KENDOR CADET STRING ORCHESTRA SERIES
Dedicated to the Willink Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra
(Webster, NY), Mrs. Kathleen Biscaro, director
Hero’s QuestGRADE 2+ • DURATION 3:20
by Timothy J. Isham
FULL SCORE
INSTRUMENTATION
1 - Full Score
8 - 1st Violin
8 - 2nd Violin
3 - 3rd Violin (Viola T.C.)
5 - Viola
5 - Cello
5 - Bass
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To The Director
This dramatic, musical portrait of the quintessential
over-the-top pop culture hero, captures a sense ofheroism, drama
and adventure. For a fun and engaging project, have the students
come up with sto-ries of their own to match the music.
The opening melody is, of course, the Hero’s theme, followed by
musical depictions of various toils and perils that the hero must
endure throughout the story to eventually win the day. As the
perform-ance direction bombastic would imply, strive for an
intense, decisive, and sharply punctuated sound,especially in the
opening theme. Avoid the tendency to frantically drive the piece
forward, as thepiece’s energy should build from a solid, unshakable
steadiness, depicting the courage and confi-dence of our hero.
Dynamic markings and accents should be exaggerated to create an
expressive, rich, cinematic sound.
A recording of this piece can be downloaded at
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TIMOTHY J. ISHAM
With undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Crane School of
Music (SUNY Potsdam) and Bowling Green State University (Ohio),
Mr.Isham has played double bass with the Orchestra of Northern New
York, the Toledo Symphony, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, andthe
Kalamazoo Bach Festival Orchestra. Mr. Isham currently teaches
string orchestra in the Webster Central School District (NY).
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