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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899218 Composed by Ferdinand Poliakin. Arranged by Martin Lass. Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 23 pages. MA Lass & I Lass #6661921. Published by MA Lass & I Lass (A0.899218). In this Level 3.0 (Intermediate) String Orchestra arrangement, Martin Lass has arranged the first movement of Ferdinand Poliakin's "The Canary Polka" for intermediate student string orchestra.Not only has the arrangement expanded the original violin-piano version for string orchestra, but a humorous take on the piece has been added, consisting of a confrontation between the canary and a cat!Many techniques are explored, including pizzicato, harmonics, rapid repeated notes, trills, tremelo, and portamento (slides). Players should attend well to the articulations, dynamics, and other markings in order to capture the different moods of each section of the piece, remembering that contrasts are everything.Duration: approx. 4 mins (with all repeats)Rights registered with ASCAP (USA) and, through affiliation with ASCAP, AMCOS (Australia) This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).