Nighttime Tales

No. 4 from Old Settlers' Picnic

for String Orchestra, with optional Piano

Eric Ewazen (composer)

Instrumentation

  • Violin 1
  • Violin 2
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • Contrabass
  • Piano
$115.00
SKU
116-40047

Format:

OLD SETTLERS’ PICNIC is a four-movement suite for String Orchestra with optional Piano; each movement is published separately. Composed with high school performers in mind, the suite was inspired by an 1890s photograph and descriptions of a Wisconsin town’s “Old Settlers” celebration. NIGHTTIME TALES recalls a campfire under the stars, with stories ranging from the settlers’ hard work establishing towns, to scary tales about wild bears and tornadoes. 

SKU: 116-40047
Ensemble: String Orchestra
Dedication: OLD SETTLERS' PICNIC is gratefully dedicated to the Oregon High School Orchestra (Oregon WI), directed by Leyla Sanyer, who commissioned the work.
Commission Notice: OLD SETTLERS' PICNIC is gratefully dedicated to the Oregon High School Orchestra (Oregon WI), directed by Leyla Sanyer, who commissioned the work.
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Product Type: Score and Parts
Weight: 1.15 lbs.
UPC: 680160625352
ISBN: 9781491100066
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