The Gladiator is currently unavailable

About this arrangement

String Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1080623 Composed by Matt Arnett. Classical,Contemporary. Score and parts. 8 pages. Matt Arnett Music #684841. Published by Matt Arnett Music (A0.1080623). This is a really fun piece that will challenge but be achievable at the end of the first year. Everything stays in standard 1st position fingerings with mostly stepwise motion with skips to open strings, though there are a few quicker notes to challenge the left hand. There's a lot of interplay between the high and low voices, which gives each section the opportunity to work on listening to the whole ensemble and counting through rests. Rhythms will be mostly straightforward for this level, with one syncopated example at 24 - I like to teach this rhythm with the text "Pass the tasty chocolate chip cookie." Last, there's some fun unusual techniques, including a glissando in the cello/bass and the instructions to "Start high on the (E/A/D) string and play 8 notes, each lower than the last" for upper strings. These should be kept random, chaotic, and fun. I hope your students enjoy The Gladiator! 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 both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. 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).