Gypsy Fire (Neridah Oostenbroek) for String Orchestra

Composed by Neridah Oostenbroek

Grade 3.5-4
Duration: 3’37”
Key: A minor

Instrumentation: Vln 1, Vln 2, Vla, Cello, Bass

Gypsy Fire captures the spirit of the Hungarian Czardas and takes you on
an exciting journey throughout the piece. Featuring a dramatic solo violin
at the beginning, the main melody begins slowly and then accelerates to a
wild theme in the upper strings. The middle section modulates to A major
with a saccharine melody in the cellos and violas. The main melody then
returns for a fiery ending. Gypsy Fire will be great fun for players
challenging technical, rhythmic and ensemble skills.

Neridah Oostenbroek has been teaching strings and classroom music in
Brisbane for 20 years. She gained her Bachelor of Music and a Diploma of
Secondary Education before later completing a Master of Philosophy in
Violin Performance at the University of Queensland with Spiros Rantos.
Neridah currently teaches at several private schools in Brisbane, as well
as at home, and freelances as a violinist with the Queensland Symphony
Orchestra and Vici Strings and as a piano accompanist for music and
ballet exams.

Level 4-9 Curriculum IM Strings - DET EQ.