Two Short Pieces (Neridah Oostenbroek) for String Orchestra

Two Short Pieces for String Orchestra by Neridah Oostenbroek.

1. Yee-Haw!
2. Bird Songs

Yee-Haw!

Showcase your beginning string ensemble with this fun, foot stomping piece. It is composed in 2 parts for flexible string ensemble (Part A and B) with lots of excitement and energy throughout. The B line contains the melody line while the A line is slightly harder for those more advanced students. There is a separate double bass part and a funky country-style piano accompaniment to top it off! Yee-haw!

Grade: 1
Duration: 1’26”
Key: D major
Instrumentation: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano

Bird Songs

This piece was inspired by some information plaques at a childrens playground at the Gold Coast, Australia, where the children could play the bird calls on the metal tubes provided. The details of the birds and their calls are below. It is composed in two parts for flexible string ensemble along with a separate part for double bass and piano. Ask your students to identify the bird calls within the piece. A calm, gentle and soft piece which helps develop legato string crossings and secure intonation in a familiar D major key.

Beach Stone Curlew Song

Australian Pipit Song

Pied Oystercatcher Song

Grade: 1
Duration: 1’38”
Key: D major
Instrumentation: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano