| Weight | 2 oz |
|---|---|
| Instrument | |
| Level | 1.5 |
| Preview | https://www.despub.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/pdf158503.pdf |
| Recording | https://www.despub.com/wp-content/uploads/music/mpt158503.mp3 |
| Occasion | |
| Tune Name | |
| Theme | Onward Christian Soldiers |
| Hymn First Line | Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war |
| Writer | |
| Composer | |
| Publisher | |
| Copyright | 2005 |
| Key | Bb |
| Meter | 4-4 |
| Duration | 2'30" |
| Idiom | Percussion quintet |
| Form | Song (binary) |
| Comments | Duet: Bells & Snare Drum; or Quintet add: Bass Drum, Cymbals, & Triangle |
Onward Christian Soldiers
$7.00
A straightforward entry level percussion ensemble for five instruments. The piece begins with a simple marching cadence joined in with the bells playing the tune. The second section takes the bells up an octave for interest only to return to the lower octave. After a final flourish in the general percussion the bells join back in for a final statement.- Can be done with four or five players.
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