" Sammy Nestico arranged this piece. ... The Jazz Ensemble II began with a piece of, what seemed to me like, cool jazz. ... The overall melody of the song seemed to be a theme and was very conjunct. ... Speaking melodically about this song I would say it was very conjunct and had a theme to it. ... The solos consistently were conjunct and did not seem very separated within them. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Set to a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute the overarching theme of sound monopolized on frightful elements and themes. ... This piece of music can be described as a Bagatelle, a short piece for a piano. ... The A section is the main theme throughout this piece, which is why it is repeated so many times. This piece consists of the Rondo form. It starts with the main theme, a development, returns to the main theme, has a second development, and finally returns to the main theme once more. ...

• Word Count: 2798
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School