Alfred Reed
El Camino Real
Alfred Reed
El Camino Real
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Alfred Reed
- Series Concert Band Series
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Score
- Publisher Hal Leonard
- Order no. 00007249
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Description:
El Camino Real (The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was commissioned by the 581st Air Force Band and its commander, Lt. Col. Ray E. Toler. This fantasy is based on a series of Spanish folk melodies and underscored by chord progressions used by generations of flamenco guitarists, whose fiery style and brilliant playing have created a vast body of what many consider authentic Spanish music. The music follows a traditional fast-slow-fast pattern, with a first section that is based on the dance form known as the jota, and second contrasting section derived from the fandango.