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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

All Belwin string parts have been carefully bowed and fingered appropriately by level. The Yellow Very Beginning series includes many bowings as well as reminder fingerings for first-time readers. The Red Beginning series includes frequent bowings to assist younger players. Fingerings for altered pitches are often marked. The Green Intermediate series includes appropriately placed bowings for middle-level students. Fingerings and positions are marked for notes beyond first position. The Blue Concert series includes bowings appropriate for the experienced high school player. Fingerings and position markings are indicated for difficult passages.

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CONCERT STRING ORCHESTRA

The intensity of Radiohead, Britain’s premier “avant-rock” band, is embodied in this haunting arrangement that will inspire young musicians to think outside the box. From an album that is orchestral in scope, but rock by instrumentation, this technically simple yet emotionally sophisticated piece includes extended techniques such as tremolo, double-stop pizzicato, non-vibrato and ponticello; however, the ensemble, together with its conductor, is free to interpret the music as they see fit. After all, there are no rules in rock & roll!

From OK Computer

Exit Music (For a Film)Words and Music by THOMAS YORKE, JONATHAN GREENWOOD, PHILIP SELWAY,

COLIN GREENWOOD and EDWARD O’BRIEN Arranged by ERIC GORFAIN

Grade 3½

INSTRUMENTATION

1 Conductor 8 1st Violin 8 2nd Violin 5 Viola 5 Cello 5 String Bass

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PROGRAM NOTES

Radiohead, Britain’s premier “avant-rock” band, are well known for taking rock music to new heights. Orchestral in scope, but rock by instrumentation, the band released the album OK Computer in 1997, spawning critical acclaim and a devoted legion of fans. Ever since, that work has been routinely hailed as the best album of that decade. “Exit Music (For a Film),” from OK Computer, embodies Radiohead’s quiet intensity and whisper-to-a-scream aesthetic. Singer/guitarist Thom Yorke is known for his passionate vocal style while the other band members consistently push the limits of their instruments to the edge. The lyrical themes of OK Computer center on the disintegration of our collective social connection and the general disillusionment we feel with modern society and technology. However, the hauntingly beautiful music that accompanies these somewhat alarming lyrical themes only adds to Radiohead’s carefully cultivated mystique.

NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR

The key to this arrangement is maintaining the restrained, intense rage just underneath the surface of the music. The apex of the song arrives at m. 50, but the journey from the very first measure begins in a deadpan manner. The 1st violin melody in the first verse at m. 7 should be played with little vibrato, or alternatively, with a very wide, lazy vibrato, as if the musicians can barely keep their eyes open before falling asleep mid-sentence. The 2nd violins take over the melody at m. 15 in the same manner. At m. 23, a legato feel emerges with dynamics playing a major role. The verse section returns at m. 34 with the violas playing the melody and the cellos sliding randomly, yet quietly, between pitches. Ponticello and/or false harmonics can be employed to create a creepy effect that percolates underneath the rest of the ensemble. At m. 42, the intensity starts to really build, as does the volume, finally reaching the aforementioned apex at m. 50. The celli and contrabass should be very aggressive before relenting at m. 54, at which point the song begins its descent back to earth, resting finally in a quiet calm for the last four measures.

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Words and Music by Thomas Yorke, Jonathan Greenwood, Philip Selway, Colin Greenwood and Edward O’Brien

Arranged by Eric Gorfain

Exit Music (For A Film)

© 1997 WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD. All Rights in the U.S. and Canada Administered by WB MUSIC CORP.

This Arrangement © 2010 WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD. All Rights Reserved including Public Performance

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