Armenian Dances

Title: Armenian Dances
Level: Grade 3.5
Composer/Arranger: Alfred Reed
Publisher: Sam Fox
Classification: Suite
Instrumentation: Full
Source: Popplers' conductor's score
General Comments: Armenian Dances is as suite of five Armenian dance songs; "The Apricot Tree," "The Partridge's Song," "Hoy, "Nazan Eem, Alagyaz," and "Go Go." All five of these tunes have very catchy melodies. The whole suite is very exciting rhythmically using many eighth note passages with exciting percussion accompaniments. There may be a problem in the third dance with meter. There is a passage that alternates from 6/8 to 5/8 for about six measures.

Submitted by: Paul Schumacher
Reviewed by:Tim Knabe

Band Literature UND

Title:	Armenian Dances
Level:	Grade 3.5
Composer/Arranger:	Alfred Reed
Publisher:	Sam Fox
Classification:	Suite
Instrumentation:	Full
Source:	Popplers' conductor's score
General Comments:	Armenian Dances is as suite of five Armenian dance songs; "The Apricot Tree," "The Partridge's Song," "Hoy, "Nazan Eem, Alagyaz," and "Go Go." All five of these tunes have very catchy melodies. The whole suite is very exciting rhythmically using many eighth note passages with exciting percussion accompaniments. There may be a problem in the third dance with meter. There is a passage that alternates from 6/8 to 5/8 for about six measures.