Paul Lewis – Three Snippets for String Orchestra – First Violins Digital Download

Paul Lewis - Three Snippets for String Orchestra - First Violins Digital Download

£1.25

Three Snippets for String Orchestra is a short entertaining work and concert stocking-filler – lasting only 6½ minutes. Originally written for saxophone quartet, the three movements are: Flourish, a march-like fanfare with a suggestion of toy soldiers, a deeply-felt Love Song as an unexpectedly emotional core, and Dislocated Rag to finish with a smile – ragtime with recurring 7/8 bars thrown in to trip up the dancers! Dislocated Rag is based on the composer's music for the 1984 mystery film The Case of Marcel Duchamp about the famous French Dadaist artist.

Paul Lewis - Three Snippets for String Orchestra - First Violins Digital Download
Paul Lewis – Three Snippets for String Orchestra – First Violins Digital Download

£1.25

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Three Snippets for String Orchestra is a short entertaining work and concert stocking-filler – lasting only 6½ minutes. Originally written for saxophone quartet, the three movements are: Flourish, a march-like fanfare with a suggestion of toy soldiers, a deeply-felt Love Song as an unexpectedly emotional core, and Dislocated Rag to finish with a smile – ragtime with recurring 7/8 bars thrown in to trip up the dancers! Dislocated Rag is based on the composer's music for the 1984 mystery film The Case of Marcel Duchamp about the famous French Dadaist artist.

Review: "We really enjoyed learning and playing Three Snippets and would like to include it in our repertoire" – Andrew Bernardi, Director of the Bernardi Chamber Orchestra, July 2014


 

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Lewis, Paul

Paul Lewis, born in 1943 in Brighton, England, has composed prolifically for British television since the age of 20, as well as producing a large body of tonal and melodic concert works. His TV scores for drama series such as Arthur of the Britons and The Prisoner of Zenda, children’s series such as Seal Morning and Woof! and comedies such as Monty Python’s Flying Circus and The Benny Hill Show have been heard all around the world.  His instrumental works, several of which are in the U.K. exam syllabuses, are usually happy and romantic, inspired mostly by favourite places, close musician friends and loved ones. The Campion Cameo label has issued a CD of his TV themes, and his orchestral concert music appears on CD alongside the music of other English composers such as Arnold, Holst and Delius. Some of Paul’s flute and harmonica works published by Broadbent & Dunn are also available on Campion Cameo. See www.paullewiscomposer.com for full details.

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