 | Cactus Dance Alastair Lewis Horn in F |
| Composer |  Lewis, Alastair (1974 - ) | ||||
| Instrumentation | Horn in F | ||||
| Style | Children | ||||
| Publisher | Lewis, Alastair | ||||
| Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Alastair Lewis | ||||
Added by alastair-lewis, 21 Sep 2011 Donate to Lewis, Alastair
The time signature of this music is 6/8, with a tempo
marked Allegro. It is an easy piece suitable for a
student with some experience. The rhythm features a
very distinctive syncopation whereby each phrase of the
melody ends on the off-beat of the first beat of the
bar.
The tune "Cactus Dance" is inspired by a traditional song form from Mexico, the Jarabe. The word Jarabe means a syrup in Spanish. During the Mexican revolution the Jarabe was used as a means of popular resistance against...(+) | |||||
