Join Today

Donate Now
Composition -
Click here to SEARCH the entire American Recorder Society Downloadable Music Library
Click here to SEE the entire American Recorder Society Downloadable Music Library
Click here to see the Arrangements and Transcriptions Index

Juba Dance
By R Nathaniel Dett 1913
 Arranged By Julienne Pape 2022
 
S A T B Guitar Cello
 
 
 
Julienne Pape arranged this piece in 2022. Montclair Early Music performed it and other music by African American musicians in their concert "Jubilee" on June 26, 2022, in celebration of Juneteenth.  The guitar and cello parts are optional.

Juba Dance is taken from a suite composed for piano by R Nathaniel Dett in 1913.   A pdf of the original piano score is provided for those interested in an early description of the suite.
 
Original score for piano 

These are practice files provided by the arranger.  The listed part is prominent in the recording, with other parts audible in the background.

Listen to all parts
Soprano - you play soprano
Alto - you play alto
Tenor - you play tenor
Bass - you play bass
Guitar - you play guitar
Cello - you play cello
 
 
 
No. of Recorder Parts:
4
Difficulty:
Challenging
Occasion:
Any
Libraries:
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Date Added:
02/11/2023
Style:
Ragtime/Jazz/Blues, Recorded Accompaniment