Grade 5+
Concert Band
Freedom
- Composer
- David Weirich
This is an epic, narrative tone poem that musically describes the journey of American slaves on the Underground Railroad to liberation north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The composer uses a number of African-American spirituals in this enthralling work to describe this journey and capture the pathos of the 19th century American slaves longing for freedom. A masterwork for the modern concert band, “Freedom
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Song Details
- Duration
- 9:31
- Grade
- Grade 5+
- Instrumentation
- Band