Five O'Clock Jam Edward Elgar

Five O'Clock Jam Edward ElgarLike some cities we know, Five OClock Jam stays both energized and energizing the whole time youre there! The piece begins with honking horns of cars and trucks jam packed together in the rush hour traffic. Then a fun ostinato pattern takes hold in the low strings while the upper strings carry catchy dissonant melodies. Every section takes turns with the melodic groove and there are optional solo sections for your advanced students to shine.

A "Bourree" is a lively dance from the Baroque period

but either way

The song is written in the musical style of an Habanera

Marked 'Intense (Quarter note = 154)' "Armory"

String Theory is a high-energy

Using melodic and harmonic material from two marches by G

sustained playing and more energetically rhythmic passages

In a gorgeous quiet section that follows

Donegal Ireland

This piece starts very slow and dark

Translated

brooding middle section changes the energy before bursting back into the original content