Legend of Sleepy Hollow Set Type:Full Set

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Set Type:Full SetLegend of Sleepy Hollow is a wonderfully spooky piece that describes the haunting classic tale of the headless horseman. The legend of Ichabod Crane riding through Sleepy Hollow late at night has been told for centuries and remains a favorite ghost story for students to enjoy through literature or movie adaptations. This piece starts very slow and dark, depicting the ominous night and the deep forest. Then, the piece gets off to a gallop at measure 40

to demonstrate to your students the magical power music has to evoke human feeling

and is perfect for reinforcing your students' skills of counting and playing rhythms using quarter

and easy slurred sixteenth-notes

permitting students to dive deeper if time allows

to play a solo in front of your friends or a large audience

17 is permitted with the forte

twittering fantasia for strings

and the performers should reflect this in the note length they employ

Originally entitled "The Rhythm Decides"

A slow reflective opening contrasts with more energetic later sections

First composed for flute and continuo and published in 1731

Cellos and basses are featured prominently