Name: La Cucuracha: Brass Quintet (arr. Keith Gemmell) by Traditional Brass Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Keith Gemmell
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: InStock

La Cucuracha: Brass Quintet (arr. Keith Gemmell)
by Traditional Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

$19.99

Sales tax calculated at checkout.

Product Details

Title La Cucuracha: Brass Quintet (arr. Keith Gemmell)

Artist Traditional

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Traditional

Arranger Keith Gemmell

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 22

Arrangement Brass Ensemble

Publisher Keith Gemmell

Product ID 948938

Genre Latin Folk World Standards

Performance Group Brass Quintet

Product Description

Spice up your brass quintet repertoire with some Mexican flavouring and a well-known tune that your audience will immediately relate to. "La Cucuracha" (Spanish: "The Cockroach") is a lively traditional Spanish folk corrido that became popular in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. It's full of variety and everybody has something interesting to play. It begins with the main melody (A), which is followed by a simple fugue with a new second melody (B). After a brief swing passage ©, with another new melody, the flavour cools down with a tuba solo over a pianissimo backdrop (D + E). A horn solo follows over a rhythmic backkgrounnd (F + G). Yet another new theme is heard at H, this time as a trombone solo. The main theme returns at (I) with the full ensemble and is repeated at J with an optional high trumpet part, which can be played by a teacher or an advanced player. It is optional, though, and sounds fine without it, so don't let that put you off. Mexican music sounds great on brass instruments and this piece is suitable as a short concert number for both intermediate and advanced level players.

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.