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Shenandoah for Flute & Harp
MP3 (1.36 Mo) : 
(by Magatagan, Michael)203x⬇ 488x
Shenandoah for Flute & Harp
MP3 (1.36 Mo) : (by Magatagan, Michael)200x⬇ 300xVidéo :
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| Composer : | Traditional | ||||
| Instrumentation : | Flute and Harp | ||||
| Style : | Celtic | ||||
| Arranger : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
| Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
| Added by magataganm, 21 Aug 2012 "Oh Shenandoah!" seems to have originated in the early nineteenth century as a land ballad in the areas of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, with a story of a Scots/Irish trader who fell in love with the daughter of the Indian chief Shenandoah. The song was taken up by sailors plying these rivers, and thus made its way down the Mississippi to the open ocean. The song had great appeal for American deep-sea sailors, and its rolling melody made it ideal as a capstan shanty, where a group of sailors push the massive capstan bars around and around in order to lift the heavy anchor. Before and during the French and Indian War, the Scots/Irish were among the first to suffer, and among those who suffered most because of their inhabitation of the frontier and their proximity to the various Indian tribes, many of whom couldn?t get along with each other, let alone, with the white settlers. The Scots/Irish had fresh memories of the border raids from the days back in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The song reached its first height of popularity perhaps a little before the 1840s, the beginning of the fast clipper ship era that added so much to American growth. The song was traditional with the U.S. Army cavalry, who called it ?The Wild Mizzourye?. In fact, ?Shenandoah? was known by countless names, including: ?Shennydore?, ?The Wide Missouri?, ?The Wild Mizzourye?, ?The Oceanida? and ?Rolling River?. The song "Oh, Shenandoah" became almost a hymn in Virginia, commemorating these early Scots/Irish settlers and their land that they loved. Although this piece was originally written for traditional folk instruments, I arranged it for Flute and Concert (Pedal) Harp. Sheet central : | Shenandoah (5 sheet music) | | |||
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