For Narrator, Violin Solo and String Orchestra

Story and Music by Kim Märkl

Violin Solo - Key-Thomas Märkl

Narrator - David Ingram

The music for symphony orchestra was composed and produced by Kim Märkl.

The Secret Box sweeps us into the violin shop of Nicolò Amati in seventeenth century Italy. It is a story of the passion the young violin apprentice Rafael has for his treasured instrument, the violin. The master violin builder Amati also carries a secret wish in his heart. The story and music take the listener on a journey into the magic of the violin and the mystery of the past.

Sample: Theme

Sample: Night Of Dreams

Sample: One Night

The Secret Box can also be performed live. Composed originally for violin, narrator and string orchestra there is also a version for violin, narrator and piano suitable for smaller and medium sized halls. The music is often lyrical, sometimes virtuosic and features the violin with all its wonderful possibilities; suited equally for students and professional violinist. It can be performed in parts by different students or in whole by an advanced student.

-The music for violin, narrator and string orchestra can be orderd as rental material at

 info@zimmermann-frankfurt.de

-Music for violin, narrator and piano is available at alle-noten.de. Included are the violin and piano parts and the complete text in German and English.

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The Secret Box is also available as a CD and as an illustrated book with illustrations by Heike Reiter at www.amazon.de.