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Happy Birthday - SATB
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Happy Birthday (jazz version)
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Double Bass
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Mildred Hill and Patty Hill
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Pedro Cohen
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Happy Birthday
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Pedro Cohen
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1179222 Composed by Mildred Hill and Patty Hill. Arranged by Pedro Cohen. Children,Jazz...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1179222 Composed by Mildred Hill and Patty Hill. Arranged by Pedro Cohen. Children,Jazz,Standards. Individual part. 2 pages. Pedro Cohen #779194. Published by Pedro Cohen (A0.1179222). So you want to make a surprise to a Jazz lover on his/her birthday? This is the right piece for you! A jazz version of Happy Birthday for contrabass for you to play - and improvise, if you want! (no chords included).
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Happy Birthday (jazz version)
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Double Bass
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Mildred Hill and Patty Hill
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Pedro Cohen
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Happy Birthday
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Pedro Cohen
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1179223 Composed by Mildred Hill and Patty Hill. Arranged by Pedro Cohen. Children,Jazz...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1179223 Composed by Mildred Hill and Patty Hill. Arranged by Pedro Cohen. Children,Jazz,Standards. Individual part. 2 pages. Pedro Cohen #779195. Published by Pedro Cohen (A0.1179223). So you want to make a surprise to a Jazz lover on his/her birthday? This is the right piece for you! A jazz version of Happy Birthday for contrabass for you to play - and improvise, if you want! (chords included).
$3.99
Happy Birthday to You | String Bass | CMajor
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Double Bass
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Patty Hill and Mildred J
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Milanov
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Happy Birthday to You | String
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Milanov
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1174256 Composed by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill. Arranged by Milanov. Children,Class...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1174256 Composed by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill. Arranged by Milanov. Children,Classical,Film/TV,Folk,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Milanov #774421. Published by Milanov (A0.1174256). Happy Birthday to You by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill arrangement in A-flat Major for string bass in easy intermediate level.
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Happy Birthday to You | String Bass | E Major
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Double Bass
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Patty Hill and Mildred J
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Milanov
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Happy Birthday to You | String
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Milanov
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1174259 Composed by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill. Arranged by Milanov. Children,Class...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1174259 Composed by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill. Arranged by Milanov. Children,Classical,Film/TV,Folk,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Milanov #774424. Published by Milanov (A0.1174259). Happy Birthday to You by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill arrangement in E Major for string bass in easy intermediate level.
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Happy Birthday To You - Contrabass Solo
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Double Bass
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Public Domain
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Happy Birthday To You - Contra
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P.h. Damasceno
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.978689 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by P.H. Damasceno. Holiday. Individual part....
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.978689 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by P.H. Damasceno. Holiday. Individual part. 1 pages. P.h. Damasceno #6645669. Published by P.h. Damasceno (A0.978689). Contrabass Solo. Easy reading with different rhythmic pulses. For early intermediate musicians. Birthday music.
$4.99
Happy Birthday To You - Contrabass Solo with Chords
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Double Bass
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EASY
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Public Domain
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P
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Happy Birthday To You - Contra
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P.h. Damasceno
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.978690 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by P.H. Damasceno. Holiday. Individual part....
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.978690 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by P.H. Damasceno. Holiday. Individual part. 1 pages. P.h. Damasceno #6645667. Published by P.h. Damasceno (A0.978690). Contrabass Solo with Chords. Easy reading with different rhythmic pulses. For early intermediate musicians. Birthday music.
$4.99
Happy Birthday - Double Bass
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Double Bass
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Traditional
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Jan Mulder
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Happy Birthday - Double Bass
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John Miller Publishing
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By Traditional. Arranged by Jan Mulder. For orchestra. Holiday. Double bass part. Language: English. 1 pages. Published by John Miller Publishing ...
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By Traditional. Arranged by Jan Mulder. For orchestra. Holiday. Double bass part. Language: English. 1 pages. Published by John Miller Publishing
$1.99
Happy Birthday To You
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Double Bass
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BEGINNER
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Folk Song
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Peter Andrew
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Happy Birthday To You
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Peter Andrew
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1408783 Composed by Folk Song. Arranged by Peter Andrew. Children,Folk,Traditional. Ind...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1408783 Composed by Folk Song. Arranged by Peter Andrew. Children,Folk,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Peter Andrew #991385. Published by Peter Andrew (A0.1408783). Simplified arrangement for beginning musicians.
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Happy Birthday to you Double Bass
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Double Bass
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Daniel H Rosa
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Happy Birthday to you Double B
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Daniel Henrique Rosa
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.1021545 Arranged by Daniel H Rosa. Holiday. Individual part. 1 pages. Daniel Henrique Rosa #65593...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.1021545 Arranged by Daniel H Rosa. Holiday. Individual part. 1 pages. Daniel Henrique Rosa #6559317. Published by Daniel Henrique Rosa (A0.1021545). Solo.
$1.99
Happy Birthday to you Double Bass solo
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Double Bass
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Traditional Song
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Daniel H Rosa
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Happy Birthday to you Double B
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Daniel H Rosa
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.495765 Composed by Traditional Song. Arranged by Daniel H Rosa. Multicultural,Traditional,World. ...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.495765 Composed by Traditional Song. Arranged by Daniel H Rosa. Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part. 1 pages. Published by Daniel H Rosa (A0.495765). Solo.
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Happy Birthday
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Double Bass
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EASY
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Traditional
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Wesley S
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Happy Birthday
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Wesley S. Silva
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1240104 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Wesley S. SIlva. Children,Classical,Film/T...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1240104 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Wesley S. SIlva. Children,Classical,Film/TV,Holiday,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Wesley S. Silva #835490. Published by Wesley S. Silva (A0.1240104).
$1.99
Happy Birthday To You!!
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Double Bass
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BEGINNER
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Classical
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Kim Jeong Hun
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Fernanda Moura
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Happy Birthday To You!!
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Fernanda Moura
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1337868 By Kim Jeong Hun. By Jeong Min Seo. Arranged by Fernanda Moura. Classical. Indi...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1337868 By Kim Jeong Hun. By Jeong Min Seo. Arranged by Fernanda Moura. Classical. Individual part. 1 pages. Fernanda Moura #923614. Published by Fernanda Moura (A0.1337868).
$4.99
A LEARN TO PLAY book of 100 EASY TUNES & 10 DUETS. Beginner DOUBLE BASS and BASS GUITAR in BASS CLEF
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Double Bass
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EASY
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Various
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Robert A KEATCH
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A LEARN TO PLAY book of 100 EA
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PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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SheetMusicPlus
Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105631 By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Instruc...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105631 By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Instructional,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part. 32 pages. PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA #708849. Published by PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA (A0.1105631). If you're a beginner or looking to enhance your musical skills or looking to add BASS Clef, this book is just what you need. It features well-known tunes including For He's A Jolly Good Fellow and Happy Birthday, and is packed with an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the BASS clef a breeze.The book is designed specifically for beginners, containing useful teaching points, guidance notes for both teachers and students, a note value chart, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, easy technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes. It's perfect for teacher-student play-along. Â It's available in 10 different versions for all Western musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play.ENDORSEMENTS. Professional musician Keith Walker highly recommends this book, wishing he had it 50 years ago. It's popular among elementary school instrumentalists and teachers because of its simplicity and versatility, as it can be played on any instrument.This book is a great source of inspiration and motivation for people of all ages and classrooms.A must-have for beginner instrumentalists of all ages.
$11.99
A LEARN TO PLAY book of 100 EASY TUNES and 10 EASY DUETS. STRING BASS and BASS GUITAR in TENOR CLEF
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Double Bass
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EASY
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Various
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Robert A KEATCH
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A LEARN TO PLAY book of 100 EA
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PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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SheetMusicPlus
Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105637 By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Instruc...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105637 By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Instructional,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part. 32 pages. PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA #708856. Published by PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA (A0.1105637). If you're a beginner or looking to enhance your musical skills or looking to add Tenor Clef, this book is just what you need. It features well-known tunes including For He's A Jolly Good Fellow and Happy Birthday, and is packed with an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the TENOR clef a breeze.The book is designed specifically for beginners, with each page containing useful teaching points, guidance notes for both teachers and students, a note value chart, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, easy technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes. It's perfect for teacher-student play-along. It's available in 10 different versions for all Western musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play.ENDORSEMENTS. Professional musician Keith Walker highly recommends this book, wishing he had it 50 years ago. It's popular among elementary school instrumentalists and teachers because of its simplicity and versatility, as it can be played on any instrument.This book is a great source of inspiration and motivation for people of all ages and classrooms.A must-have for beginner instrumentalists of all ages.
$12.99
Fugue: "Wear Pearls and Smile" (A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #2) - Contrabass
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Double Bass
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ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Benjamin Harry Sajo
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Strings
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Fugue: "Wear Pearls and Smile"
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Benjamin Sajo
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SheetMusicPlus
Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018941 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 4 ...
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Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018941 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 4 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072983. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018941). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
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