Licensing Company: MTI
Aida School Edition
The triumphant love story between an Egyptian prince and a slave transcends warring nations and brings a country together. Adapted from the four-time Tony Award-winning hit, Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida School Edition is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal, chronicling the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian princess, and Radames, the soldier that they both love.
Aida School Edition
PROGRAMMED INSTRUMENTS
Keyboard 1
Keyboard 2
Keyboard 3
$275.00
The triumphant love story between an Egyptian prince and a slave transcends warring nations and brings a country together. Adapted from the four-time Tony Award-winning hit, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida School Edition is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal, chronicling the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian princess, and Radames, the soldier that they both love.
PROGRAMMING NOTES
This school edition orchestration was adapted for schools and based on the Original 2000 Broadway production. There are not many differences musically between the school version and the original version. The biggest difference is there is no Prologue or Entr’Acte. A couple of the songs are shorter and some keys have been adjusted for younger voices.
This show is orchestrated to be stick conducted from the podium. There are 3 keyboard parts in the School Edition and all of them have lots of patches and programming that are essential for this show.
Keyboard 1 is the primary piano book but does have some other sounds and synth patches throughout. Some of those sounds include dulcimer, synth pads, Rhodes, clavinet, guitar, tambura, sitar, tabla, and a handful of triggered SFX as well. This book will require an advanced player who can play musical theater and rock/pop grooves proficiently while navigating the programming.
Keyboard 2 is much more heavily programmed than Key 1 and has more of the late 90’s/early 2000’s synth elements found in the show. These patches include filter sweeps, jupchiff, strings, synth pads, Clavinets with Mu-tron phase, zings, sarongi, santur, drones, rumble bass, egyptian trumpets, turkish voices that spin, electic sitar, and loads of special sound effects that match the action on stage and not to leave out everyone’s favorite patch, the “Pyramiding Glints of Dawn”. This is definitely programming you will want to rent rather than try to recreate. Trust us.
Keyboard 3 also has alot of dense programming but this book is not as technically difficult as the other two and can be played by an advanced level high schooler who is comfortable changing patches while playing. Many of the sounds in this book include distorted guitars, B3 organ, horns, dulcimer, the Aida Magic harp, strings, clavinet, strings, woodwinds, the Egyptian bagpipe, and many synth elements including filter sweeps, pads, analog synths, swells, poly synths, string chiff, and various vocal pads to name just a few. Our favorite patch is called “Noise Growth”. We wonder what yours will be.
ORIGINAL MUSICAL EQUIPMENT USED
Keyboard 1, 2, 3 – Kurzweil 2600 with Music Arts Technology Mappers
Roland SPD Drum Module
MalletKat with Kurzweil 2500 brain
KEYBOARD PROGRAMMER
Keyboard Programmer: Kevin Roland
ORIGINAL MUSIC TEAM
Music by: Elton John
Lyrics by: Tim Rice
Book by: Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang
Based on the opera by: Giuseppe Verdi
Music Produced and Musical Direction by: Paul Bogaev
Music arranged by: Paul Bogaev and Guy Babylon
Music orchestrated by: Steve Margoshes, Guy Babylon and Paul Bogaev
Dance arrangements by: Bob Gustafson, Jim Abbott and Gary Seligson
Conducted by: Paul Bogaev
Concert Master: Ron Oakland
Keyboards: Jim Abbott, Bob Gustafson and Rob Mikulski
Drums/Percussion: Gary Seligson
Bass: Gary Bristol
Acoustic/Electric Guitar: Bruce Uchitel and Jon Herington
Percussion: Dean Thomas; Cello: Amy Ralske
Viola: Carol Landon; Violin: Robin Zeh
French Horn: Russ Rizner
Oboe/English Horn: Jim Roe
Flute/Alto Flute/Piccolo: Melanie Bradford
Associate Conductor: Bob Gustafson
Music Preparation: Miller Music Services
Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Adapted from the four-time Tony Award-winning hit, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida School Edition is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal, chronicling the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian princess, and Radames, the soldier that they both love.
An enslaved Nubian princess, Aida, finds her heart entangled with Radames, an Egyptian soldier who is betrothed to the Pharaoh’s daughter, Amneris. As their forbidden love blossoms, Aida is forced to weigh her heart against the responsibility that she faces as the leader of her people. Aida and Radames’ love for one another becomes a shining example of true devotion that ultimately transcends the vast cultural differences between their warring nations, heralding a time of unprecedented peace and prosperity.
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