Band Agogo Bells, Bass
Clarinet, Bass Drum,
Bassoon, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Crash
Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Snare Drum, Suspended
Cymbal, Timpani,
Triangle, Trombone,
Trumpet, Tuba and more. -
Grade 3
SKU:
CF.CPS256F
Composed
by Chris Campbell. Full
score. 21 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #CPS256F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CPS256F).
ISBN 9781491159729.
UPC:
680160918317.
As
the title suggests, there
should be a
tongue-in-cheek aspect to
the performance of this
piece with the idea that
it doesn't take itself
too seriously. Close
attention should be paid
to staccato notes, making
sure not to play them too
short and clipped,
keeping in mind that a
staccato quarter note
should have the length of
an eighth note and not
the length of a sixteenth
note. Although the piece
is a march, it needn't
conform to any strict
interpretation of what a
march should be. Some of
the tongued eighth-note
passages may need to be
double-tongued, depending
on tempo, using the
Dig-A-Duck method. For
instance at m. 34 the
repeated eighth notes
might be tongued
dig-a-da-duck,
dig-a-duck, da dot dot.
Slurred eighth-note
passages should follow
the curve of the line,
getting slightly louder
as notes ascend and
slightly softer as they
descend. Measure 39
through m. 51 will have a
somewhat chaotic feel, so
go with the flow! The
sparsely orchestrated
passage at m. 68 is
understated--perhaps a
little spacey in keeping
with our theme--and not
to be overplayed until
the crescendo at m. 88,
when we return to
business as usual.
Trumpets show off again
(rarely a problem for
trumpet players) on the
D. S. back to m. 6. On
the Coda, another
disjointed-sounding
theme, again departing
from any strict
interpretation of a
march--again, making sure
that the staccatos are
not too clipped--is
followed by a repeat of
the main theme, this time
layered. Care should be
taken to balance the
entrances of the layered
instrument groups as they
enter. An exuberant final
four measures puts the
cherry on top. Percussion
can play out for the most
part, very little
subtlety required.
Overall, this piece is
meant to be FUN, for both
the performers and the
audience!.
As the
title suggests, there
should be a
tongue-in-cheek aspect to
the performance of this
piece with the idea that
it doesn't take itself
too seriously. Close
attention should be paid
to staccato notes, making
surenot to play them too
short and clipped,
keeping in mind that a
staccato quarter note
should have the length of
an eighth note and not
the length of a sixteenth
note. Although the piece
is a march, it needn't
conform toany strict
interpretation of what a
march should be. Some of
the tongued eighth-note
passages may need to be
double-tongued, depending
on tempo, using the
Dig-A-Duck method. For
instance at m. 34the
repeated eighth notes
might be tongued
dig-a-da-duck,
dig-a-duck, da dot dot.
Slurred eighth-note
passages should follow
the curve of the line,
getting slightly louder
as notes ascend and
slightly softeras they
descend. Measure 39
through m. 51 will have a
somewhat chaotic feel, so
go with the flow!The
sparsely orchestrated
passage at m. 68 is
understated—perhap
s a little spacey in
keeping with our
theme—and not to
be overplayed until the
crescendo at m. 88, when
we return to business as
usual. Trumpets show off
again (rarely a problem
for trumpet players) on
the D. S. back to m. 6.
On the Coda, another
disjointed-sounding
theme, again departing
from any strict
interpretation of a
march—again,
making sure that the
staccatos are not too
clipped—is
followed by a repeat of
the main theme, this time
layered. Care should be
taken to balance the
entrances of the layered
instrument groups as they
enter.An exuberant final
four measures puts the
cherry on top. Percussion
can play out for the most
part, very little
subtlety required.
Overall, this piece is
meant to be FUN, for both
the performers and the
audience!