This was among the first recorded pieces to document a steel orchestra at work. The Woodbrook Invaders recorded it in 1950. This arrangement could use paired down percussion in place of the drum set, such as bottles, biscuit tins, shaker, brake drum, conga, etc. This approach is fine as long as the ensemble can hold the rhythm together. Be sure to listen to the original to get the essence of the song as the feel can’t be accurately written down without a lot of excessive notation.
Ranges:
Tenor D4 – F5
Double Seconds B3 – E5
Guitars G3 – C4
Six Bass G2 – E3
Duration: Between 2:30 – 4:00 depending on length of solos.
This series was commissioned specifically to provide quality steel band music for beginning steel bands. The six pieces in this collection represent a variety of styles, composers and difficulty and can serve as an entire semester’s repertoire.
Although one of Gossec’s most popular works, this playful melody from the Classical period may be best recognized from its use by arranger Carl Stalling in several Warner Brothers cartoons.
This beautiful aria is often erroneously attributed to J.S. Bach due to its inclusion in the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, but was most likely written by the German composer Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel.
Last Train to San Fernando
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This was among the first recorded pieces to document a steel orchestra at work. The Woodbrook Invaders recorded it in 1950.
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This was among the first recorded pieces to document a steel orchestra at work. The Woodbrook Invaders recorded it in 1950. This arrangement could use paired down percussion in place of the drum set, such as bottles, biscuit tins, shaker, brake drum, conga, etc. This approach is fine as long as the ensemble can hold the rhythm together. Be sure to listen to the original to get the essence of the song as the feel can’t be accurately written down without a lot of excessive notation.
Ranges:
Tenor D4 – F5
Double Seconds B3 – E5
Guitars G3 – C4
Six Bass G2 – E3
Duration: Between 2:30 – 4:00 depending on length of solos.
Skill Level: Intermediate
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