African Adventure (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sheldon, Robert

Take your young musicians and the audience on a trip to a mysterious continent with this tuneful and rhythmic offering. The tribal Swahili beat and authentic-sounding harmonies will provide a colourful and vibrant moment on your next concert.

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African Adventure (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Fernie, Alan

4 Part Flexible Ensemble and PercussionIncludesKatwe DawnKampalaThula BabaAfrican FunkDignityEntebbe Road

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African Alleluia (Wana Baraka) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - O'Reilly, John

This piece is a joyous arrangement of the popular Kenyan song "Wana Baraka." Repeating percussion patterns utilizing cowbell, claves, tom tom, and bass drum provide a solid rhythmic foundation for the catchy syncopated melody. A typical call-and-response section gives this arrangement an authentic African feel.Duration: 2:00

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African Beat (Concert Band - Score and Parts)

African music can be hard to defi ne, given the sheer variety it contains. However, certain characteristics can be described as typically African. For African Beat Andr? Waignein made use of two such features that feature throughout the work: a ubiquitous African rhythm and an 'Afro-pop' style which has emerged in the music of the continent in recent decades. Invite your audience to join you on a colourful musical safari. 04:27

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African Bell Carol (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.

The traditional "Ukranian Bell Carol" has been expertly scored in a multi-cultural setting for young band and percussion by veteran arranger Robert W. Smith. The arrangement begins quietly with percussion disguising the familiar melodic material. A series of musical evolutions builds to an impressive conclusion. This selection is sure to be a holiday treat for years to come.Duration: 1.45

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African Dances (Clarinet Solo with Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Turnbull, Kit

African Dances' is a continuous work for solo clarinet and wind ensemble consisting of five individual sections. The basis for the piece is the clarinet's construction from the wood of the African blackwood tree, and its subsequent development into the instrument we know today. Each movement draws on different aspects of Pan-African music, ranging from the styles and forms of the African choral tradition, through to the complex cross-rhythms and patterns that characterise so much of the music of Africa.Duration: 12.00Recorded on Polyphonic QPRM137D LINDA MERRICK - CLARINET (Royal Northern College of Wind Orchestra)

African Dreams (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Karrick, Brant

William Kamkwamba was raised in Malawi, an African country where magical thoughts prevailed but modern technology was a mystery. From books he read, young William imagined building a windmill that might, one day, bring electricity and water to his village and drastically change the lives of his neighbors. Hoping to someday study science, his country was debilitated by famine that forced William to drop out of school and forage for food as thousands throughout the country died of starvation. However, William's passion remained indefatigable and, using scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves, he ingeniously built a crude yet operable windmill that powered four lights and his radio. News of William's achievement soon spread beyond his country's borders, and the young boy who was once thought of as crazy became a hero to many around the world. Duration: 6.00

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AFRICAN FESTIVAL (Concert Band) - Hilliard, Quincy

African Festival is a colourful work with a singable melody and idiomatic percussion writing that brings to life the African folk song, "Siyahamba," on which the piece is based. Performing this work provides and excellent opportunity to incorporate multicultural studies into your curriculum. All students, but particularly the percussion section, will love the distinctive sounds and interesting parts in this grade 1 ? concert band feature

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AFRICAN FUNK (Intermediate Concert Band) - Fernie, Alan

Grade: medium. Recorded on Obrasso OBRCD947 Just for You.

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African Groove (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Oswald, Gerald

The expression groove is often used as a term for the various rhythmic styles characteristic of Afro-American music. In fact, pretty much any danceable rhythm is called a groove. This even extends to jazz, a musical genre that originated in African American communities. African Groove will get the audience into the groove, snapping their fingers and even up on their feet.Duration: 3.30

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