The Blue Alsatian Mountains Duet for Oboe and Bb Clarinet

Details

Pages

3 Pages

Subject

Music

Languages

English

Product

Digital

Grade

8th, 9th, 10th

Resource Type

Songs

Standard

Not standard specific

Description

The Blue Alsatian Mountains for Oboe and Bb Clarinet is an instrumental duet. The Blue Alsatian Mountains is a secular waltz folksong from composer Stephen Adams [Michael Maybrick]. The year of the original composition of The Blue Alsatian Mountains is unknown, but is likely between the years of 1870-1880. The piece was originally arranged for piano and choir. The lyrics for the choir arrangement where written by Charlotte Alington Barnard. The mountains referred to in this piece are geographically named the Vosges Mountains located in north-east France. Alsatian is the name of the group of people who live in this region.This arrangement is Grade 2 suggested for those in grades 8, 9 and 10. This piece may be used in solo and ensemble competitions throughout the United States of America. There are 141 measures in this piece. The tempo is set to be quarter note = 108 BPM; students should perform the piece in any tempo best suited to their needs. This piece will be 236 (3:56) seconds long at quarter note = 108 BPM. F Concert Key.