{"product_id":"symphony-2-reggae-9781497554504","title":"Symphony #2-REGGAE","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hayden Wayne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Printed Music - Band \u0026amp; Orchestra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs idiomatically specific as the Minuet, Waltz or Two-step, Reggae's double-time\/single-time identity, where the downbeat supplants the back beat, has grabbed its place in history. Stewart Copeland's micro-time led me to the heart of Reggae. I was resistant at first. Being a \"dyed-in-the-wool\" Rhythm and Blues devotee, I initially thought of Reggae as middle-of-the-road R \u0026amp; B, a non-committal approach rather than the darkness of R \u0026amp; B's soul. But as I got deeper into its processes, I not only felt its lightness of being, but its limitless ability to transform anything to sit on its rhythmic obstinato. The first movement of Symphony #2-REGGAE was completed May 8, 1984. I continued working over the next three years completing the four movement work May 20, 1987. Jamaican in origin, this rock music, with its blues style, often with a political or religious message, was derived from Rastafarian beliefs, a sect devoted to Haile Selassie, former Emperor of Ethiopia, who believed himself to be a descendant of Sheba. Espousing love, peace and ganja (marijuana) Rastas wear their hair in dreadlocks, rope-like boys strands. ORCHESTRATION Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Bb Clarinets Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons Contra Bassoon 4 Horns in F 3 Bb Trumpets 2 Tenor Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba (six percussionists) 4 Timpani (30\", 28\", 25\" 23\") Snare Bass Marimba Vibraphone Xylophone Glockenspiel Tubular Bell (\"B\"4 \u0026amp; \"E\"4) Suspended Cymbal Crash Cymbal Tam tam Bongos 14-16-22 1st Violins 12-14-18 2nd Violins 10-12-14 Violas 8-10-12 Celli 6-8-10 Double Basses Duration: (49:20)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45503626117271,"sku":"9781497554504","price":3236.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781497554504.webp?v=1767162681","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/symphony-2-reggae-9781497554504","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}