El Coqui
by Gay Holmes Spears
Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Band concert band - Grade 1

SKU: KJ.WB179

Composed by Traditional & Folk Songs. Arranged by Gay Holmes Spears. Standard of Excellence: In Concert. Band, Repertoire. Score and set of parts. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WB179. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WB179).

9 x 12 inches.

El Coqui Is A Setting of the Puerto Rico Folk Song of the Same Name. The Coqui Is A Small Tree Frog Unique to Puerto Rico and is A Symbol of This Beautiful Island Nation Located in the Caribbean Sea. This Arrangement Features Simple Counterpoint, Idiomatic Percussion Sounds, And Statements Of The Melody In A Variety Of Colorful Textures.

The verse of the folk song begins at measure 3, with the frog singing a soft lullaby. The lullaby culminates in the chorus, beginning at measure 19; here the frog sings its famous nightly call, "Coqui, Coqu!" Use EL COQUI to expand the multicultural and interdisciplinary horizons of students as you simultaneously develop their performance skills.