Name: The Weight (arr. Eric Hagmann) by The Band Choir Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Eric Hagmann
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The Weight (arr. Eric Hagmann)
by The Band Choir - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title The Weight (arr. Eric Hagmann)

Artist The Band

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer J.R. Robertson

Arranger Eric Hagmann

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 14

Arrangement Choir

Publisher Eric Hagmann

Level 5

Product ID 893241

Genre A Cappella

Instruments Choir

Product Description

An SSATB + duet vocal jazz arrangement of "The Weight (Take a Load Off, Annie)" by The Band. This chart reimagines The Band's original song as an a cappella swing tune straight out of the 1940's. The bottom voice thumps along on neutral syllables of your choosing just as an upright bassist would in the big band. If you don't have any singers who can take on this part, an actual bass instrument could be substituted. The guitar accompaniment of the original song is now replaced by complex jazz harmonies and rhythms sung by your upper voices to compliment your soloists. The last 1/3rd of the song has a breakdown that layers and overlaps your voices one by one until they come together for a final build into the last chorus. This section also offers an opportunity for a small quartet to sing an optional harmony part.

While this piece is challenging, it offers a unique spin on an old classic that will surely hold your audience's attention if performed well.

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.