Shake It Off

SKU: HL.35030078

ISBN 9781495007422. UPC: 888680038182. 5x5 inches. By Jill & Michael Gallina.

“Shake It Up With Shakespeare” is part of the “Rise and Shine Series”. This musical for 2-part voices will provide your students with a fun and unforgettable introduction to English literature's most famous writer, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare not only wrote a wide range of plays and sonnets that touch upon all aspects of the “human condition,” he also created words and phrases that are still very much a part of our everyday language. Through the use of an easily memorized rhyming script and a healthy sprinkling of his most famous quotes, this musical serves as the basis for an overview of five well-known Shakespearean plays. The opening song is followed by five musical selections that highlight the essence of the plays featured: two comedies, two tragedies and one history. Along with his ability to expose the darker aspects of human nature, Shakespeare also demonstrated a gift for highlighting the humorous side of everyday life. The six original songs written for this musical are more reflective of the latter perspective of his works. The Enhanced Teacher Edition includes piano/vocal arrangements, rhyming program script as well as choreography, prop, staging and performance suggestions. The enclosed CD-ROM offers reproducible singer and speaking parts. A performance/accompaniment CD is available separately or in a kit with the enhanced Teacher edition. Suggested for Grades 2-5. Performance Time: 20 minutes.

SKU: BT.AMP-378-140

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

The Shakers were a sect who, in the 18th Century, sailed out from England to America. Right into the late 19th Century, the numerous songs of this community were handed down orally, until they were written down in various volumes of song collections. Philip Sparke’s fantasy for wind band is based on a selection of these beautiful, captivatingly simple songs.

De ‘United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing’ was een van de religieuze groeperingen die in het 18e-eeuwse Engeland ontstonden. De zogenoemde shakers componeerden duizenden liederen, die veelal mooi zijn in al hun eenvoud. Ze werden van oorsprong mondeling overgeleverd tot er eind 19e eeuw voor het eerst bundels werden uitgegeven. Voor deze briljante compositie selecteerde Philip Sparke zorgvuldig enkele van de liederen uit deze bundels.

Die Shaker waren eine Sekte, die im 18. Jahrhundert von England nach Amerika auswanderte. Bis ins späte 19. Jahrhundert wurden die zahlreichen Lieder dieser Gemeinschaft nur mündlich tradiert, bevor sie in verschiedenen Sammlungen niedergeschrieben wurden. Philip Sparkes Fantasie für Blasorchester basiert auf einer Auswahl dieser schönen, durch ihre Schlichtheit bestechenden Lieder.

Le contenu de cette composition offre une belle palette d’émotions aux teintes énergiques, dynamiques et intenses, sans omettre toutefois des intonations poétiques empreintes de douceur et délicatesse. Une introduction majestueuse cède la place une ligne mélodique s’intensi_x001C_fiant peu peu en rassemblant l’ensemble des pupitres puis s’oriente vers un diminuendo. Lors du passage central, bois et cuivres s’interpellent joyeusement autour d’un thème festif. La conclusion est pétulante_x001E_!

Gli Shaker furono una setta che nel XVIII secolo emigrò negli Stati Uniti dall’Inghilterra. Shaker Heights Fantasy è un brano commissionato a Philip Sparke per il centesimo anniversario dalla fondazione del College in Shaker Heights nello Stato dell’Ohio. Il contenuto di questa composizione offre un interessante a_x001B_resco di emozioni dalle tinte energiche, dinamiche e intense, senza tuttavia omettere intonazioni poetiche impregnate di dolcezza e delicatezza.