Dinosaur Damage J. Cameron Law

Dinosaur Damage J. Cameron LawTake your young string students way back in time in this lumbering tribute to the massive reptiles that roamed the earth in the cretaceous period. Built melodically and harmonically on a minor third, the piece rumbles along at an "Allegro Dangeroso".

A huge crescendo and energetic up-bow on the last note will bring the work to an exciting conclusion

the variations are in 5

using the folk tunes "Shoo Fly" and "The Eency Weency Spider"

with some pizzicato and hooked bowings

The ground is covered with snow and it is a perfect time to hook up the horses to a sleigh

"A Holiday Festival"

Edgy syncopation accompanies the minor theme as it sneaks into a pizzicato "stealth mode" section

All three works combine beautiful melodies with the wonderful contrapuntal style that blossomed during this great period of artistic reawakening

The music is sometimes played with the bow and sometimes plucked on the string

When watching a jet in the sky

The serious nature and fine craftsmanship of this work make it perfect for festival performance

The last 1/3 of the piece gets really fun when motifs from both tunes get fragmented