Colors Of The Wind
by Vanessa Williams
Woodwind Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute,Bass Flute,Piccolo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.874271

By Vanessa Williams. By Alan Menken. Arranged by a " do Ray me " flute studio production, Ray-Michael Kauffman. Contemporary. 42 pages. As " do Ray me"flute studio production #6589829. Published by as " do Ray me"flute studio production (A0.874271).

(listen with your heart) Colors of the wind is a flute choir/ flute ensemble arrangement by me, Ray-Michael Kauffman. From the Disney movie Pocahontas, this arranged features 3 musical themes - Listen with your heart, savages, and colors of the wind. Dedicated to Joan Marie Runkle Snyder and mothers and daughters everywhere.

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    Colors of the Wind" is a song written by lyricist Stephen Schwartz and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd animated feature film Pocahontas (1995). The film's theme song, "Colors of the Wind" was originally recorded by American singer and actress Judy Kuhn in her role as the singing voice of Pocahontas. A pop ballad, the song's lyrics are about animism and respecting nature, and have been compared to both transcendentalist literature and New Age spirituality.

    "Colors of the Wind" received a mostly positive reception from critics, with several them citing it as one of the best songs from a Disney film. The song would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. American actress and recording artist Vanessa Williams's adult contemporary cover of the song was released as the lead single from the film's soundtrack, and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

    This was the theme song to Pocahontas, the hugely popular animated Disney film about the Native American princess who saved the life of American explorer John Smith, ultimately contributing to the founding of the United States.

   The song finds Pocahontas chastising Smith for his arrogance and ignorance, telling him that he doesn't understand the wonders of nature. The line "Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?" is where she makes the point that even though he stakes his claim to the Earth, he doesn't know how to nurture it.

 Scored for piccolo, 5 c flutes, 2 alto flutes in g ( first and second) , 2 bass flutes ( 2nd is opt but adds to depth and overall effect) and contra bass flute. aprx 6 mins in length a great piece for Thanksgiving, Earth day, cartoon themes, movie themes, Disney themes, princess and fairytale themes, etc. your flute ensemble will enjoy playing as well as your audience enjoy listening. The first complex, grown-up , intermediate to advanced arrangement of this timeless song.

COMPOSER   vanessa williams , menken & schwartz  ARRANGERSa" do Ray me " flute studio production , Ray-Michael Kauffman  INSTRUMENTS  Flute, Woodwind Quartet, Woodwind Quintet, Woodwind Choir or Ensemble, Choir, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, Orff instruments, piccolo, flute 1, flute 2, flute 3, flute 4, flute 5, alto flute in g 1st, alto flute in G 2nd, 1st bass flute, 2nd bass flute & contra bass flute, cello  FORMAT Individual Part, Lead Sheet, Octavo, Score, Set of Parts, Sheet Music Single, Solo Part GENRES Movies, Native American, Thanksgiving, Children's Music, Children's Musicals
LEVEL Advanced Intermediate.