Hard Times - for steel drum band

Nice arrangement from the 1986 Phase II cassette Pan Rising. Room for soloist. Since the instrumentation of the steel drum orchestra has not yet been standardised, instrument names and ranges may vary from band to band. If you find any notes that are not within the range of your pans, please play them up or down an octave when necessary.About the composer: Born and raised on the island of Trinidad, Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe became involved with pan at a very early age and is now considered to be one of the most talented and controversial composers and arrangers of steelband music. He has been labelled both innovative and controversial for incorporating jazz and blues elements into this traditional calypso style. As a steel drum performer he has led the way in expanding and exploring the potential of the instrument and for his remarkable ability to compose and improvise he is know as the Mozart of the steelpan, , , , ,