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"Beautiful Africa" 12 African Folk Songs - Orff Ensemble (E book)
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African Folk Songs
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Juan C
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"Beautiful Africa" 12 African
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Orff instruments Orff instruments - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890983 Composed by African Folk Songs. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Childre...
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Orff instruments Orff instruments - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890983 Composed by African Folk Songs. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Children,Folk,Instructional. Score and parts. 243 pages. Juan C. Davila #3567373. Published by Juan C. Davila (A0.890983). This is Beautiful Africa presented in its entirety. This E book includes 12 African Folk Songs arranged for Orff Ensemble. The book includes director's score and parts. Level: Easy to Advanced. You save 50% off the regular price when you buy the E book compared to downloading 1 song at a time!This resource would be a great compliment to the elementary music classroom. For any questions or concerns email me at: jcdavilaba@gmail.com.
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Two South African Folk Songs
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Choral SATB
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Ruth Morris Gray
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Two South African Folk Songs
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Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0002338 Two South African Folk Songs - SATB. Arranged by Ruth Morris Gray. Secular Choral. 10 pages. Alfre...
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Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0002338 Two South African Folk Songs - SATB. Arranged by Ruth Morris Gray. Secular Choral. 10 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PO-0002338. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PO-0002338). UPC: 038081359786.Vocal and auxiliary percussion instruments add yet another layer to these traditional African folk songs. Authentic and artistic repertoire.
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An African Celebration
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Choral 2-part
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Sally K
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An African Celebration
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Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0002206 An African Celebration - 2-Part. Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht. Secular Choral. 15 pages. Alfred M...
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Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0002206 An African Celebration - 2-Part. Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht. Secular Choral. 15 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PO-0002206. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PO-0002206). UPC: 038081211992.Sally Albrecht combines three celebrated African folk songs into one exuberant arrangement for choirs of all levels from elementary through high school. Pulsating rhythms and a joyous layering of vocal parts build to an explosive finish. Sing this cross-cultural gem in Swahili and English for seasonal concerts, or use the alternate Alleluya text all year long. A lively African feel SoundTrax is available, or add your own rhythm instruments.Recorded Acc. Available.
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Before Dinner (African Folk Song) - Orff Ensemble
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Folk Song from Zaire
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Juan C
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Before Dinner
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Juan C. Davila
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Orff instruments Orff instruments - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890978 Composed by Folk Song from Zaire. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Child...
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Orff instruments Orff instruments - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890978 Composed by Folk Song from Zaire. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Children,Folk. Score and parts. 17 pages. Juan C. Davila #3567087. Published by Juan C. Davila (A0.890978). Before Dinner (African Folk Song) arranged for Orff Ensemble. Look for my new book Beautiful Africa of 12 African Folk Songs for Orff Ensemble on sheetmusicplus.com.
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African Songs and Rhythms for Children
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African Songs and Rhythms for
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Schott Music - Digital
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Voice and Orff-instruments - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q25930 A Selection from Ghana. This edition: score for voice and/or instruments. Carl Orff -...
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Voice and Orff-instruments - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q25930 A Selection from Ghana. This edition: score for voice and/or instruments. Carl Orff - cultures - Countries - Songs - repertoire pieces - lyrics. Orff-Schulwerk. Downloadable, Vocal and performing score. Schott Music - Digital #Q25930. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q25930). English.Orff-Schulwerk has been translated and adapted for use in many countries and there are editions in numerous languages, with a comprehensive range of supplementary material. Those teachers using the various English editions will find here a rich and exciting source of traditional folk songs, dance melodies and original material from other countries, which will enlarge and enrich the activites and experiences of their pupils. Discover the Orff-Schulwerk in the African tradition, a selection from Ghana by W. K. Amoaku. Based entirely on African material.
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Three African Folksongs: Wana Baraka-Tshotsholoza-Amavolovolo
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Jon Arterton
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Three African Folksongs: Wana
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.777045 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Jon Arterton. African. Octavo. 11 pages. Jon Arterton #6695865...
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.777045 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Jon Arterton. African. Octavo. 11 pages. Jon Arterton #6695865. Published by Jon Arterton (A0.777045). This is a rousing set of three wonderful songs from Africa. Wana Baraka is a traditional song from Kenya: Those who pray have blessings. Alleluia. They have peace, joy and well-being. Tshotsholoza is a freedom song from South Africa: Go forward to the mountains. The train is coming from South Africa. You are running away on those mountains. Amavolovolo is a traditional Zulu dowry song. In past times it told the story of people afraid to go to Kwamashu because there were so many guns there, but today it’s sung joyously at weddings and other ceremonies.
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"Orff Around the World" Folk Songs for Orff Ensemble
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Africa, Bolivia, Canada, China
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Juan C
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"Orff Around the World" Folk S
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Juan C. Davila
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Large Ensemble Glockenspiel,Guitar,Maracas,Orff Instrument,Recorder,Shaker,Tambourine,Triangle,Voice,Woodblock,Xylophone - Digital Download SKU: A0.890997
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Large Ensemble Glockenspiel,Guitar,Maracas,Orff Instrument,Recorder,Shaker,Tambourine,Triangle,Voice,Woodblock,Xylophone - Digital Download SKU: A0.890997 Composed by Africa, Bolivia, Canada, China, Folk Songs from United States, Japan, and Mexico. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Folk,Latin,World. Score and parts. 165 pages. Juan C. Davila #4326275. Published by Juan C. Davila (A0.890997). Orff Around the World is a new and unique collection of 7 Multicultural Folk Songs from different countries arranged for Orff Ensemble. Every selection includes director's score and individual parts. Difficulty level varies from easy to advanced. Hear and experience the sounds of folk songs from around the globe arranged for Orff Ensemble. Song titles are as follows: 1. Home On the Range/My Home's in Montana (Partner Song) 2. Land of the Silver Birch 3. Cielito Lindo 4. Sairi de los Andes 5. Obwisana 6. Sakura 7. Bamboo Flute (Hsiao)Every selection may also be purchased separately. Search by title and/or arranger to see and hear sample of each track.
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A Musical Vignette of Kenya: Popular Folk Songs Arranged for Piano
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Piano solo
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Anon
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Kenneth Kepha Otieno
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A Musical Vignette of Kenya: P
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Ken Kepha Otieno
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.943010 Composed by Anon. Arranged by Kenneth Kepha Otieno. African,Jazz,Spiritual. Score. 13 pages. Ken K...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.943010 Composed by Anon. Arranged by Kenneth Kepha Otieno. African,Jazz,Spiritual. Score. 13 pages. Ken Kepha Otieno #4269199. Published by Ken Kepha Otieno (A0.943010). Are you curious about the music of Africa; the tantalizingly complex rhythmic patterns, rich melodies and strong character? You can find all that in this volume. Whereas African music does not have a written tradition, this book presents arrangements of some of the traditional spirituals of Kenya written for solo piano. Although the arrangements are written in the western notation, effort has been made to preserve the melody lines, while at the same time presenting fresh jazz based harmonies and new forms.
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Songs of Slaves
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String Trio: 2 violins, cello
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EASY
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Sacred music
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African Slaves
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Sandy McIntire
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Songs of Slaves
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Sandy McIntire
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String Ensemble,String Trio Cello,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.697475 Composed by African Slaves. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Folk,Praise ...
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String Ensemble,String Trio Cello,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.697475 Composed by African Slaves. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Folk,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual,Traditional. Score and parts. 20 pages. Sandy McIntire #3473731. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.697475). Songs of Slaves is a medley of nine African-American spirituals that were born during the time Africans were enslaved in the Americas. These tunes are inter-mingled in a highly emotional and beautiful arrangement for early intermediate string trio (Violin 1, Violin 2, and Cello). All parts contain multiple solos. The spirituals are: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Lord I Want to Be a Christian, Steal Away, Were You There?, Go Down, Moses, O Mary Don't You Weep, The Gospel Train, Twelve Gates to the City, and Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Especially appropriate for Black History Month, his file contains the score as well as separate parts (20 pages).
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When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells from "Cowboy Songs of the American Southwest" [TTBB]
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Choral TTBB
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Laurie Betts Hughes
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When Cockle Shells Turn Silver
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Dandelion Music Press
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891196 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Laurie Betts Hughes. A Cappella,Contemporary,Folk,Tr...
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891196 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Laurie Betts Hughes. A Cappella,Contemporary,Folk,Traditional. Octavo. 5 pages. Dandelion Music Press #3103605. Published by Dandelion Music Press (A0.891196). Movement four of four Cowboy Songs of the American SouthwestThis fun-to sing TTBB a cappella concert arrangement set of regional folksongs are evocative of barbershop, concert, and a cappella styles and utilize some fun extended techniques in the second movement. Also appropriate for a versatile barbershop or men's quartet, upper HS level or above.These four cowboy songs that make up the song cycle Cowboy Songs of the American Southwest are among the nearly 3,000 field recordings recorded in the U.S. Southwest, Mexico and Spain collected by John Donald Robb over 40 year while at the University of New Mexico. These recordings preserve many of the musical traditions of these areas, especially New Mexico and Southern Colorado, and include Native American, Hispano, Mexican and African American music, as well as railroad and cowboy songs, fiddle music and the music of festivals and fiestas.I. The Call of the Range- Evocative of a carefree, lone cowboy singing while strumming his ukulele. Barbershop harmonies, similar to ukulele harmonies, suggest a personification of both the ukulele and the rangeland itself as a character in the unfolding drama of the seemingly solitary cowboy.II. I'm Sad and I'm Lonely- Whispered syllables and whistles evoke percussion and a bowed saw in this despondent tale of unrequited love and solitude.III. Wild Horse of the Desert- The melody fights with the downbeat to mimic the wild horse fighting against land rights and fencing.IV. When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells- An overly carefree, lighthearted shrug at lost love to embrace the lone cowboy lifestyle.Due to current restrictions of the John Donald Robb field recordings housed at the University of New Mexico, movements I. The Call of the Range and III. Wild Horse of the Desert are offered with permission and without charge with the purchase of public domain arrangements of II. I'm Sad and I'm Lonely and IV. When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells forming an entire song cycle. Movements II. and IV. are also available for purchase individually.2017 Choral Contest EntryLaurie Betts Hughes, ASCAP | www.LaurieBettsHughes.com
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I'm Sad and I'm Lonely, from "Cowboy Songs of the American Southwest" [TTBB]
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891194 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Laurie Betts Hughes. A Cappella,Contemporary,Folk,Tr...
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891194 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Laurie Betts Hughes. A Cappella,Contemporary,Folk,Traditional. Octavo. 6 pages. Dandelion Music Press #3103603. Published by Dandelion Music Press (A0.891194). Movement two of four Cowboy Songs of the American SouthwestThis fun-to sing TTBB a cappella concert arrangement set of regional folksongs are evocative of barbershop, concert, and a cappella styles and utilize some fun extended techniques in the second movement. Also appropriate for a versatile barbershop or men's quartet, upper HS level or above.These four cowboy songs that make up the song cycle Cowboy Songs of the American Southwest are among the nearly 3,000 field recordings recorded in the U.S. Southwest, Mexico and Spain collected by John Donald Robb over 40 year while at the University of New Mexico. These recordings preserve many of the musical traditions of these areas, especially New Mexico and Southern Colorado, and include Native American, Hispano, Mexican and African American music, as well as railroad and cowboy songs, fiddle music and the music of festivals and fiestas.I. The Call of the Range- Evocative of a carefree, lone cowboy singing while strumming his ukulele. Barbershop harmonies, similar to ukulele harmonies, suggest a personification of both the ukulele and the rangeland itself as a character in the unfolding drama of the seemingly solitary cowboy.II. I'm Sad and I'm Lonely- Whispered syllables and whistles evoke percussion and a bowed saw in this despondent tale of unrequited love and solitude.III. Wild Horse of the Desert- The melody fights with the downbeat to mimic the wild horse fighting against land rights and fencing.IV. When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells- An overly carefree, lighthearted shrug at lost love to embrace the lone cowboy lifestyle.Due to current restrictions of the John Donald Robb field recordings housed at the University of New Mexico, movements I. The Call of the Range and III. Wild Horse of the Desert are offered with permission and without charge with the purchase of public domain arrangements of II. I'm Sad and I'm Lonely and IV. When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells forming an entire song cycle. Movements II. and IV. are also available for purchase individually.2017 Choral Contest EntryLaurie Betts Hughes, ASCAP | www.LaurieBettsHughes.com
$2.10
Cowboy Songs of the American Southwest [TTBB]
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Laurie Betts Hughes
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Cowboy Songs of the American S
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Dandelion Music Press
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891193 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Laurie Betts Hughes. A Cappella,Contemporary,Folk,Tr...
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891193 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Laurie Betts Hughes. A Cappella,Contemporary,Folk,Traditional. Octavo. 24 pages. Dandelion Music Press #3103597. Published by Dandelion Music Press (A0.891193). This fun-to sing TTBB a cappella concert arrangement set of regional folksongs are evocative of barbershop, concert, and a cappella styles and utilize some fun extended techniques in the second movement. Also appropriate for a versatile barbershop or men's quartet, upper HS level or above.These four cowboy songs that make up the song cycle Cowboy Songs of the American Southwest are among the nearly 3,000 field recordings recorded in the U.S. Southwest, Mexico and Spain collected by John Donald Robb over 40 year while at the University of New Mexico. These recordings preserve many of the musical traditions of these areas, especially New Mexico and Southern Colorado, and include Native American, Hispano, Mexican and African American music, as well as railroad and cowboy songs, fiddle music and the music of festivals and fiestas.I. The Call of the Range- Evocative of a carefree, lone cowboy singing while strumming his ukulele. Barbershop harmonies, similar to ukulele harmonies, suggest a personification of both the ukulele and the rangeland itself as a character in the unfolding drama of the seemingly solitary cowboy.II. I'm Sad and I'm Lonely- Whispered syllables and whistles evoke percussion and a bowed saw in this despondent tale of unrequited love and solitude.III. Wild Horse of the Desert- The melody fights with the downbeat to mimic the wild horse fighting against land rights and fencing.IV. When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells- An overly carefree, lighthearted shrug at lost love to embrace the lone cowboy lifestyle.Due to current restrictions of the John Donald Robb field recordings housed at the University of New Mexico, movements I. The Call of the Range and III. Wild Horse of the Desert are offered with permission and without charge with the purchase of public domain arrangements of II. I'm Sad and I'm Lonely and IV. When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells forming an entire song cycle. Movements II. and IV. are also available for purchase individually.2017 Choral Contest EntryLaurie Betts Hughes, ASCAP | www.LaurieBettsHughes.com
$4.20
Songs of Heaven (A collection of 5 hymns and spirituals for String Quartet)
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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EASY
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Sharon Wilson
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Songs of Heaven
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1445994 By Sharon Wilson. By African-American Spiritual, American F...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1445994 By Sharon Wilson. By African-American Spiritual, American Folk Song, Emmett S. Dean, Fanny J. Crosby, Folk Song, James W. Acuff, John R. Sweney, and Traditional. Arranged by Sharon Wilson. Christian,Folk,Sacred,Spiritual,Traditional. 44 pages. Sharon Wilson #1025815. Published by Sharon Wilson (A0.1445994). This collection contains five (5) sacred hymns arranged for a STRING QUARTET. These arrangements are straight-forward and suitable for late beginner to intermediate string groups since all notes for all instruments can be played in the first position. An optional repeat is provided for each song in case a longer selection is desired. The audio sample plays one verse of Good News and the YouTube video features I Shall Know Him.The VIOLIN 3 part is the same as the VIOLA part in case a Viola player is not available. For each of the five songs in this collection there is a 3 or 4 page grand staff score plus a 1-page, 1-staff score for each part (VIOLIN 1, VIOLIN 2, VIOLIN 3, VIOLA, and CELLO).Each string quartet arrangement is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples. Titles included in this collection: Good News, the Chariot's A-ComingI Shall Know Him (My Savior First of All)Jerusalem, My Happy Home (LAND OF REST)Just Over in the Glory Land When I Can Read My Title Clear (PISGAH)More collections of sacred songs for EASY STRING QUARTETS (sold separately):Songs for Reflection (A collection of 5 hymns and spirituals for String Quartet)Songs for Worship (A collection of 5 hymns and spirituals for String Quartet) Visit Sharon Wilson's website: https://www.SharonWilsonMusic.com/Subscribe to her YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@SharonWilsonMusic
$24.99
Marimba Portraits (seven marimba songs)
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Marimba
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Jim Shum
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Marimba Portraits
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Composed by Jim Shum. Movies, Folk, African, Latin, New Age. Score, Sheet Music Single. 39 pages. Published by JS Music...
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Composed by Jim Shum. Movies, Folk, African, Latin, New Age. Score, Sheet Music Single. 39 pages. Published by JS Music
$19.99
Obwisana (For Orff Ensemble)
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Folk song from Ghana
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Juan C
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Obwisana
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Juan C. Davila
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Large Ensemble Cowbell,Djembe,Orff Instrument,Shekere,Soprano Recorder,Voice,Xylophone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890972 Composed by Folk song ...
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Large Ensemble Cowbell,Djembe,Orff Instrument,Shekere,Soprano Recorder,Voice,Xylophone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890972 Composed by Folk song from Ghana. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Children,Folk,Instructional. Score and parts. 18 pages. Juan C. Davila #3539643. Published by Juan C. Davila (A0.890972). Obwisana is an African children's song and game from Ghana. I have arranged this piece for Orff Ensemble. I'm currently arranging a series of African folk songs and lullabies entirely for Orff instrumentation. Check out my other arrangement Banuwa also available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
$5.99
Kokoleoko (For Orff Ensemble)
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Folk Song from Liberia
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Juan C
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Kokoleoko
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Juan C. Davila
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Large Ensemble Congas,Guiro,Orff Instrument,Shaker,Soprano Recorder,Tambourine,Triangle,Voice,Woodblock,Xylophone - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890974...
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Large Ensemble Congas,Guiro,Orff Instrument,Shaker,Soprano Recorder,Tambourine,Triangle,Voice,Woodblock,Xylophone - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890974 Composed by Folk Song from Liberia. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Children,Concert,Folk,Instructional. Score and parts. 19 pages. Juan C. Davila #3547671. Published by Juan C. Davila (A0.890974). This beautiful Folk Song from Liberia is arranged for easy Orff Ensemble performance. It is one from a series of African Folk Songs and Lullabies from Africa that I'm arranging for easy Orff performance.
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Twelve African Songs for Solo Voice and Piano - 5. HERERO FOLKTALES
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Piano, Vocal and Guitar
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Fred Onovwerosuoke
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Twelve African Songs for Solo
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African Music Publishers
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Composed by Fred Onovwerosuoke. Contemporary Classical, Jazz, Repertoire, Classroom, African. Score, Sheet Music Single. 7 pages. African Music Publishers #AMP1...
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Composed by Fred Onovwerosuoke. Contemporary Classical, Jazz, Repertoire, Classroom, African. Score, Sheet Music Single. 7 pages. African Music Publishers #AMP12885. Published by African Music Publishers (S0.22539). - Score,Sheet Music Single - Contemporary Classical,Jazz,Repertoire,Classroom,African - African Music Publishers
$3.85
Sonata Hymnica No. 6
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2 Pianos, 4 hands
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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James Siddons
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Sonata Hymnica No. 6
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2 Pianos,4 Hands,Piano Duet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972673 Composed by James Siddons. Contemporary,Folk,Jazz,Spiritual. Score. 25 pages. Jam...
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2 Pianos,4 Hands,Piano Duet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972673 Composed by James Siddons. Contemporary,Folk,Jazz,Spiritual. Score. 25 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #6698569. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972673). Performance NoteSonata Hymnica No. 6 is scored for two pianos and three performers. One performer (or player) sits at Piano I and may also serve as the conductor. At Piano II, Performer 1 plays from the treble staff and Performer 2 plays from the bass staff. There are possible variations in this, such as having four pianos (two pianos doubling the other two), or having two performers at Piano I, with Performer 2 playing only the bass-staff rhythmic pattern that begins in measure 37. A standing conductor (not playing piano) may be desired.  Although repetitive, the music in this sonata rarely repeats itself exactly; hence, further minor improvisations by the performers are appropriate, keeping with the improvisatory nature of oral tradition. Program Note (for use in concert programs) by James Siddons  The Sonata Hymnica series by James Siddons consists of piano solos that explore the world of American hymns and vernacular religious songs in the 1880-1920 era, when rural and small-town churches relied on pianos for music, and, in an age before microphones and amplification, the acoustics of wooden floors, walls, and high ceilings. These sonatas are not hymn arrangements but explorations of the sounds that can be created by a piano in a reverberant environment, all the while keeping in mind the essential message of the familiar words sung to the various hymn tunes. Sonata Hymnica No. 6 is the first in the series to be for piano ensemble, and the second (after No. 3) to be based on the worship music of the 19th-century African American church. This sixth sonata also explores the singing world of the black congregation and choir as well as the piano. Their singing was shaped by the sounds and intonations of the piano and the heritage of European music behind it, as well as the contours and cadences of the religious folk songs known as Spirituals. But the black congregations also sang hymns and choruses from the Classical tradition, and the Spirituals became the basis of many adaptations by white arrangers. Thus, we may speak of standardized adaptations of Spirituals as white black music, and black performance styles of Classical works as black white music. Piano ragtime music is a non-religious example of white music (the military march) made into black white music by the blending in of the syncopated rag rhythm. Sonata Hymnica No. 6 explores the intermingling of these two strains of American music as heard in the 19th-century black church. In his classic book The Souls of Black Folk (Chicago, 1903), W. E. B. Du Bois confesses to not being a musician but nonetheless finding himself enthralled by the music of the Southern 19th-century African Americans. He refers to their singing as the Frenzy or ‘Shouting,’ when the Spirit of the Lord passed by, and seizing the devotee, made him mad with supernatural joy . . . stamping, shrieking, and shouting, the rushing to and fro and waving of arms, the weeping and laughing, the vision and the trance (p. 116). On another page, Du Bois speaks of . . . the songs of my fathers . . . swelling with song, instinct for life, tremendous treble and darkening bass (p. 163). Sonata Hymnica No. 6 uses the African call and response form as well as percussive polyrhythms.
$10.00
Everybody Loves Saturday Night (For Orff Ensemble)
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Folk song from Ghana
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Juan C
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Everybody Loves Saturday Night
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Juan C. Davila
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Large Ensemble Cabasa,Djembe,Orff Instrument,Recorder,Triangle,Voice,Woodblock,Xylophone - Digital Download SKU: A0.890976 Composed by Folk song from Gha...
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Large Ensemble Cabasa,Djembe,Orff Instrument,Recorder,Triangle,Voice,Woodblock,Xylophone - Digital Download SKU: A0.890976 Composed by Folk song from Ghana. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. African,Children,Concert,Folk,Instructional. Score and parts. 18 pages. Juan C. Davila #3549303. Published by Juan C. Davila (A0.890976). African Folk Song from Ghana arranged for Orff Ensemble. This is from a collection of African Folk Songs that I've been arranging for Orff Ensemble.
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Largo (from "Symphony No. 9") ("From the New World") (Db) (Clarinet Quintet)
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Clarinet Ensemble
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Classical
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Sacred music
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Antonin Dvorak
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Regis Bookshar
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Largo
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Regis Bookshar
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Woodwind Ensemble Clarinet - Digital Download SKU: A0.813826 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Contemporary,Folk,Romantic Period,St...
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Woodwind Ensemble Clarinet - Digital Download SKU: A0.813826 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Contemporary,Folk,Romantic Period,Standards. 18 pages. Regis Bookshar #6533907. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813826). Largo (from Symphony No. 9 in E minor) (From the New World) (Db) (Clarinet Quintet) - Intermediate - Digital Download. This marvelous arrangement of the Largo, based on the second movement of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, would be a fabulous addition to any music library and could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services, especially Funerals, but would be appropriate any time during the church year. This arrangement is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (18 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (subtitled From the New World and popularly know as the New World Symphony), was composed by Antonin Dvorak in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City on December 16, 1893 and has been described as one of the most popular of all symphonies. The second movement of the symphony, upon which this arrangement is based, is marked Largo, and begins with a harmonic progression of chords which is then followed by a solo instrument playing the famous main theme.Dvorak was interested in Native American music and the African-American spirituals he heard in North America. While director of the National Conservatory he encountered an African-American student, Harry T. Burleigh, who sang traditional spirituals to him. Burleigh, later a composer himself, said that Dvorak had absorbed their spirit before writing his own melodies. Dvorak stated:    I am convinced that the future music of this country must be founded on what are called Negro melodies. These can be the foundation of a serious and original school of composition to be developed in the United States. These beautiful and varied themes are the product of the soil. They are folk songs of America and your composers must turn to them.He further explained how Native American music influenced his symphony:  I have not actually used any of these (Native American) melodies. I have simply written original themes embodying the peculiarities of the Indian music, and, using these themes as subjects, have developed them with all the resources of modern rhythms, counterpoint, and orchestral colour.In 1893, a newspaper interview quoted Dvorak as saying, I found that the music of the negroes and of the Indians was practically identical, and that the music of the two races bore a remarkable similarity to the music of Scotland. Most historians agree that Dvorak is referring to the pentatonic scale, which is typical of each of these musical traditions.Dvorak was influenced not only by music he heard, but also by what he had seen, in America. He wrote that he would not have composed his American pieces as he had if he had not seen America. It has been said that Dvorak was inspired by the wide open spaces of America, such as the prairies he may have seen on his trip to Iowa in the summer of 1893. Notices about several performances of the symphony include the phrase wide open spaces about what inspired the symphony and/or about the feelings it conveys to listeners.The theme from the Largo was adapted into the spiritual Goin' Home (often mistakenly considered a folk song or traditional spiritual) by Dvorak's pupil, William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. Regis Bookshar thought it would be wonderful if other instrumentalists could have the opportunity to play this beautiful melody, so, in addition to this version for a Clarinet Quintet, he has made quite a few other arrangements of this selection which are readily available for a wide variety of instrumenta.
$15.00
Largo (from "Symphony No. 9") (From the New World") (Db) (Bassoon Quintet)
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Antonin Dvorak
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Regis Bookshar
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Largo
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Regis Bookshar
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Woodwind Ensemble Bassoon - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813822 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Contemporary,Folk,Romantic ...
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Woodwind Ensemble Bassoon - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813822 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Contemporary,Folk,Romantic Period,Standards. 18 pages. Regis Bookshar #6533893. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813822). Largo (from Symphony No. 9 in E minor) (From the New World) (Db) (Bassoon Quintet) - Intermediate - Digital Download. This marvelous arrangement of the Largo, based on the second movement of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, would be a fabulous addition to any music library and could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services, especially Funerals, but would be appropriate any time during the church year. This arrangement is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (18 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (subtitled From the New World and popularly know as the New World Symphony), was composed by Antonin Dvorak in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City on December 16, 1893 and has been described as one of the most popular of all symphonies. The second movement of the symphony, upon which this arrangement is based, is marked Largo, and begins with a harmonic progression of chords which is then followed by a solo instrument playing the famous main theme.Dvorak was interested in Native American music and the African-American spirituals he heard in North America. While director of the National Conservatory he encountered an African-American student, Harry T. Burleigh, who sang traditional spirituals to him. Burleigh, later a composer himself, said that Dvorak had absorbed their spirit before writing his own melodies. Dvorak stated:    I am convinced that the future music of this country must be founded on what are called Negro melodies. These can be the foundation of a serious and original school of composition to be developed in the United States. These beautiful and varied themes are the product of the soil. They are folk songs of America and your composers must turn to them.He further explained how Native American music influenced his symphony:  I have not actually used any of these (Native American) melodies. I have simply written original themes embodying the peculiarities of the Indian music, and, using these themes as subjects, have developed them with all the resources of modern rhythms, counterpoint, and orchestral colour.In 1893, a newspaper interview quoted Dvorak as saying, I found that the music of the negroes and of the Indians was practically identical, and that the music of the two races bore a remarkable similarity to the music of Scotland. Most historians agree that Dvorak is referring to the pentatonic scale, which is typical of each of these musical traditions.Dvorak was influenced not only by music he heard, but also by what he had seen, in America. He wrote that he would not have composed his American pieces as he had if he had not seen America. It has been said that Dvorak was inspired by the wide open spaces of America, such as the prairies he may have seen on his trip to Iowa in the summer of 1893. Notices about several performances of the symphony include the phrase wide open spaces about what inspired the symphony and/or about the feelings it conveys to listeners.The theme from the Largo was adapted into the spiritual Goin' Home (often mistakenly considered a folk song or traditional spiritual) by Dvorak's pupil, William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. Regis Bookshar thought it would be wonderful if other instrumentalists could have the opportunity to play this beautiful melody, so, in addition to this version for a Bassoon Quintet, he has made quite a few other arrangements of this selection which are readily available for a wide variety of instrumental.
$15.00
Largo (from "Symphony No. 9") ("From the New World") (Db) (Flute Quintet)
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Flute Quintet : 5 flutes
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INTERMEDIATE
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Sacred music
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Antonin Dvorak
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Regis Bookshar
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Largo
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Regis Bookshar
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Woodwind Ensemble Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813829 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Contemporary,Folk,Romantic Pe...
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Woodwind Ensemble Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813829 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Contemporary,Folk,Romantic Period,Standards. 18 pages. Regis Bookshar #6533919. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813829). Largo (from Symphony No. 9 in E minor) (From the New World) (Db) (Flute Quintet) - Intermediate - Digital Download. This marvelous arrangement of the Largo, based on the second movement of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, would be a fabulous addition to any music library and could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services, especially Funerals, but would be appropriate any time during the church year. This arrangement is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (18 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (subtitled From the New World and popularly know as the New World Symphony), was composed by Antonin Dvorak in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City on December 16, 1893 and has been described as one of the most popular of all symphonies. The second movement of the symphony, upon which this arrangement is based, is marked Largo, and begins with a harmonic progression of chords which is then followed by a solo instrument playing the famous main theme.Dvorak was interested in Native American music and the African-American spirituals he heard in North America. While director of the National Conservatory he encountered an African-American student, Harry T. Burleigh, who sang traditional spirituals to him. Burleigh, later a composer himself, said that Dvorak had absorbed their spirit before writing his own melodies. Dvorak stated:    I am convinced that the future music of this country must be founded on what are called Negro melodies. These can be the foundation of a serious and original school of composition to be developed in the United States. These beautiful and varied themes are the product of the soil. They are folk songs of America and your composers must turn to them.He further explained how Native American music influenced his symphony:  I have not actually used any of these (Native American) melodies. I have simply written original themes embodying the peculiarities of the Indian music, and, using these themes as subjects, have developed them with all the resources of modern rhythms, counterpoint, and orchestral colour.In 1893, a newspaper interview quoted Dvorak as saying, I found that the music of the negroes and of the Indians was practically identical, and that the music of the two races bore a remarkable similarity to the music of Scotland. Most historians agree that Dvorak is referring to the pentatonic scale, which is typical of each of these musical traditions.Dvorak was influenced not only by music he heard, but also by what he had seen, in America. He wrote that he would not have composed his American pieces as he had if he had not seen America. It has been said that Dvorak was inspired by the wide open spaces of America, such as the prairies he may have seen on his trip to Iowa in the summer of 1893. Notices about several performances of the symphony include the phrase wide open spaces about what inspired the symphony and/or about the feelings it conveys to listeners.The theme from the Largo was adapted into the spiritual Goin' Home (often mistakenly considered a folk song or traditional spiritual) by Dvorak's pupil, William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. Regis Bookshar thought it would be wonderful if other instrumentalists could have the opportunity to play this beautiful melody, so, in addition to this version for a Flute Quintet, he has made quite a few other arrangements of this selection which are readily available for a wide variety of instrumental.
$15.00
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