Format : Score and Parts
SKU: FJ.B1460
UPC: 674398227969. English.
This dynamic and contemporary fanfare combines elements from Schumann's George Washington Bridge and Copland's Lincoln Portrait. Premiered at the Kennedy Center, this work for mature ensembles spins a web of fanfare themes and lyrical melodies that all converge on each other in a massive statement of power and triumph. Outstanding!
About FJH Symphonic Band
Appropriate for accomplished high school, college, and professional groups. Includes expanded instrumentation and ranges. Grades 4 - 5
SKU: FJ.B1460S
English.
SKU: GI.G-171029
ISBN 9781574631364. UPC: 888680625788.
The second edition of the second volume of this series which provides band directors with a ready-made curriculum developed to incorporate comprehensive-musicianship training through quality band literature features Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst, Chester Overture for Band by William Schuman, and George Washington Bridge also by William Schuman. Every unit study integrates technical skills, musical knowledge and creative projects that lead student musicians to an enlightened and expressive performance. Student workbooks for each of the featured works may be downloaded. Each unit study includes: · Ear training · Rhythm studies · Essential skills information for teaching the compositional elements of music · Rehearsal strategies for addressing common ensemble issues · Creative projects · Active listening activities · Sample teaching schedule · Unit quiz (and answer sheet) · Student practice plan · Optional band projects.
SKU: PR.144407360
ISBN 9781491134658. UPC: 680160685240.
HUDSON HEIGHTS is a portrait depicting one of the northernmost neighborhoods in Manhattan. Rife with syncopated rhythms floating above a pulsing undercurrent, this chamber work reflects the buoyancy and untiring nature of the city streets. Use of extended techniques for piano and percussion produces a wide breadth of sonorities, suggesting a vibrant landscape. An inspiring performance of HUDSON HEIGHTS is available through the composer’s YouTube channel.Hudson Heights is a portrait piece depicting one of the northernmost neighborhoods in Manhattan – a placewhere bustling city streets meet vast and beautiful parkland, where crowded apartment buildings overlookthe sparkling Hudson River just above the George Washington Bridge.