Gay Holmes Spears
El Coqui
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Gay Holmes Spears
El Coqui
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Gay Holmes Spears
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Neil A. Kjos Music Company
- Order no. KJWB179
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Description:
El Coqui Is A Setting of the Puerto Rico Folk Song of the Same Name. The Coqui Is A Small Tree Frog Unique to Puerto Rico and is A Symbol of This Beautiful Island Nation Located in the Caribbean Sea. This Arrangement Features Simple Counterpoint, Idiomatic Percussion Sounds, And Statements Of The Melody In A Variety Of Colorful Textures. The verse of the folk song begins at measure 3, with the frog singing a soft lullaby. The lullaby culminates in the chorus, beginning at measure 19; here the frog sings its famous nightly call, 'Coqui, Coqui!' Use EL COQUI to expand the multicultural and interdisciplinary horizons of students as you simultaneously develop their performance skills.