Name: I Was Only Nineteen (arr. Brett A Foster (BF Music)) by Various Artists Full Orchestra Digital Sheet Music
Brand: BF Music
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I Was Only Nineteen (arr. Brett A Foster (BF Music))
by Various Artists Full Orchestra - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title I Was Only Nineteen (arr. Brett A Foster (BF Music))

Artist Various Artists

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Arranger Brett A Foster (BF Music)

Composer John Lewis Shumann

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 123

Arrangement Full Orchestra

Publisher BF Music

Level 3

Product ID 1121871

Genre Contemporary

Performance Group Full Orchestra

Product Description

"I Was Only Nineteen", "I Was Only 19" or "A Walk in the Light Green" is the most widely recognised song by Australian folk group Redgum. The song was released in March 1983 as a single, which hit number one for two weeks. This version has been created for Full Orchestra (with optional TTB choral parts). The piece should be easily playable by Intermediate level Full Orchestra. There are optional parts for English Horn, Clarinet 3, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone & Contra Bassoon. The piano part is important for the core rhythms section, as is the guitar. The Violin 1 parts does go into third position towards the end, but all other string parts stay in first position. The song itself is a first-person account of a typical Australian soldier's experience in the Vietnam War, from training at a military academy in Australia to first hand exposure to military operations and combat, and ultimately his return home disillusioned and suffering from both PTSD and, it is implied, the harmful effects of Agent Orange. This piece would work well at any ANZAC Day or Memorial Day event for the Armed services.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.