter Mountain Adventure for String Orchestra, Harp and Percussion
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Zachary May
Snowshoes
A Winter Mountain Adventure for String Orchestra, Harp and Percussion
- Instrumentation Harp, Percussion and String Orchestra
- Composer Zachary May
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Score
- Publisher Carl Fischer
- Order no. CF-STR25F
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Description:
Snowshoes is a musical poem portraying a winter trek up a mountain over deep drifted snow and dense evergreen forest to a bright summit vista. Students encounter lyrical melodies, a variety of articulations, dynamic swells, and moments of alternating 3/4 and 4/4 meter. An expansive opening melody in upper strings is accompanied by cello guitar-like pizzicato strum, leading to a first violin solo with fiddle-style droned open strings. Optional percussion and harp (or piano) add an exciting cinematic feel to this snowy adventure.