Composer: Aaron Copland

Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring
Score
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Category: Band/Orchestra/Ensemble
Series: Boosey & Hawkes Orchestra
Format: Softcover

Variations on a Shaker Melody is an excerpt from Appalachian Spring which was composed in 1943-44 as a ballet for Miss Martha Graham on a commission from the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation. The ballet was first performed by Miss Graham and her company at the Coolidge Festival in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., on October 30, 1944. The original scoring called for a chamber ensemble of thirteen instruments. The present arrangement for symphony orchestra was made by7 the composer especially for performance by school and community orchestras.

Inventory # : 48007427
UPC: 73999734034
ISBN:
Width: 8.5"
Length: 11"
Height: 0.034"
Product Weight: 0.1 lbs.
Number of Pages: 16