Instrumental arrangements
Arrangements suitable for orchestral instruments, for beginners up to Grade 5. All parts have been designed to work together to enable mixed-ability groups to perform together.
Beginner/pre-Grade 1:
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Intermediate/Grade 1-3:
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Grade 4-5:
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Other scores:
Notes from the arranger
By Iain Farrington
All parts have been designed to enable mixed-ability groups to perform together. A certain amount of simplification has been required to adapt the pieces for mixed-ability. Some pieces have been cut to allow a 3-5 minute general duration and to remove especially difficult passages of music. A successful rendering of each piece would require the essential melodic material and bass line which are often in the Grades 4/5 parts, especially in the piano.
There are scores for each difficulty level plus three other scores for each piece:1.Grouped according to ability2.Grouped according to instrument type3.'Short score' in C, grouped according to ability
There are three ability levels – beginner, intermediate (Grades 1-3) and Grades 4-5.◾Flute parts can be played by the violins◾Oboe parts can be played by the flutes and violins◾Trumpet parts (in Bb) can be played by the clarinets◾Violin parts can be played by the flutes (except when in the lowest register)◾The 'percussion' part is a beginner part and can be played on any drum. It adds a simple rhythm layer to each piece. Timpani and full percussion parts are for intermediate or Grades 4/5
Please note:
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World’ – Largo: This has been transposed up a semitone into D major for ease of performance and to allow use of open strings. There is a cut from bar 42 to bar 119 in the original. The melody in the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet parts in bars 7-18 and 36-39 can be played by a single instrument, or as many players as preferred.