Guitar Ensemble Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.797763 Composed by Eddie Newton and Jill Gallina. Arranged by Derek Hasted. Contemporary,Film/TV. Score and parts. 14 pages. Derek Hasted #5206431. Published by Derek Hasted (A0.797763). CASEY JONES - 6 GUITARS or LARGE ENSEMBLEThe Ballad of Casey Jones - most famously used as the Theme Music to the TV series Casey Jones.Derek Hasted writes This is a great piece for six or more guitars, especially for those with limited experience of playing in ensemble.Schoolteachers - this is ideal for a school ensemble of mixed ability players, as there are parts from 'very much a novice' up to intermediate (which the teacher can help support).My arrangement sets out to make classical guitars sound like a steam locomotive - I hope you find that it works better than you imagined!The slow introduction and the gathering speed doesn’t require a collective accelerando, it’s all done in the writing - the metronome mark stays the same.Be sure to accent the beats where shown, and keep that pulsing accent rippling through the entire piece.Guitar 6 requires the bottom string tuned down to D - as this is the line suited to those with the least experience, you might want to mark up the fret numbers for the bass notes below the open A - they are all two frets higher than they normally are.This piece has featured in concerts played by The Hampshire Guitar Orchestra, and it’s always gone down well.I hope you enjoy playing this piece!
