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A MOVEMENT FOR ROSA
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A TONE POEM HONORING CIVIL RIGHTS HEROINE ROSA PARKS. IT CONTAINS 3 SECTIONS: THE 1ST EVOKES HER EARLY YEARS TO MARRIAGE, THE 2ND PORTRAYS YEARS OF RACIAL STRIFE IN ALABAMA, THE 3RD IS SERENITY, YET AN OMINOUS REMINDER OF RACISM'S LINGERING PRESENCE.
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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World • World General
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Author
Mark Camphouse
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public domain
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January 28, 2010
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MP3 12.7 MB • 159 kbps • 11:09
Story behind the song
Subtitled "Honoring Civil Rights Heroine Rosa Parks", this grade 5 work by Mark Camphouse has been a mainstay of the band literature since the early 1990's. Band literature is graded 1-6, with 1 being the easiest. Music professor, composer and conductor Mark Camphouse wrote "A Movement for Rosa" to honor civil rights heroine Rosa Parks. This tone poem contains three contrasting sections. The first evokes Rosa's early years, from her 1913 birth in Tuskegee, Alabama, through her marriage in 1932 to Raymond Parks. Section II portrays the years of racial strife in Montgomery and the quest for social equality. The final section is one of quiet strength and serenity, yet its final dissonant measures serve as an ominous reminder of racism's lingering presence in modern American society. Camphouse sat with her at one of the work's performances, which he calls "the most memorable experience that I've had as a musician and as an American." A native of Chicago and with music degrees from Northwestern University, he is professor of music and director of bands at Radford University in Virginia.
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ALEXIS PATRICK
Apr 09, 2010
Beautiful melodies, and lovely song with great meaning.