Griot Song 1978 Format: Performance Scores

Format: Performance Scores

To reach a full spectrum of sonorities with an unaccompanied alto saxophone

ISBN: 9781491134665

Ideal for all ages and standards

The African American Spiritual “Let Us Break Bread Together” has a fascinating history ranging from use by enslaved Africans to call secret meetings

Griot Song 1978 Format: Performance ScoresComposer(s): Adolphus Hailstork Hailstorks jubilant and fascinating duo is inspired by the West African griot storytelling tradition. Hailstork writes, The griots sang and told stories, so I imagined one playing the sax accompanied by marimba, an instrument developed in Africa. The marimba drives a tricky set of almost regular patterns providing a lively accompaniment for the saxophone which plays the lead part that is sometimes lyrical and sometimes