{"id":8279094493373,"title":"AN EARLY AMERICAN PORTRAIT","handle":"an-early-american-portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2304937202\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\/an-early-american-portrait\" title=\"An Early American Portrait\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAn Early American Portrait\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productBTN\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8DWgh2EKUnM?rel=0\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch Score Video\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/6871\/4117\/files\/Early_American_Portrait_Score_with_Watermark.pdf?v=1776527712\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView Score\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eAn Early American Portrait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a medley of nine tunes prominent in 18th and 19th century American music history. A few are associated with the American Revolution while others have been handed down as simple folk songs, some with obscure beginnings. All the included songs are well known.  Perfect as a concert opener.  And a must for any patriotic concert! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe nature of folk music lends itself to a variety of interpretations. Therefore, the tempo of each song in the medley is flexible and can easily be adapted to conductor preferences and\/or ensemble capability. 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A few are associated with the American Revolution while others have been handed down as simple folk songs, some with obscure beginnings. All the included songs are well known.  Perfect as a concert opener.  And a must for any patriotic concert! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe nature of folk music lends itself to a variety of interpretations. Therefore, the tempo of each song in the medley is flexible and can easily be adapted to conductor preferences and\/or ensemble capability. The work has a duration of about 8:30 and is of moderately advanced difficulty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}