Name: Tribute to the Trail of Tears by Barron Brothers SATB Choir Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Barron Brothers
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Tribute to the Trail of Tears
by Barron Brothers SATB Choir - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Tribute to the Trail of Tears

Artist Barron Brothers

Score Type

Interactive, PDF, Included with PASS

Author Atoni (Choctaw)

Composer Barron Brothers

Format Digital Sheet Music

Arrangement SATB Choir

Publisher Barron Brothers

Length 04:41

Level 5

Product ID 822792

Genre Folk World

Instruments Alto Bass Soprano Tenor Voice

Product Description

**NJMEA Finalist Composition** "Sun Tracks" The track of the Sun across the sky leaves its shining, eternal message Illuminating, strengthening, warming... all of us who are here It shows us we are not alone. We are not alone. We are yet alive. And this fire, our fire shall not die! *- Atoni* Iyo he, iyo he; iyo he, iyo he; He, he, he, iyo he. - *Choctaw war dance* ...... Tribute to the Trail of Tears is an original SATB choir song commemorating my Choctaw heritage. When I wrote this song, I wanted to look at the Trail of Tears from the Choctaws' eyes. I did this by emphasizing the contrast between their anger with the shouting taken from a Choctaw war chant and hope with a Choctaw Sun Prayer (the sun is an important figure of hope in Choctaw spirituality), their English traditions forced upon them and their true Choctaw nature, and the betrayal of a government that was supposed to protect them. This song is designed to be slow and relaxed (~70bpm for the first part and ~85bpm for the "piu mosso"), with the bends representing relaxed glissandos in the voice. The last three chords are meant to be sensitive and should be taken very slowly. Keep in mind that this piece should not only be meaningful but convey the emotions to spread the Native awareness that is so direly needed in America.

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