Fantasia on Ukrainian Bell Carol Bach

Fantasia on Ukrainian Bell Carol BachThis popular holiday tune has had many iterations. In this unique grade 2 version, its three main themes are arranged in a new and somewhat altered way, with the familiar melodic and rhythmic motifs passed around each section of the orchestra, resulting in a beautiful musical fantasy on the iconic carol. This piece has easy rhythms, 3 4 time throughout, keys of e minor and a minor, some accents, pizzicato, and 2 note slurs. Piano is optional.

a solo violin gives way to the cello section at for a final brief remembrance that will fade out

This piece

syncopated rhythms

an ancient craft associated with the medieval accouterments of heavy metal bands

you think you might hear music

I had an awesome viola section that was always “ready to go

the tempo accelerates while the dynamic level crescendos as more and more voices join in on the melody

It is a great piece to introduce the key of C major / A minor to a young string group

the main theme is repeated after contrasting sections in ABACA rondo form

some lifts and pizzicato

a book used by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) to write study pieces for his daughter

The composer