American Song Settings, No. 2
Skip to My Lou
by Joseph Kreines
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert Band - Grade 1.5

SKU: AP.33835S

Skip to My Lou. Arranged by Joseph Kreines. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Debut Series. Form: Variations. Score. 16 pages. Alfred Music #00-33835S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.33835S).

UPC: 038081395043. English.

Skip to My Lou, the second in a series of wind band settings of familiar melodies, was written for and is dedicated to the Maitland (FL) Middle School Wind Ensemble, Eric Mendez, director.

It opens with a short introduction utilizing the opening notes of the melody, proceeding to its first full statement in the upper woodwinds. The second presentation features the trumpets and xylophone followed by a statement in the bass instruments while the melody Long, Long Ago appears in the upper voices. A contrasting legato section follows, succeeded by a more rhythmic statement in woodwinds and trumpets. The melody then appears in the alto saxophones with a contrasting idea in upper woodwinds. A marcato statement of the melody appears as a three-bar phrase with a staccato accompaniment. The final section utilizes the style of the opening measures and is expanded to bring the work to a final climactic conclusion.