Orchestra - Grade 2-3
SKU: AP.49068
Composed by Mark Wood.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Mark
Wood Series. Pop/Rock;
Rock. Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:45. Alfred
Music #00-49068.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49068).
ISBN
9781470647827. UPC:
038081567044.
English.
This
multi-level piece
includes a full set of
parts for grade 2 as well
as a full set for grade 3
ensembles. Mix and match
the parts as you
need---perfect for
mixed-ability ensembles!
String Thang by
Mark Wood is based on the
twelve-bar blues. The
blues has deep roots in
American history,
developed out of the work
songs and chants of
African-American slaves.
The Great Migration of
the first half of the
20th century saw freed
slaves and their
descendants move to
northern and eastern
parts of the U.S., taking
their music with them.
The blues took on
different forms; in turn
it helped to create rock,
jazz, hip-hop, and other
popular genres. A
twelve-bar blues uses a
repeating chord
progression which allows
musicians to express
themselves creatively
with each recurrence. If
anything defines the
blues, it is the use of
blue notes---pitches that
don't usually belong in a
given key---and elements
of improvisation. String
Thang uses both blue
notes in the main tune
and the solo violin's
part, as well as
improvisational
principles in the solo.
For string orchestra with
optional rock rhythm
section parts.
(2:45)
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