Levitation
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Product ID: HE2 SA 23380
By Randy Sabien
Publisher:
Highland Etling
Series:
String Alternatives Series
Genre:
Jazz - Blues
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Duration:
4:
Level: 4
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Swing it with Levitation, an uptempo 12-bar blues shuffle in the key of C. Authentic jazz for the string orchestra, Levitation is arranged with written out solos for each instrument that can be played by one student or an entire section, includes cool swing rhythms, and also features a vamp in the middle for a conversation between two sections of the orchestra. Percussion and piano parts add the finishing touches to the true jazz sound.
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Composer
Randy Sabien (1957-)
For Randy, the term Jazz Violin is little more than the name of the musical genre where his recordings are found. He regularly steps beyond the boundaries of what many think of as jazz, forging headlong into the worlds of rock, blues and funk. His career began with classical violin lessons, he soon picked up fiddling and from there it was only natural he would find himself playing along with his favorite rock tunes. Then at age 19 he was reborn with the discovery that you could play jazz on the violin. The resulting sound is swinging, rocking, rhythmic and bluesy with a fiddle that often plays more like a saxophone than a violin. There are shades of Duke and Miles and you can certainly hear the echoes of the great jazz violinists from the swing era but above all, Randy is a product of his time - someone who grew up playing the violin while immersed in the music of the 60s and 70s.
Teaching himself to play outside the lines also served to develop another major component in Randy's career. He is a pioneer and leader in the world of modern string education. He began in 1978 by creating the first college degree program for contemporary string performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He also teamed up with the string editor at Alfred Music Publishing to produce Jazz Philharmonic, an acclaimed comprehensive method for alternative styles on violin, viola, cello and bass.
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