Salt Marsh Rag
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SKU: S0.71835
Composed by Roger Aldridge. Jazz,Dixieland,Ragtime,Classroom,Americana. Score. 8 pages. Published by ArtifexMusic (S0.71835).Salt Marsh Rag (for 5 wind instruments & jazz rhythm section) has an early jazz feeling and a good amount of humor. It is meant to be fun and something that is distinctly different for performers and audiences. While this rag draws upon American roots music and is intended to sound old, there is a playful juxtaposition of old and new. The score was originally conceived for woodwind quintet. Alternate parts are provided for an assortment of commonly-used wind instruments. In this way, the piece can be performed by many combinations of instruments such as saxes & brass, brass ensemble, sax section, clarinet ensemble, woodwind quintet, or a creative blend of tone colors. Students can explore orchestration by playing this piece with different instruments. The rhythm section is also flexible. Ideally, a trio (bass, drums, and piano or guitar) is used. However, the rhythm section can have more or fewer instruments -- even just a piano if a trio is not available. As another possibility, two (or more) musicians can be used on each wind instrument part. This option of having doubled parts -- with either same or different instruments on a part -- is an easy way for larger ensembles to perform this music.PARTS: The price of the score includes a full set of parts. Contact Roger Aldridge to have a ZIP file with the parts and an instrumentation document emailed. CONTACT: http://www.rogeraldridge.com/contact.htmlPRO: BMIWEBSITE: http://www.rogeraldridge.com/VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GJgEZSUcdxwDURATION: around 3:00YEAR OF RELEASE: 2014HISTORICAL CONTEXT: This piece draws upon early jazz and ragtime, with modern touches. PERFORMANCE: The score is concert pitch and uses flexible instrumentation. ENSEMBLE CONCEPTS: http://www.rogeraldridge.com/mid-size-ensemble.html.
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