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Welcome to Standard of Excellence Festival Ensembles, a collection of fifteen songs in a wide variety of music styles, all arranged for maximum performance flexibility. The arrangements are written in three parts: A, B, and C. The A part is the "melody" part, the B part is a "harmony" part, and the C part is a "bass line" part. By mixing and matching these parts, each arrangement can be performed in an unlimited number of ways by any combination of band instruments -- A as a solo; A and B as a duet; or A, B, and C as a trio. If more than one instrument plays the A, B, or C part, the arrangements can also be performed as quartets, quintets, larger ensembles, percussion ensembles, or even by a full concert band when the percussion parts are included (W27MP and W27PR). You can also add the Piano/Guitar Accompaniment (W27PG) to any combination to further enhance your performance. - Title page. Festival Ensembles Books 1 and 2, by Bruce Pearson, Chuck Elledge, and Dean Sorenson, are collections of flexibly-scored ensembles -- ideal for contests, festivals, and group or private study. Incorporating the versatile Kjos Multiple Option Scoring, each Festival Ensembles book includes the same melody and harmony lines, allowing for performance by any combination of instruments, from solo to duet to trio to small ensemble to full concert band, and everything in between! - Back cover.