Name: Wallachian Lament (arr. Apollo Chamber Players) by Apollo Chamber Players String Quartet Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Apollo Chamber Players
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Wallachian Lament (arr. Apollo Chamber Players)
by Apollo Chamber Players String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Wallachian Lament (arr. Apollo Chamber Players)

Artist Apollo Chamber Players

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Arranger Apollo Chamber Players

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 20

Arrangement String Quartet

Publisher Apollo Chamber Players

Level 4

Product ID 954019

Genre Folk World Classical

Performance Group String Quartet

Product Description

This traditional Bohemian folk song hails from the Moravian Wallachia region of the Czech Republic; it is a combination of whirling dance songs and 'hollering songs' used for communication by children and women while herding cattle and horses. Apollos arrangement of this (originally unnamed) folk song depicts the sorrowful wailings of a peasant. The opening lament-laden tune soon subsides, however, evolving into a gradually propelling Slavic dance. After a quick change in mode and mood, Wallachian Lament ends raucously in an upbeat fiddle-tune romp. Mimicking the sounds of traditional Czech instruments (cimbalom, bagpipes, pipes/flutes/recorders, and a squeaking fiddle violin cousin) was an enjoyable challenge; indeed, the colors and virtuosic capabilities of a string quartet evoke the originals compellingly and add a novel perspective to this folk song gem. The composer Leoš Janáček affection for the ethnic music of his Czech homeland deeply influenced his lifelong compositional pursuits, and it instilled in his musical voice a depth of emotion unique among classically-trained composers. The forceful, angular dotted-rhythmic figures and the interpretive rhythmic lilt of the melodies imbue Wallachian Lament with an unmistakeable Czech character. Featured in Apollo's album, 'EUROPEAN FOLKSCAPES,' available on Navona Records. www.navonarecords.com www.apollochamberplayers.org

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