Prairie Night and Celebration (from Billy the Kid)

Boosey & Hawkes Orchestra

Composer: Aaron Copland

Arranger: Jamin Hoffman

27.50 $ 55.00 $

Delivery method:

Digitial Download

Ensemble:

String Orchestra

Format:

Conductor Score & Parts

Grade:

3-4

These two popular vignettes from the classic American ballet Billy the Kid have been staples in the orchestral concert repertoire since their introduction in 1940. Now available for string orchestra, the music is distinctively Copland in two contrasting styles–the pastoral innocence of “Prairie Night” (also known as “Card Game at Night”) and the rhythmic, dissonant “Celebration,” depicting the capture of the famed outlaw.