Stephen Foster Legacy Set Type:Full Set

Stephen Foster Legacy Set Type:Full SetStephen Foster is said to be the father of American music, and although he tragically passed away at age 38, he left the music world with a legacy of over 200 songs. The arranger has taken two of his most famous examples of minstrel music to weave a slow, then fast, two song tribute. After a brief introduction we hear the charming "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair", of course reharmonized in the arranger's very original style. That song transitions

The lyrical beginning portrays the quiet calm after all the leaves of Autumn have fallen

This is a beautiful and moving setting of the emotional spiritual that is known to have brought tears to Abraham Lincoln when he first heard it

Originally written for handbell choir

An optional tambourine part in both dances adds an additional Renaissance flavor to the piece

L’Amont Anonyme

An optional easy drum set part can add to the hard-driving rock feel

lyrical piece that explores a variety of emotional nuances

Adapting the first and last movements of Telemann's "Sonata in D Major"

1" and Brahms' famous "Lullaby"

bass doubles cello

Baile De La Noche (Dance of the Night) is a lilting Latin piece that evokes images of an evening of dancing and merriment

nostalgic images in the minds of listeners