{"id":8072243314877,"title":"SIMPLE GIFTS","handle":"simple-gifts-alto-sax-solo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2162902812\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-681235935\" title=\"Hummingbird Music Publishers\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHummingbird Music Publishers\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-681235935\/simple-gifts-alto-saxophone-solo-with-piano\" title=\"Simple Gifts - Alto Saxophone Solo with Piano\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSimple Gifts - Alto Saxophone Solo with Piano\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productBTN\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sD3ujyDP7zM?rel=0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch Score Video\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/6871\/4117\/files\/Simple_Gifts_Alto_Sax_Piano_Score_with_Watermark.pdf?v=1756736776\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView Score\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimple Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e, composed in 1748, was probably intended for part of the Quaker worship experience that involved dancing. Dance instructions seem to appear in the lyrics. The tune was brought to greater public attention when Aaron Copland used it as part of his score to the ballet, \u003ci\u003eAppalachian Spring\u003c\/i\u003e. 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