Africa (arr. Derek Hasted) by Toto Sheet Music for Guitar Ensemble at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Artist Toto

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Jeff Porcaro David Paich

Arranger Derek Hasted

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 23

Arrangement Guitar Ensemble

Publisher Derek Hasted

Level 3

Product ID 1508214

Genre Pop Rock

Instruments Guitar

Product Description

AFRICA (Toto) - GUITAR QUARTET/large ensemble
Written for classical guitar, also suits acoustic or electric guitar

Derek Hasted writes "I wanted to make this fantastic piece accessible to as many guitarists as I could. To do that, Ive moved the key down one tone to make the keys in this piece familiar ones. My arrangement will suit a mixed ability ensemble from early intermediate to intermediate.

Guitar 4 has the bottom string tuned down to D, and theres a bass clef version of the same line to suit a normally tuned bass guitar or upright bass. You can have one or both lines in your performance.

Ive deleted a tiny piece of repetition near the end - the words change in the original but the music doesnt - as an instrumental there was too much of the same phrase! The piece finishes with a final chord instead of a fade to nothing, as it works so much better in concert.

The resulting piece still runs for four and a half minutes. Theres a set of repeat marks so that the music will fit on a normal music stand without page turns.

I hope you enjoy playing this piece!"

This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by "number of instruments", with links to soundclips and sample score.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.