Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-2021-01

Composed by T. Root. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR196). Extra score. Composed 1987. Duration 5 minutes, 47 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-2021-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-2021-01).

The two pieces which comprise Cameo Suite’’ come from diverse backgrounds, one American and the other English. The Nightingale’’ is a traditional English folksong about unrequited love. The Glendy Burk’’ was composed by Stephen Foster and is a riverboat song depicting the life and times of the riverboat Glendy Burk’’ on the Mississippi.

About Heritage of the March

Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style