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2013 Colorado Dulcimer Orchestra Page

2013 Colorado Dulcimer Orchestra Page

Over the past few years we’ve played Beethoven, Bach, Mouret and Vivaldi and sampled a taste of the Chinese (yang qin) flavor of the dulcimer.

For 2013 our Conductor (Steve) would like us to explore (3) three other avenues:

Simple Gifts

An American Shaker community tune by Elder Joseph Brackett, this accessible, 4-part arrangement is for (2) Mountain Dulcimers in DGd tuning and (2) Hammered Dulcimers.  It is arranged as a concise quartet which highlights the differing voices of the mountain and hammered dulcimers.  Performed in the key of G.

The skills it teaches and reinforces are:  dynamics, tremolo technique and counting.

SIMPLE GIFTS https://owlmountainmusic.com/wp-content/audio/simplegiftsmdhdquartet/SimpleGiftsQuartetNoClick.mp3

You can see and download the part you want to play below:

Simple Gifts Quartet Mountain Dulcimer 1

Simple Gifts Quartet Mountain Dulcimer 2

Simple Gifts Quartet Hammered Dulcimer 1

Simple Gifts Quartet Hammered Dulcimer 2

Herzlich Tut Verlangen (“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”)

is a 4-part transcription of Bach’s (arrangement of Hans Leo Hassler’s adaptation of the German Folk Tune) tune from his St. Matthew’s Passion.  This piece is a masterful example of Bach’s Chorale Style and in this arrangement parts are written for (4) hammered and (4) standard mountain dulcimers (in various tunings), as well as a mixed quartet of mountain dulcimers (Ginger/Standard/Baritone/Bass).  Performed in the key of D.

The skills it teaches and reinforces are:  the challenges of playing chromatic music on diatonic instruments, independently moving rhythmic parts.

HERZLICH TUT VERLANGEN (O SACRED HEAD, NOW WOUNDED)

https://owlmountainmusic.com/wp-content/audio/herzlichtutverlangenosacredhead/herzlichosacredhead.mp3

You can see and download the part you want to play below:

Standard Quartet

Mixed Quartet

The Greek-themed “Never on Sunday”

was written for the 1960 movie of the same name by Manos Hajidakis.  In this arrangement, (2) mountain dulcimer parts in DAd tuning and (2) hammered dulcimer parts take turns playing melody and back-up, imitating the Greek version of the Hammered Dulcimer (Sandouri) while the Mountain Dulcimers imitate the bouzouki.  This is performed in the key of D.

The skills it teaches and reinforces are:  staccato articulation, slides and tremolo.

NEVER ON SUNDAY

https://owlmountainmusic.com/wp-content/audio/neveronsunday/NeverOnSundayEnsembleNoClick.mp3

You can see and download the part you want to play below:

Never On Sunday HD 1

Never on Sunday HD 2

Never on Sunday MD 1 DGd

Never on Sunday MD 2 DGd

 

The Rehearsal CD’s will be ready on Saturday, Nov. 17th.

 

You can listen to the samples of the other two above and the written music will be available here soon.  Rehearsal CDs will also be available for purchase.

REHEARSAL DATES:

Here are some Agreed-Upon Rehearsal Dates:

Afternoon Saturday, Nov. 17, 1 -3 pm, Lutheran Campus Ministry at CSU, 805. S. Shields, Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524√

Afternoon Saturday, Dec. 1, 2-4 pm, Lutheran Campus Ministry at CSU, 805. S. Shields, Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524√

Evening Wednesday, Dec. 12, 7-9 pm, Lutheran Campus Ministry at CSU, 805. S. Shields, Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Evening Thursday Dec. 13, 7-9 pm, Boulder Valley Christian Church, 7100 S. Boulder Road, Boulder, CO 80303  http://www.bvchristian.org/content.cfm?id=292

Saturday, January 5, 2-4 pm Lutheran Campus Ministry at CSU, 805. S. Shields, Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Saturday, January 12 2-4 pm, Boulder Valley Christian Church, 7100 S. Boulder Road, Boulder, CO 80303  http://www.bvchristian.org/content.cfm?id=292

Thursday evening January 31st (FINAL REHEARSAL)

7 pm following Set-Up & Dinner

Performance:  Friday Morning, Feb 1st at the Dulcimer Festival.

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