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Musically the Battle of Trenton is a good level of difficulty for 7th and 8th grade orchestra students. It includes dotted rhythms with hooked bowing, triplets, grace notes, staccato, and a section in d minor. The optional advanced violin part has notes up to 5th position. The piece can be staged with appropriate uniforms and flags of the Hessians and the Americans. This is a great interdisciplinary project combining history, music and theater. In social studies classes, middle school students study the American Revolution, especially the battle of Trenton. The score is 20 pages. The parts total 26 pages (advanced violin, violin 1, violin 2, viola, 'cello, bass, percussion, timpani and narrator.
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