Southern Music Company Grande Polka - Bares/Goldberg - String Orchestra - Gr. 3.5

Author/Composer:

BARES, BASILE/GOLDBERG

Instrumentation:

STRING ORCH

Genre:

FESTIVAL

Grade/Level:

3.5

Model #:

367985

Composer: Basile Jean Bares
Arranger: Eric Goldberg
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: String Orchestra
Level: 3.5

This toe-tapping polka is originally for piano solo and transposed to the keys of A and E major. The melody and harmony float between the violins, with a brief appearance for cello and bass. The viola section provides a strong rhythmic drive. This work was written and published in 1860 while Bares was still enslaved. Not only is it a strong example of a composition by a Black composer, but also a playable introduction to more complicated key signatures for your orchestra.