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Freedom Rhapsody
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Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1687335
Composed by James Curnow. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. This edition: pdf, streaming. 21st Century, Contemporary, Contest, Festival, Multicultural, Spiritual, World. 80 pages. John Ivor Holland #1252498. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1687335).
"Freedom Rhapsody" is a set of brief variations based on the spiritual “Follow the Drinking Gourd.” The composition moves through four contrasting moods; Yearning to be free; Anticipation; Reflection; and Celebration. The folksong on which it is based is of African-American origin and first published in 1928. The "drinking gourd" is another name for the Big Dipper in the night sky; folklore has it that enslaved people in the United States used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost during their journey of escape to the North and to freedom. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the Underground Railroad, called Peg Leg Joe, to guide some fugitive slaves, and many of the lyrics are simply cartographic directions to advise the runaways on their escape route. While the song may possibly refer to some lost fragment of history, the origin and context remain a mystery. This fresh arrangement for concert band has been created from the original for string orchestra and would make a poignant addition to any concert marking Black History or celebrations of Freedom.
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Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1687335
Composed by James Curnow. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. This edition: pdf, streaming. 21st Century, Contemporary, Contest, Festival, Multicultural, Spiritual, World. 80 pages. John Ivor Holland #1252498. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1687335).
"Freedom Rhapsody" is a set of brief variations based on the spiritual “Follow the Drinking Gourd.” The composition moves through four contrasting moods; Yearning to be free; Anticipation; Reflection; and Celebration. The folksong on which it is based is of African-American origin and first published in 1928. The "drinking gourd" is another name for the Big Dipper in the night sky; folklore has it that enslaved people in the United States used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost during their journey of escape to the North and to freedom. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the Underground Railroad, called Peg Leg Joe, to guide some fugitive slaves, and many of the lyrics are simply cartographic directions to advise the runaways on their escape route. While the song may possibly refer to some lost fragment of history, the origin and context remain a mystery. This fresh arrangement for concert band has been created from the original for string orchestra and would make a poignant addition to any concert marking Black History or celebrations of Freedom.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
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