Format: Conductor Score & Parts
Contributors: Music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg / arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle
Series: MakeMusic Intermediate Strings
Level: 2.5
Grade: (2.5)
Students and audiences will delight in this iconic film's memorable and beloved music. Featuring some of the movie's most popular songs, this arrangement of The Wizard of Oz, by Carrie Lane Gruselle, includes "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead," "If I Only Had a Brain," "We're Off to See the Wizard," and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." In addition, Gruselle makes this as pedagogical as it is enjoyable, providing engaging material for all sections and including plenty of opportunities to explore a variety of key centers, bow styles, articulations, and finger patterns. A dynamic and inspiring medley with fantastic transitions. (4:00)