Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Cabasa,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Congas, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn, Mark Tree,
Oboe, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2, Percussion
3, Tam-tam, Tambourine,
Trombone 1, Trombone 2,
Trumpet 1 and more. -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
CF.YPS240
Composed by
Kelly Dugger. Set of
Score and Parts.
24+8+8+4+8+8+4+4+6+4+4+4+
8+8+8+6+6+6+4+6+2+4+6
pages. Duration 5
minutes, 20 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS240.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS240).
ISBN 9781491159637.
UPC:
680160918225.
An
Ankh is an ancient
Egyptian hieroglyphic
representing the word
Life. The Ankh of
Eternity depicts an epic
journey through ancient
lands to find the
mythical Ankh of Eternity
amulet promising eternal
life. The piece journeys
through the desert in a
caravan, with a stop for
a Kaff celebration, an
Arabic hand-clapping folk
art. The discovery of the
tomb is spine chilling
and eerie with special
percussion effects. After
the Ankh is discovered,
swarms of locusts descend
and our travelers run for
their lives. They may
have found eternal life,
but will they be forever
cursed? The Ankh of
Eternity uses an Arabic
or double harmonic-major
scale. Performers have
multiple soloing and
improvising
opportunities. Complex
but repeating rhythms
offer players a chance to
practice getting in the
groove. Players and
audiences alike will be
invigorated by the many
celebratory moments and
thrilled at the eerie and
downright scary moments!
The Ankh of Eternity
offers cultural and
historical inclusion
opportunities,
improvisation, unique
scales, rhythmic
challenges, and a
thrilling story.
Conductor Notes: Measures
45-61: Kaff is the
ancient Arabic art of
hand clapping over
improvised poetry. The
Kaff Celebration section
represents this art form.
The improvising soloists
should be designated by
the conductor and should
each be four measures
long . Alternatively,
soloists may copy the
phrase in the second
ending as a solo. The
AYE! should be shouted
joyously. The repeat may
be omitted for
performance time
concerns, or, of course,
repeated multiple times
for more solos. Measures
64-73: Experiment with
different cymbal noises,
such as scrapes with a
nail or coin, taps with
triangle beaters, bowed
cymbals, etc.
Water-cymbal techniques
should also be used. Fill
a storage tub with water,
and with the suspended
cymbal still on the
stand, hit the cymbal a
couple times with a soft
mallet, and lower the
cymbal into the water for
a glissando effect. The
overall effect should be
creepy cave-like echoes
bending around
corners.
An Ankh is an
ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphic representing
the word Life. The
Ankh of
Eternity depicts an
epic journey through
ancient lands to find the
mythical Ankh of Eternity
amulet promising eternal
life. The piece journeys
through the desert in a
caravan, with a stop for
a Kaff celebration, an
Arabic hand-clapping folk
art. The discovery of the
tomb is spine chilling
and eerie with special
percussion effects. After
the Ankh is discovered,
swarms of locusts descend
and our travelers run for
their lives. They may
have found eternal life,
but will they be forever
cursed?The Ankh of
Eternity uses an Arabic
or double harmonic-major
scale. Performers have
multiple soloing and
improvising
opportunities. Complex
but repeating rhythms
offer players a chance to
practice getting in the
groove. Players and
audiences alike will be
invigorated by the many
celebratory moments and
thrilled at the eerie and
downright scary moments!
The Ankh of
Eternity offers
cultural and historical
inclusion opportunities,
improvisation, unique
scales,
rhythmic challenges,
and a thrilling
story.Conductor Notes:
Measures 45–61:
Kaff is the ancient
Arabic art of hand
clapping over improvised
poetry. The Kaff
Celebration section
represents this art form.
The improvising soloists
should be designated by
the conductor and should
each be four measures
long . Alternatively,
soloists may copy the
phrase in the second
ending as a solo. The
AYE! should be shouted
joyously. The repeat may
be omitted for
performance time
concerns, or, of course,
repeated multiple times
for more solos. Measures
64–73: Experiment
with different cymbal
noises, such as scrapes
with a nail or coin, taps
with triangle beaters,
bowed cymbals, etc.
Water-cymbal techniques
should also be used. Fill
a storage tub with water,
and with the suspended
cymbal still on the
stand, hit the cymbal a
couple times with a soft
mallet, and lower the
cymbal into the water for
a glissando effect. The
overall effect should be
creepy cave-like echoes
bending around
corners.
