Tim McCarrick

Musical Arrangements

After years of reviewing other people's musical compositions and arrangements, I decided to try it myself. (yes, there were rejections, but I tried again) In 2005, I was published as a co-arranger with a friend, adding a violin line to a choral arrangement for female voices. In 2007, I had my first string orchestra arrangement published. I was happy, and it did fairly well. In 2008, I had four string orchestra arrangements published; three from the Belwin division of Alfred Publishing, and one through Wingert-Jones Music Publishing. Those four did even better than the one in 2007, which led to seven arrangements for 2009! It's fun.

Five New Releases for 2010

This year's releases include four pieces in the Belwin String Orchestra catalog, and one in the Wingert-Jone's catalog. The pieces range from an easy arrangement of Beethoven, to a High School level version of another great Handel Concerto Grosso movement. And somewhere in between in the easy - medium easy levels is an original/parody type work fusing Bizet's Habanera from Carmen, with classic Hanukkah melodies, A Trio-Sonata arrangement from Henry Purcell, and George Gershwin's "Someone To Watch Over Me."

                                                                      

 

                                                                      

 

Seven New Releases in 2009

This year I was allowed to work on some famous Alfred Copyrights (formerly Warner Brothers). So I chose George Gershwin and Led Zeppelin - that will keep them guessing, eh?!
Still to come:
Some of the covers aren't printed yet, and I plan to write descriptions of the music and how it came about, and why I think it is good for students and teachers. And, of course, where to buy it, if you happen teach orchestra!

Fiddle Like the Dickens!
Fiddle Tunes and Christmas Carols from Scrooge's Time

Traditional tunes and carols -

Song Without Words
(Opus 102, #6)
Felix Mendelssohn /arr. Tim McCarrick

KASHMIR
From Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Bonham
arr. Tim McCarrick

Prelude #2
(from Three Preludes for Piano)
George Gershwin
arr. Tim McCarrick

BEAUMONT RAG
Traditional American Fiddle Tune
Arr Tim McCarrick,

Concerto Grosso
Opus 6, No.3; Polonaise
George Frederick Handel / arr. Tim McCarrick

By the Waters of Babylon
Traditional / arr. Tim McCarrick

An easy canon arranged even more simply for Beginning String Orchestra

Four Releases in 2008

Winter from The Four Seasons


(Slow Movement)
For solo violin, or viola, or cello
Antonio Vivaldi / arr. Tim McCarrick
Grade 2 String Orchestra
Published by Alfred Publishing
Available Summer 2008

Concerto for String Orchestra


Georg Phillipe Telemann /arr. Tim McCarrick
Adapted from the "Concerto a Quattro" for four violins
Grade 3 String Orchestra
Published by Alfred Publishing
Available Summer 2008

Allegro Vivace from "The Hunt"

From String Quartet 17, K. 458
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart /arr. Tim McCarrick
Grade 4 String Orchestra
Published by Wingert-Jones Publishing
Available Summer 2008

Presto from String Quartet Opus 131

Ludwig van Beethoven /arr. Tim McCarrick
Grade 4 String Orchestra
Published by Alfred Publishing
Available Summer 2008

Published in 2007

Recuerdos De La Alhambra

An "Editor's Choice" pick for the 2007-2008 school year:
A musical arrangement for String Orchestra of Fransisco Tarrega's masterpiece originally written for guitar.
Part of the Belwin Concert String Orchestra Series
Grade 4 String Orchestra
Published by Alfred Publishing

This can also be bought at J.W. Pepper Item number 10031708 and price $55.00

Published in 2005

Marble Halls

This is for female (SSA) choir and optional violin. I collaborated on this with my friend and coworker Steve Kupferschmid. It was published through Hal Leonard Corp.
It was an "Editor's Choice" pick for the school year 2005-2006
This can be bought at J.W. Pepper using catalog #3304096