Star Light, Star Bright (string orchestra)

Star Light, Star Bright was inspired by a tune played by nearly every beginning musician in the US: "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star." The meaning is twofold: It pays tribute to the tune we played as beginners and reminds us that our starting experience is always a star in the night sky to which we can refer to find our way in unprecedented times like these. It is also a reminder of and tribute to the musicians and teachers who played a vital role in our developing as musicians and as people.

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Star Light, Star Bright is a musical reminder to instrumentalists, many separated by the COVID-19 pandemic, to look back to our musical beginnings as a way to remember the excitement we all experienced in our first years of playing, the love we quickly developed for music and music making, and the experiences that we so cherished along our developmental path to where we are today, wherever that may be. The piece is inspired by a tune played by nearly every beginning musician in the US: "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star." The meaning is two-fold: It pays tribute to the tune we played as beginners, and reminds us that our starting experience is always a star in the night sky to which we can refer to find our way in unprecedented times like these. It is also a reminder of and tribute to the musicians and teachers who played a vital role in our developing as musicians and as people.

Grade Level: 3.5
Copyright: 2021
Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5-1
Duration: 3:00

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Instrumentation

Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Piano