Viva La Vida by Coldplay Guitar Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1513410

VIVA LA VIDA - 6 GUITARS or LARGE ENSEMBLE

For Classical or Acoustic Guitar - sometimes it's erroneously listed here as Electric Guitar.

Derek Hasted writes "This piece is one of my most popular - it presents a massive wall of sound and musical interest for everyone - players and audience alike.

In fact I’ve made 2 guitar ensemble arrangements, with exactly the same music - my best seller in 4 parts (or larger ensemble) and this newer arrangement in 6 parts (or a larger group). This 6-part arrangement spreads the music in the lower parts amongst more players, making it ideal for a mixed ability ensemble.

To find my other arrangement (all parts are at least intermediate standard) visit my website - link below - and go to the quartets page. 

Based on a simple repeating chord sequence, this is a powerful piece of music and fits classical guitar so very well. Extending across three and a quarter octaves, there's a big sound, a strong melody, a hypnotic countermelody and a pulsing rhythm. When a version of this arrangement was played by Hampshire Guitar Orchestra it always went down a storm.

Ideal for a school concert or for an adult concert's closing item or encore.

The parts vary from the easy side of intermediate up to advanced intermediate, and it's perfect for a mixed ability sextet or large ensemble.

Guitar 1 has some "8va" phrases - these need to be taken right up the neck so they top the wall of sound - the 8va is simply to aid reading.

Guitar 6 is supplied in both treble and bass clefs - either or both can be played. Guitar 6 is tuned down to 6=D, but the bass part is in standard tuning.

Fingering is left to the players - some might find repeated use of the Left Hand 4 very efficient, some might find it tiring, so please choose what works for you.

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.