EGNNNG STRNG ORCHESTRA Grade Level: 2 Üsküdar (Turkish olk Song) Traditional Arranged by robert. smith (ascap) NSTRUMENTATON 1 Conductor 8 1st Violin 8 2nd Violin 5 3rd Violin (Viola T.C.) 5 Viola 5 5 String ass 1 iano Accompaniment 2 ercussion 1 (Wind Chimes/ongo Tom-Tom) 1 ercussion (Tambourine) program notes Üsküdar is a popular Turkish song named ater a very important ton in Middle Eastern culture and history. Every year the Turkish people going to Mecca or Hajj ere sent rom Üsküdar no a suburb o modern-day stanbul. On the irst day o spring a procession begins leading to Mecca in commemoration o love and celebration o aith. Robert W. Smith has crated this arrangement o Üsküdar by draing upon Middle Eastern sights and sounds or inspiration. rom the opening desert inds to the Middle Eastern percussion lavors that accompany the joyous melody Üsküdar provides an opportunity or the developing orchestra student to experience the Turkish culture so rich in tradition. Note rom the editor All elin string parts have been careully boed and ingered appropriately by level. The Yello Very eginning series includes many boings as ell as reminder ingerings or irst-time readers. The Red eginning series includes requent boings to assist younger players. ingerings or altered pitches are oten marked. The Green ntermediate series includes appropriately placed boings or middle-level students. ingerings and positions are marked or notes beyond irst position. The lue Concert series includes boings appropriate or the experienced high school player. ingerings and position markings are indicated or diicult passages. ob hillips elin/op String Editor revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase lease note: Our band and orchestra music is no being collated by an automatic high-speed system. The enclosed parts are no sorted by page count rather than score order.
notes to the conductor The opening melodic statement in the violin(s) should be as legato and mysterious as possible. The orchestra should match the violin(s) ith the legato style as they enter at measure 9. The percussion s rhythmic interaction beginning at measure 17 is crucial to the overall eect o the piece. t is the percussion that ill provide the timbral and rhythmic lavor o the Turkish culture. The bongos provide a similar sound to the Turkish doumbek. Hoever i possible you may ish to procure doumbeks or cultural authenticity. ould suggest isolating each rhythmic igure in the percussion to ensure accuracy. rom there add individual lines to ensure balance in the percussion and rhythmic understanding by the orchestra. The staccato eighth notes should be very light ith eight given to the quarter notes. As a teaching technique ould suggest directing the orchestra to sing this ostinato rhythmic pattern along ith the percussion to ensure accuracy or all. The accented hole notes at measure 35 should be energetic yet not overshado the melodic statement. This section o the arrangement provides an opportunity to reinorce the concept o dynamics and shaping leading to the unison rhythm in measure 8. The last our measures should be careully shaped in terms o dynamics to ensure an energetic and joyous conclusion. hope that you the orchestra and audience enjoy Üsküdar and ind it to be a valued addition to your concert program. est ishes or a onderul perormance! revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase
CONDUCTOR SCORE Duration - 2:15 Üsküdar (Turkish olk Song) Traditional Arranged by Robert W. Smith (ASCA) 3 Violins Viola (Violin ) String ass iano Accompaniment ercussion (Wind Chimes/ ongo Tom-Tom) ercussion (Tambourine)??? Mysterious (q = 108). Mysterious (q = 108) Solo (opt. Soli) (Violin Solo). Ó Wind Chimes 1 ~~~~~~~~~~ 2 3 revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase 5 6 Ó 7 2967S 2008 ELWN MLLS ULSHNG COR. (ASCA) a division o ALRED ULSHNG CO. NC. All Rights Reserved including ublic erormance
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