Based on an extremely well known American folksong Shenandoah captivates listeners from the opening bars. The warm tones of this lovely melody for wind band will provide a calming interlude in your concert programme. Shenandoah is very suitable for church services. Shenandoah is gebaseerd op een zeer bekend Amerikaans volksliedje en ligt vanaf het eerste moment bijzonder prettig in het gehoor. De warme klanken van deze prachtige melodie vormen een rustpunt in uw concertprogramma. Shenandoah is ook zeer goed te gebruiken in een eredienst.
SKU: CL.CTS-7745-00
Claude T. Smith’s setting of this popular American folk ballad is brimming with lavish instrumental colors and effects. A memorable musical experience for both the player and listener.
SKU: CL.026-4384-01
A beautiful setting of this famous melody! It begins with a solo or soli for any instrument(s), then flows in and out of various textures, building to a dramatic finale. Very effective in helping smaller bands sound full and mature. An excellent choice to help develop blend, balance, intonation, and lyrical playing. An excellent contest selection, or perfect as a daily warm-up. Your students will ask to play Shenandoah every day!
About Build-A-Band Series
The Build-A-Band Series provides educational and enjoyable music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just four or five parts (plus percussion), these effective arrangements will work with any combination of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments as long as you distribute the parts so that each of the five parts is covered. All of the publications in the Build-A-Band Series have been arranged to be playable with any instrumentation as long as each part is used: 1st Part, 2nd Part, 3rd Part, 4th Part, and Bass Part. (Please note: In some of these arrangements the 4th Part, and the Bass Part are the same, making it possible to play those arrangements with only 4 parts.)
SKU: AP.36-10205066
ISBN 9781628760781. UPC: 659359725395. English.
SHENANDOAH is one of America's most popular folk songs. It is a capstan (or short haul) chanty of American origin whose subject is said to be the Valley of the Shenandoah (between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains) and the great Indian chieftain after whom both the valley and the river were named. American cavalrymen sang it, and it became a rowing song sung on midwestern rivers. This fine orchestral setting by Albert Davis of Shenandoah captures the rich folk quality inherent in this lovely melodic song.
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SKU: CL.012-4147-01
This rich arrangement of a popular traditional American melody is aimed at the younger band who wish to showcase their development of a warm sound and expressive phrasing. The palette of colors changes throughout to allow each section to shine as the melodic responsibilities are passed around the various sections of the ensemble. As the piece ebbs and flows from subtle splashes of light to dramatic presentations of the melody, the overall effect is contemporary and picturesque in its essence while remaining accessible to less experienced bands. While performance markings are indicated, the arranger would encourage directors to flavor their interpretation of the score with personal choices of expression, flexibility of tempo and dynamic contrast.
