Miriam Makeba: Pata Pata: Concert Band: Score

as performed by Miriam Makeba-‘Pata Pata’ might be the song with the fewest words in the history of pop music but it is nevertheless extremely popular and known to every generation. The perky character of the song along with this careful arrangement for small and beginner bands make ‘Pata Pata’ a nice piece of music to add to any concert program.

This song is the signature hit of South African singer Miriam Makeba. It's in the Xhosa language and with its irresistible groove you can't help but get on your feet!

This collection of pieces presents quite a choice for saxophonists. Florian Bramböck has brought together various musical styles and genres from around the world: the numerous aspects of Afro-Latin Jazz, Celtic music, alpine folk songs and Klezmer. This includes: Rio by Night, Pata Pata, Bei mir bist du schean, Danny Boy, Mardi Gras and more. The pieces will suit middle-grade players and all three parts are well balanced. The original compositions and the arrangements of popular melodies bring a whole variety of new tonal and rhythmic elements into play, improving technique and the necessary skills for ensemble playing. Above all else however, this lively and stylistically varied music will be enjoyed by all. / 3 Saxophones

10 Intermediate-Level Arrangements. Par DIVERS AUTEURS (ARR.BROOKER DAVID). Since graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, David Brooker has been a performer on the viola and a music educator with a special interest in using ensemble music in instrumental teaching. His first two books, 'Stringplay” and 'Stringplay Around the World” reflected this, providing resources for elementary string orchestra and now 'String Trios from Around the World” takes the idea to the smaller ensemble of violin, viola and cello. This book of folk music from four continents, with an emphasis on love songs, keeps to the spirit of the original pieces while making the music idiomatic and fun to play. The parts are equal in difficulty (easy to intermediate) - in fact, David says that, as a violist himself, he has made sure that the violinist doesn't get all the tunes! The arrangements include a few unusual techniques but David promises they are not as hard as they look or sound./ Recueil / Trio à Cordes