Tango for String Orchestra, by Alison Harbottle

Grade: 2.5 Duration: 2'44"

An evocative work, this piece in D minor explores typical rhythms and melodic features of a Tango. Intonation challenges for students include the use of B flats & C sharps, giving plenty of opportunity for development of the technique required to play these notes in tune consistently. Modulations to F & D major make aural connections between these keys.