Freedom Train
by Robert Sieving
String Orchestra - Sheet Music

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.24953

Composed by Robert Sieving. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Sacred; Spiritual. Score and Part(s). 124 pages. Highland/Etling #00-24953. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.24953).

UPC: 038081272641. English.

Recalling popular choral arrangements of African-American spirituals of the last several decades, the rhythmic style and energy of this piece is sure to please students and audiences alike. Characteristic examples such as call-and-response and flatted fifths present opportunities for the learning of stylistic elements, while players develop skills playing syncopated rhythms in both straight and swing styles. Freedom Train could also be used as a practical departure point for improvisation in the rehearsal or performance setting utilizing the basic I-IV-I chord structure found in the 4-bar introduction.