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SKU: A0.1410591
By Toto. By David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. Arranged by Derek Hasted. Pop,Rock. 23 pages. Derek Hasted #993012. Published by Derek Hasted (A0.1410591).AFRICA (Toto) - GUITAR QUARTET/large ensemble
Written for classical guitar, also suits acoustic or electric guitar
Derek Hasted writes "I wanted to make this fantastic piece accessible to as many guitarists as I could. To do that, I’ve moved the key down one tone to make the keys in this piece familiar ones. My arrangement will suit a mixed ability ensemble from early intermediate to intermediate.
Guitar 4 has the bottom string tuned down to D, and there’s a bass clef version of the same line to suit a normally tuned bass guitar or upright bass. You can have one or both lines in your performance.
I’ve deleted a tiny piece of repetition near the end - the words change in the original but the music doesn’t - as an instrumental there was too much of the same phrase! The piece finishes with a final chord instead of a fade to nothing, as it works so much better in concert.
The resulting piece still runs for four and a half minutes. There’s a set of repeat marks so that the music will fit on a normal music stand without page turns.
I hope you enjoy playing this piece!"
This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by "number of instruments", with links to soundclips and sample score.
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