Product Description
Surrender The Sword (string parts violin and string orchestra) MO136C-G
String Parts (parts available)
Music by Mark OConnor
51 pages - 9:30 minutes in length
Surrender The Sword for violin and string orchestra was composed and orchestrated by Mark OConnor and used as one of the themes for the critically acclaimed PBS documentary, "Liberty! The American Revolution". On the companion recording "Liberty!", album notes author Thomas Fleming writes, "...something remarkable was taking shape in his imagination sounds more extraordinary than he had ever experienced. On a trip to Key West, he visited Ernest Hemingways house. In the sundrenched garden, music leapt into OConnors mind and in a breathtaking two hours, "Surrender the Sword" and its orchestral outline was on paper. It is unquestionably one of the most passionate orchestral pieces he has ever written. In the A part, the music is busy. "You can imagine voices, perhaps in Congress, perhaps in a crowd in New York or Philadelphia, wondering what is going to happen next, as General George Washington is about to resign as commander-in-chief of the American army," OConnor says. "Then comes a long melodic arc, swelling with a triumphant confidence that depicts the great military leader extending his sword to surrender it forever." The music is suited for advanced and intermediate levels.
Original music printed from the composers manuscripts.
Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark OConnor
using "Finale" on Apple Macintosh 1997
Composed by Mark OConnor
Can be heard on "Liberty!" Sony Classical and "The Essential Mark OConnor" Sony Classical
Mark OConnor - violin, Nashville Symphony, Kenneth Schermerhorn
Catalogue Number MO136C-G
Copyright © 1997 by Mark OConnor Music International
For more information on violinist and composer Mark O'Connor, OConnor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visit
www.markoconnor.com
For information on the "OConnor Method" instructional book series for violin, viola, cello and school string orchestra programs:
www.oconnormethod.com
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