Blue Ridge Mountains
by Judy East Wells
Small Ensemble - Sheet Music

Piano - Intermediate

SKU: AP.48702

Composed by Judy East Wells. Piano Suite; Piano Supplemental; Solo; Solo Small Ensembles. Recital Suite Series. Form: Suite. Recital. Score. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-48702. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48702).

ISBN 9781470643959. UPC: 038081559797. English.

Blue Ridge Mountains captures the beauty of this section of the Appalachian Mountain range that stretches through the states from Georgia to Pennsylvania. The first movement, Skyline Drive, is a waltz with long lyrical lines. Nantahala River Rapids is a lively excursion in 6/8 time. Scale-like figures and sections with chromatic scales depict rafters moving through the swirling rapids. The slow third movement, Brasstown Bald Blues, gives a relaxed view of Brasstown Bald, the tallest mountain in Georgia. Raven Rocks Rag is reminiscent of a Scott Joplin rag without the large left-hand leaps. Its syncopated melodies lead performers through the hiking trails associated with Raven Rocks. The final movement, Looking Glass Falls, is majestic and suggests both the powerful energy of the falls in the summer and the sparkling sheets of ice in the winter.