Shaker Dance
Arr.: Holmes, Brad (born in 1956) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
First Step Records
[Illinois]
Number of pages :
10
Description
Text in:
onomatopoeia
Epoque:
21st century
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Traditional
Mood of the piece:
marked ; joyous
Type of Choir:
SSATBB (6 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
D major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Data about the life of the work:
This skipping 6/8 Shaker melody is found in historical sources without text. The arranger has provided syllables which may be altered as a choir envisions what kind of event this tune might have enhanced (work song?, barn dance?). The playful melody affords opportunities for mild staging and solos offer the chance to create characters. A great 'palette cleanser' or encore.
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Namur, Belgium
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