Cat No. JM73540
Price £25.00
Composer: George Bizet
Arranger: Mike Hext
Category: SUPERBRASS 10 Part

Duration 5.00

Scored for :
4 Trumpets
1 Horn in F
4 Trombones
1 Tuba
1 Drum Kit
1 Percussion

Trumpet 1 and Trombone 1 parts require improvising skills.
Percussion section requires: Vibraphone

* Alternative Parts are included for standard British Brass Band Ten Part Instrumentation :
Eb. soprano Cornet
Eb. Tenor Horn
Bb. Trombone
Euphonium/ Baritone in TC
Eb. and Bb. Bass parts in TC

The Habanera is a Cuban contradanza, a popular dance from the 19th century. It was developed from the French contradanza. It has a characteristic ""habanera rhythm"", and is usually performed with accompanying lyrics. It was the first written music to be rhythmically based on an African motif, and the first dance music from Cuba to be exported all over the world. This fine arrangement has been taken from Bizet's opera Carmen. Bizet, who had never visited Spain, sought out appropriate ethnic material to provide an authentic Spanish flavour to his music and used genuine folksongs to utilise the rhythms and instrumentation associated with flamenco music. Take care not to confuse the habanera with the habanero, as the habanero is a variety of extremely hot chilli pepper. Sometimes spelled (and pronounced) habañero, unripe habaneros are green, and they change colour as they ripen. Habanero chillis are so hot they are rated between 100,000