Sinfonia in D Op. 3 No. 2 (Stamitz arr. Stephen Chin) for String Orchestra

Johann Stamitz, born in what is now the Czech Republic, was one of eleven children from a musical family. He was well known as a violin virtuoso and directed the Mannheim Orchestra which was one of the most distinguished ensembles in European at that time.They were renowned for their precision and dazzling control of dynamics.This work is very typical of this early Classical style and regularly features slow rising textures known as Mannheim Rockets

This arrangement for strings is faithful to the original work with the added features of sharing the melodic lines, a slight editing of a few bars of the bass part, a violin 3 part and a keyboard realization. It is also an excellent way to develop Classical style spiccato in more advanced players.

Grade: 3.5
Duration: 3’50”
Instrumentation: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3/Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Keyboard (optional).