Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Pilgrims' Swing

Publisher: De Haske Publications
Category: Band/Orchestra/Ensemble
Series: De Haske Concert Band
Format: Paperback

The Andante from the first movement of Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony (often nicknamed Pilgrims' March) contains the most beautifully haunting melody supported by the simplest of bass lines and counterpoint figures. As a young musician, Graham Lloyd was so fascinated by this music he bought the orchestral score to study the notes, which at the time made little sense to him. However, he did notice that the bass line was similar to awalking bass line in a standard swing tune. In this composition Graham Lloyd uses Mendelssohn's original bass line, melodic line and counterpoint figures but gives them a swing feel. Who knows, maybe if Mendelssohn had been born a hundred years later, he could have become one of our big band leaders!

Inventory # : 44003103
UPC: 884088079536
ISBN:
Width: 8.2"
Length: 11.75"
Height: 0.742"
Product Weight: 1.8 lbs.
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