Name: Viva La Vida (arr. Derek Hasted) by Coldplay Guitar Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Derek Hasted
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Viva La Vida (arr. Derek Hasted)
by Coldplay Guitar Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Viva La Vida (arr. Derek Hasted)

Artist Coldplay

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Guy Berryman Will Champion Chris Martin Jon Buckland

Arranger Derek Hasted

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 38

Arrangement Guitar Ensemble

Publisher Derek Hasted

Level 3

Product ID 1620608

Genre Pop Rock

Instruments Guitar

Product Description

VIVA LA VIDA - 6 GUITARS or LARGE ENSEMBLE

For Classical or Acoustic Guitar - sometimes it's erroneously listed here as Electric Guitar.

Derek Hasted writes "This piece is one of my most popular - it presents a massive wall of sound and musical interest for everyone - players and audience alike.

In fact Ive made 2 guitar ensemble arrangements, with exactly the same music - my best seller in 4 parts (or larger ensemble) and this newer arrangement in 6 parts (or a larger group). This 6-part arrangement spreads the music in the lower parts amongst more players, making it ideal for a mixed ability ensemble.

To find my other arrangement (all parts are at least intermediate standard) visit my website - link below - and go to the quartets page.

Based on a simple repeating chord sequence, this is a powerful piece of music and fits classical guitar so very well. Extending across three and a quarter octaves, there's a big sound, a strong melody, a hypnotic countermelody and a pulsing rhythm. When a version of this arrangement was played by Hampshire Guitar Orchestra it always went down a storm.

Ideal for a school concert or for an adult concert's closing item or encore.

The parts vary from the easy side of intermediate up to advanced intermediate, and it's perfect for a mixed ability sextet or large ensemble.

Guitar 1 has some "8va" phrases - these need to be taken right up the neck so they top the wall of sound - the 8va is simply to aid reading.

Guitar 6 is supplied in both treble and bass clefs - either or both can be played. Guitar 6 is tuned down to 6=D, but the bass part is in standard tuning.

Fingering is left to the players - some might find repeated use of the Left Hand 4 very efficient, some might find it tiring, so please choose what works for you.

I hope you enjoy playing this piece!"

This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by "number of instruments", with links to soundclips and sample score.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.