Symphony No 4

The Fourth Symphony of American Costa Rican composer, James Nathaniel Holland is dedicated to the String section of the orchestra, allowing the instrument to showcase their strengths such as, lush harmonic chords, scurrying 16th note passages, sentiment, rhythm, and melodic singing. Holland does not limit the symphony to only a string orchestra as a group, but interweaves the tonal color and timbre of solo violin, viola and cello. Movement two is lively, rhythmic and happy. It is based on Handalian/choral, imitation technique with each section scurrying up and down the range. Again, the solo instruments add a different tonal color with its mid-east sounding ostinato. The string section returns with a variation on the imitative theme to end the movement. YouTube Presentation: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=1if-7fv7qck