Book Description

This unique arrangement offers an engaging musical experience for intermediate clarinet quartets. The set comprises five parts, featuring three Bb Soprano Clarinets (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) and a Bb Bass Clarinet. Additionally, there's an option to replace the 3rd Bb Clarinet with an Eb Alto Clarinet, providing versatility and a wider range of tonal possibilities. This piece is infused with the vibrant and dynamic rhythms of Balkan music, ensuring a captivating performance. With a duration of approximately 3 minutes and 30 seconds, it transitions smoothly between G minor and A minor, presenting an intriguing musical journey. Included informative sheets in: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. Please note: This offering includes only the individual parts. The full score is available separately in series. "Bella ciao" ("Goodbye beautiful") is an Italian protest folk song that originated in the late 19th century, sung by the mondina workers in protest to the harsh working conditions in the paddy fields of North Italy. The song was modified and adopted as an anthem of the anti-fascist resistance by the Italian partisans between 1943 and 1945 during the Italian Resistance, the resistance of Italian partisans against the Nazi German forces occupying Italy, and, during the Italian Civil War, the Italian partisan struggle against the fascist Italian Social Republic and its Nazi German allies. Versions of "Bella ciao" continue to be sung worldwide as an anti-fascist hymn of freedom and resistance.In 2017 and 2018, the song received renewed popularity due to the singing of "Bella ciao" multiple times in the Spanish television series Money Heist. The character Tokyo recounts in one of her narrations, "The life of the Professor revolved around a single idea: Resistance. His grandfather, who had fought against the fascists in Italy, taught him the song and he taught us."The song is played in emblematic moments in the series as a metaphor for freedom.