Simple Gifts (Shaker Dance Song) arr. for flute and piano (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick) by Joseph Brackett (1797-1822) Sheet Music for Flute and Piano at Sheet Music Direct
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Simple Gifts (Shaker Dance Song) arr. for flute and piano (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick) Digital Sheet Music
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Simple Gifts (Shaker Dance Song) arr. for flute and piano (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick)
by Joseph Brackett (1797-1822) Flute and Piano - Digital Sheet Music

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The Shakers were a Christian religious sect which grew out of a branch of Quakerism founded in England in 1747. The movement became popular in America during the 1780s and many small Shaker communities appeared. The Shakers were so-called because of their practices of ecstatic shaking and dancing during their religious activities. They were known for their simple living, egalitarian ideals and communal lifestyle. By the early 20th century, these communities had begun to dwindle and today, the sect has virtually disappeared.

Simple Gifts is a song intended for both singing and dancing. The melody and lyrics have been attributed to Joseph Brackett, a member of a Shaker community in Maine, New England. The song was barely known outside Shaker communities until the American composer Aaron Copland used the melody in the score of the ballet, Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. In 1963, the English poet and songwriter Sydney Carter brought the song to a wider audience by adapting the original melody for his hymn Lord of the Dance. There are several variants on the original melody and the song has now become internationally recognised.

This is a musically simple and technically easy arrangement for flute and piano and seeks to preserve the dance-like feeling of the song. Written in concert C major and G major, the lowest note in the flute part is G on the second line of the treble staff and the highest note is the D just above the staff. The shortest notes in the flute part are eighth notes (quavers). The piano part is straightforward and could be managed by any competent pianist. It would make an excellent and welcome addition to the elementary flute players repertoire

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.

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