Primer Level. Arranged by Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. Faber Piano Adventur...(+)
Primer Level. Arranged by
Nancy Faber and Randall
Faber. Faber Piano
Adventures. Chinese.
Softcover. 22 pages.
Faber
Piano Adventures #FF3056.
Published by Faber Piano
Adventures
Let's Play Jazz and More * Primer composed by Jay Latulippe and Sonny Doss. For ...(+)
Let's Play Jazz and More
* Primer composed by Jay
Latulippe and Sonny Doss.
For easy piano. This
edition: Paperback.
Instructional. Jazz
Method. Book and CD. Text
Language: English. 48
pages. Published by
Santorella Publications
O Christmas Tree Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000854-020 Arranged by David Well. Set...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000854-020
Arranged by David Well.
Set (Score & Parts).
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000854-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000854-020).
The tradition
of the Christmas tree in
Western Europe dates back
to a time long before any
Christianization had
taken place. During the
severely cold winter
nights, so it was
believed, evil spirits
tried to ‘kill’
nature. Needle-leaved
trees were the only ones
which kept their green
colour throughout the
year, and therefore
became symbols of
immortality. These
‘living’ trees, said
to be the work of benign
spirits, were brought
into people’s houses to
ward off evil,
life-threatening powers.
In the 14th century
people first started to
decorate Christmas trees.
It was a pagan custom,
originated by the
inhabitants of Alsace.
This custom was taken
over by the Church in
thecourse of the 15th and
16th century. At first
the decoration consisted
mainly of edibles, such
as apples and wafers, but
later small presents were
added. Legend has it that
the reformer Martin
Luther was the first
person to decorate a
Christmas tree with
candles. The flickering
candle flames were meant
to create the image of a
starry sky in which
Christ’s apparition
could be recognized. The
German organ-player Ernst
Anschütz from Leipzig
was the first person to
notate the song ‘O
Tannenbaum’, the melody
being a well-known folk
song. Next to ‘Stille
Nacht’ ‘O
Tannenbaum’ is the most
famous German Christmas
song, now known
throughout the world. In
the United States of
America the melody of
‘O Tannenbaum’ has
even been used in four
States (among which the
State of Maryland) for
their State song. In
David Well’s
arrangement the song is
first heard as many of us
know it. After this
introduction, however, it
is transformed into a
solid rock version, and
the beat has been
changed. In the second
part the familiar
three-four time is back,
but here the rhythm is
different from the
original. After the
richly ornamented rock
beat the basic theme can
be heard once again and
the composition is
concluded in a festive
manner.
De
traditie van de
‘Kerstboom’ gaat in
West-Europa terug tot ver
voordat er van enige
kerstening sprake was.
Gedurende de koude
strenge winters dacht men
dat kwade geesten de
natuur ‘vermoordde’.
Naaldbomen behielden als
enige hungroene kleur en
werden daardoor symbolen
van onsterflijkheid. Deze
‘levende’ bomen, het
werk van goede machten,
werden in huis gehaald om
kwade geesten en
levensbedreigende
krachten buitenshuis te
houden. Van
‘versierde’
kerstbomenwas het eerst
sprake in de 14e eeuw.
Het was een heidens
gebruik, dat in deze
periode in de Elzas
voorkwam. Tijdens de 15e
en 16e eeuw werd het
versieren van de
kerstboom door de kerk
overgenomen. De
versiering bestond in
eersteinstantie vooral
uit etenswaar, als appels
en koekjes. Later ging
men ook kleine cadeautjes
als versiering gebruiken.
Er wordt beweerd dat
Martin Luther, de
hervormer, als eerste
kaarsen in een kerstboom
deed. De
fonkelendevlammetjes
creëerden een
sterrenhemel waarin men
Christus’ verschijning
leek te herkennen. De
Duitse organist Ernst
Anschütz uit Leipzig,
was de eerste die het
lied ‘O Tannenbaum’
op schrift stelde. De
melodie was een bekend
volkswijsje.Naast
‘Stille Nacht’ is
‘O Tannenbaum’ het
meest bekende kerstlied
dat vanuit Duitsland de
hele wereld veroverde. De
melodie van ‘O
Tannenbaum’ wordt zelfs
in de Verenigde Staten
van Amerika in vier
verschillende staten(o.a.
Maryland) als volkslied
gebruikt. In het
arrangement van David
Well hoort u het lied
eerst op de manier zoals
velen het kennen. Na deze
inleiding klinkt een
stevige rock-versie en is
de maatsoort niet meer de
gebruikelijke.Het
tussendeel is weer in de
vertrouwde
driekwarts-maatsoort.
Hier is echter de ritmiek
in een ander jasje
gestoken. Na de rijkelijk
met slingers versierde
rock-beat klinkt nog
één keer het
oorspronkelijke thema om
daarna feestelijk.
O Christmas Tree Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000854-120 Arranged by David Well. Sco...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000854-120
Arranged by David Well.
Score Only. 10 pages.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000854-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000854-120).
The tradition
of the Christmas tree in
Western Europe dates back
to a time long before any
Christianization had
taken place. During the
severely cold winter
nights, so it was
believed, evil spirits
tried to ‘kill’
nature. Needle-leaved
trees were the only ones
which kept their green
colour throughout the
year, and therefore
became symbols of
immortality. These
‘living’ trees, said
to be the work of benign
spirits, were brought
into people’s houses to
ward off evil,
life-threatening powers.
In the 14th century
people first started to
decorate Christmas trees.
It was a pagan custom,
originated by the
inhabitants of Alsace.
This custom was taken
over by the Church in
thecourse of the 15th and
16th century. At first
the decoration consisted
mainly of edibles, such
as apples and wafers, but
later small presents were
added. Legend has it that
the reformer Martin
Luther was the first
person to decorate a
Christmas tree with
candles. The flickering
candle flames were meant
to create the image of a
starry sky in which
Christ’s apparition
could be recognized. The
German organ-player Ernst
Anschütz from Leipzig
was the first person to
notate the song ‘O
Tannenbaum’, the melody
being a well-known folk
song. Next to ‘Stille
Nacht’ ‘O
Tannenbaum’ is the most
famous German Christmas
song, now known
throughout the world. In
the United States of
America the melody of
‘O Tannenbaum’ has
even been used in four
States (among which the
State of Maryland) for
their State song. In
David Well’s
arrangement the song is
first heard as many of us
know it. After this
introduction, however, it
is transformed into a
solid rock version, and
the beat has been
changed. In the second
part the familiar
three-four time is back,
but here the rhythm is
different from the
original. After the
richly ornamented rock
beat the basic theme can
be heard once again and
the composition is
concluded in a festive
manner.
De
traditie van de
‘Kerstboom’ gaat in
West-Europa terug tot ver
voordat er van enige
kerstening sprake was.
Gedurende de koude
strenge winters dacht men
dat kwade geesten de
natuur ‘vermoordde’.
Naaldbomen behielden als
enige hungroene kleur en
werden daardoor symbolen
van onsterflijkheid. Deze
‘levende’ bomen, het
werk van goede machten,
werden in huis gehaald om
kwade geesten en
levensbedreigende
krachten buitenshuis te
houden. Van
‘versierde’
kerstbomenwas het eerst
sprake in de 14e eeuw.
Het was een heidens
gebruik, dat in deze
periode in de Elzas
voorkwam. Tijdens de 15e
en 16e eeuw werd het
versieren van de
kerstboom door de kerk
overgenomen. De
versiering bestond in
eersteinstantie vooral
uit etenswaar, als appels
en koekjes. Later ging
men ook kleine cadeautjes
als versiering gebruiken.
Er wordt beweerd dat
Martin Luther, de
hervormer, als eerste
kaarsen in een kerstboom
deed. De
fonkelendevlammetjes
creëerden een
sterrenhemel waarin men
Christus’ verschijning
leek te herkennen. De
Duitse organist Ernst
Anschütz uit Leipzig,
was de eerste die het
lied ‘O Tannenbaum’
op schrift stelde. De
melodie was een bekend
volkswijsje.Naast
‘Stille Nacht’ is
‘O Tannenbaum’ het
meest bekende kerstlied
dat vanuit Duitsland de
hele wereld veroverde. De
melodie van ‘O
Tannenbaum’ wordt zelfs
in de Verenigde Staten
van Amerika in vier
verschillende staten(o.a.
Maryland) als volkslied
gebruikt. In het
arrangement van David
Well hoort u het lied
eerst op de manier zoals
velen het kennen. Na deze
inleiding klinkt een
stevige rock-versie en is
de maatsoort niet meer de
gebruikelijke.Het
tussendeel is weer in de
vertrouwde
driekwarts-maatsoort.
Hier is echter de ritmiek
in een ander jasje
gestoken. Na de rijkelijk
met slingers versierde
rock-beat klinkt nog
één keer het
oorspronkelijke thema om
daarna feestelijk.
Beginning Band - Grade
1.5 - Bassoon, Trombone,
Euphonium, Double Bass,
Electric Bass - C Part
4a. De Haske Concert Band
Full Set. Size 9x12
inches. 16 pages.
Published by De Haske
Publications.
Beginning Band - Grade 1.5 - B Flat Clarinet, B Flat Trumpet - B Flat Part 1. By...(+)
Beginning Band - Grade
1.5 - B Flat Clarinet, B
Flat Trumpet - B Flat
Part 1. By Jacob De Haan.
De Haske Concert Band
Full Set. 16 pages.
Published by De Haske
Publications.
Beginning Band - Grade 1.5 - E Flat Alto Clarinet, E Flat Alto Sax - E Flat Part...(+)
Beginning Band - Grade
1.5 - E Flat Alto
Clarinet, E Flat Alto Sax
- E Flat Part 2. By Jacob
De Haan. De Haske Concert
Band Full Set. 16 pages.
Published by De Haske
Publications.
Beginning Band - Grade 1.5 - E Flat Clarinet, E Flat Alto Sax - E Flat Part 1. D...(+)
Beginning Band - Grade
1.5 - E Flat Clarinet, E
Flat Alto Sax - E Flat
Part 1. De Haske Concert
Band Full Set. Size 9x12
inches. 16 pages.
Published by De Haske
Publications.
Beginning Band - Grade 1.5 - English Horn, F Horn - F Part 2. (Horn). De Haske ...(+)
Beginning Band - Grade
1.5 - English Horn, F
Horn - F Part 2. (Horn).
De Haske Concert Band
Full Set. Size 9x12
inches. 16 pages.
Published by De Haske
Publications.
Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ20085 Urtext (1932-1939). Composed by Bela Barto...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ20085
Urtext
(1932-1939). Composed
by Bela Bartok. Arranged
by Yusuke Nakahara. EMB
Music of Bela Bartok.
Educational Tool. Book
Only. Composed 2021. 116
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ20085.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ20085).
English-Hungarian.
Bartók's
Mikrokosmos has been one
of the milestones in
pedagogical piano
repertoire for 80 years -
and yet it is also far
more than a classical
piano primer. These 153
piano pieces, organized
in ascending order of
difficulty, engage not
only with technical
aspects of piano playing
but also with the
fundamentals of
composition - from
Imitation and Inversion,
Ostinato, and Free
Variations, concerning
compositional technique,
to mood pieces and pieces
with programmatic ideas
such as Notturno,
Boating, From the Diary
of a Fly, or the famous
Six Dances in Bulgarian
Rhythm. Mikrokosmos first
appeared in 1940 in six
volumes. Based on volume
40 of the Bartók
CompleteEdition published
in 2020(Z. 15040), the
present Urtext edition
offers the series
gathered in three
volumes. This edition
includes Bartók's
preface, exercises, and
notes written for the
first edition.
Furthermore, it also
features a preface and
comments by the editor,
which not only discuss
the genesis and the
compositional sources but
also provide performers,
teachers and pupils
alike, with authentic and
detailed information
about Bartók's
notation and the specific
performing problems of
Mikrokosmos.
Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Bra ss Band - Grade 2 SKU: HL.44007047 Comp...(+)
Concert
Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Bra
ss Band - Grade 2
SKU:
HL.44007047
Composed
by Kees Vlak. De Haske
Concert Band. Original
Light Music. Score Only.
Composed 2004. Hal
Leonard #1043668.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.44007047).
UPC:
884088158477.
Studi
o-Pop consists of five
movements. The first
movement, entitled
Marching on a String, is
an energetic rock march
in a modern rhythm. Next,
the charming Dreaming of
Summer has been composed
in three-four time -
which is quite unusual in
modern pop music. The
inspiration for the third
movement, Chicken-Charley
was a youngman selling
chicken legs from a
stall. His supple,
dancing movements can be
recognised in the music.
The fourth movement,
Candlelight is a modern,
attractive ballad.
Finally, Discoteca takes
us along on a night visit
to a Spanish discotheque.
The typically Spanish
chords and the stirring,
high-spirited rhythm
provide an exuberant
closing to
Studio-Pop.
Een
temperamentvol werk in
popstijl dat bestaat uit
vijf verschillende delen.
Een energieke rockmars in
een modern ritme wordt
gevolgd door een charmant
deel in driekwartsmaat -
in de moderne popmuziek
is dat vrij
uitzonderlijk.
Daaropvolgt een stukje
soepele dansmuziek. In
een moderne, sfeervolle
ballad zijn de
samenklanken vervolgens
spannend, maar ze lossen
steeds weer op in een
romantische stemming. Ten
slotte zorgen typisch
Spaanse akkoorden en een
opzwependritme voor een
uitbundige
afsluiting.
Ein
temperamentvolles Werk in
funf Satzen im Pop-Stil.
Ein energiereicher Marsch
in einem modernen
Rhythmus wird gefolgt von
einem charmanten Satz im
- fur Popmusik
ungewohnlichen -
Dreivierteltakt. Der
dritte Satz wurde
inspiriert von einem
Hahnchenverkaufer an der
Riviera, wohingegen der
vierte, eine moderne,
romantische Ballade gut
als Hintergrund zu einem
lauschigen Abendessen
dienen konnte.
Abgeschlossen wird dieses
unterhaltsame Werk von
einem nachtlichen Besuch
einer spanischen
Diskothek. Einfache
Musik, in der viel
steckt!
Composed by Neeck.
Concert Band. Heritage of
the March Series. Audio
recording available
separately (items
CL.WFR341 & CL.WFR353).
Extra full score.
Composed 2006. Duration 4
minutes, 32 seconds. Opus
III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-3500-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3500-01).
A vigorous
composition which is full
of exciting melodies and
vibrant rhythms. Starting
out in a fast 6/8, your
students and audiences
will feel that they are
riding along with
fearless Stormchasers who
are chasing a tornado or
hurricane. The calm at
the eye of the storm is
depicted with a beautiful
yet ominous sounding
section that gives your
flute section and flute
soloist a chance to
shine. An outstanding
choice for concert or
festival performances,
this unique selection
will challenge mid-level
bands. Outstanding!
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
Quartet Sant Petersburg Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Editorial de Musica Boileau
String quartet SKU: BO.B.3664 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Published by Ed...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
BO.B.3664
Composed by
Jordi Cervello. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3664).
Cuarteto San
Petersburgo (The Saint
Petersburg Quartet) was
written between January
and March 2011. It owes
its name to the fact that
Saint Petersburg has been
a very significant city
for me. I was invited
there in 1988 to take
part in a big
contemporary music
festival, but my
uninterrupted bond with
the city started on 2002,
thanks to the
negotiations of my friend
and pupil Albert Barbeta.
Since then, I have
constantly travelled
there in order to record
a considerable part of my
repertoire: seventeen
pieces. In addition to
the concerts we went to,
I took the opportunity
during my trips to visit
the well-known
conservatoire where so
many great personalities
from the world of music
composition once taught,
and the place that
launched the most
important violin school
in the whole of Russia:
the school of Leopoldo
Auer. Spending a long
time in Auer's classroom
writing my concert for
violin and orchestra was
an unforgettable
experience for me. His
large portrait motivated
me even
further.
Cuartet
o San Petersburgo evokes
many of the most
cherished and moving
moments that I have had
in this city. It is
structured in four
movements. The first one,
Allegretto-Allegro, opens
with an introduction that
sets forth the two main
themes, amid a soft and
elastic atmosphere. The
Allegro starts vigorously
and in it we find changes
in the tempo and moments
of mystery, as well as
certain seclusion,
returning then to the
emphatic theme where the
counterpoint finds its
place. The movement ends
placidly.
The
Scherzo-marcato that
follows is marked by a
persistent rhythm of
triplets that carries on
from beginning to end.
The tempo does not
change, but brief and
decided themes are
introduced, as well as
passages of counterpoint.
Brief and dissonant
chords are heard
throughout the movement,
which ends
vigorously.
The
third movement, Ut, is a
very special one. For a
while already I had been
playing with the idea of
writing a movement that
was to have the tonality
C as a leitmotiv. This
one is made up by two
slow and static parts. In
the first one, the first
violin plays
pizzicatti-glissandi. In
the second, the first
violin and particularly
the violoncello settle on
C while the other two
instruments produce
descending chromatic
harmonies.
Final
ly, the
Introduccion-Presto (the
Introduction-Presto). It
starts with some bucolic
passages which remind us
of the introduction to
the first movement. A
fast and energetic Presto
suddenly erupts. A kind
of moto perpetuo which
alternates with two
expressive passages and,
towards the end, a viola
and violoncello tremolo,
all of great mystery and
expectation, make way for
a resounding finale
marcato.
Grade 4 SKU: CL.012-3418-75 Composed by Neeck. Concert Band. Heritage of ...(+)
Grade 4
SKU:
CL.012-3418-75
Composed by Neeck.
Concert Band. Heritage of
the March Series. Audio
recording available
separately (items
CL.WFR334 & CL.WFR353).
Oversized, spiral-bound
score. Composed 2005.
Duration 6 minutes, 44
seconds. Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
#012-3418-75. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3418-75).
An exciting and
impressive composition
that portrays an epic
struggle in the distant
past between the forces
of good and evil. A
wizard, a beautiful
exotic maiden, a battle,
and our hero are woven in
the fabric of this
musical tale. Sprightly
melodies, lively rhythms
and tasty writing for a
whole battalion of
percussionists produce an
opening section which is
full of energy and
vitality. The flowing
adagio section features a
nice oboe solo (cued in
clarinet) and a horn
section soli (cued in
saxes) that really make
this piece special. A
superior choice for any
concert or contest
performance.
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
Glasnost Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0890140-020 Composed by Dizzy Stratfor...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0890140-020
Composed by Dizzy
Stratford. Applause
Series. Original Light
Music. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 1989. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0890140-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0890140-020).
This
composition by Dizzy
Stratford symbolises the
birth of the new Russia
in the time of Mikhail
Gorbachev with its new
openness in public
affairs (glasnost)
accompanied by political
and economic reform
(perestroika). Glasnost
is a work offering a
modern vision of Russian
music. Dizzy Stratford
has chosen to combine the
national hymn of the
Soviet Union with two
traditional melodies
which, with a steady,
energetic rhythm portray
the wind of change and
freedom in Russian
society.
By Karl L. King. Arranged by Robert E. Foster. March. Concert Band. Heritage of ...(+)
By Karl L. King. Arranged
by Robert E. Foster.
March. Concert Band.
Heritage of the March.
Level: Grade 3.5. Score
and set of parts.
Composed 1993. Duration
0:02:39. Published by
C.L. Barnhouse.
Achieve Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 0.5 SKU: CF.PPS51F March. Composed by La...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
0.5
SKU: CF.PPS51F
March. Composed by
Larry Clark. Primer Band
(PPS). Full score. With
Standard notation. 12
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#PPS51F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.PPS51F).
ISBN
9781491152638. UPC:
680160910137.
The
march style is important
to the heritage of the
modern concert band. Why
not get beginners off to
a great start by teaching
them this essential band
style as early as
possible? Achieve u
ses only the first six
notes of the Bb-major
scale and utilizes two
repeated eighth notes as
the most difficult
rhythm. It is written in
traditional march form
and style, but without
modulation in the
trio. The march
style is important
to the heritage of the
modern concert band, and
it is my opinion that
even the youngest of
students should be taught
the march style and form
as early as
possible. This march
sets out to give these
students that
opportunity. It uses only
the first six notes of
the Bb-major scale, and
the most difficult rhythm
is two repeated eighth
notes. Yet it has all of
the traditional march
form and style. The
form of this easy march
is the traditional intro,
first strain, second
strain and trio. The
only difference from more
challenge marches is that
the key does not change
to the subdominant at the
trio. Most everything
else is the same as you
would find in the
American marches of
Sousa, Fillmore or
King.The march begins
forte with a quote from
the end of the second
strain, something that is
common in many
marches. This is
followed by the first
strain at a softer
dynamic
level. Additional
voices are added on the
repeat for
variety. The second
strain has tradition
changes in dynamics,
first starting out loud,
then getting soft with
crescendos to the end of
the strain. The trio
following again in
typical fashion with the
first time being very
soft and legato. There
are some suggestions for
changing the
orchestration, but you
can use your creativity
to tailor the
instrumentation to your
musical taste. The
repeat of the trio should
then be back to a more
marcato march
style. This should
start with the last note
of the first ending in m.
70. The march then
ends with the traditional
stinger.It is my opinion
that in marches with this
form that the repeats
should not be eliminated.
By doing so, it changes
the form and makes the
march lopsided, with the
first half of the
marching being too short
compared to the trio
section.It has been my
pleasure to have the
opportunity to write this
piece. I hope you and
your students enjoy it
and find it useful for
your
program.—Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2018.
Achieve Orchestre d'harmonie - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 0.5 SKU: CF.PPS51 March. Composed by Lar...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
0.5
SKU: CF.PPS51
March. Composed by
Larry Clark. Primer Band
(PPS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+2+3+2+6+3
+1+1+2+2+12+2 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 8
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #PPS51. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.PPS51).
ISBN
9781491151952. UPC:
680160909452.
The
march style is important
to the heritage of the
modern concert band. Why
not get beginners off to
a great start by teaching
them this essential band
style as early as
possible? Achieve u
ses only the first six
notes of the Bb-major
scale and utilizes two
repeated eighth notes as
the most difficult
rhythm. It is written in
traditional march form
and style, but without
modulation in the
trio. The march
style is important
to the heritage of the
modern concert band, and
it is my opinion that
even the youngest of
students should be taught
the march style and form
as early as
possible. This march
sets out to give these
students that
opportunity. It uses only
the first six notes of
the Bb-major scale, and
the most difficult rhythm
is two repeated eighth
notes. Yet it has all of
the traditional march
form and style. The
form of this easy march
is the traditional intro,
first strain, second
strain and trio. The
only difference from more
challenge marches is that
the key does not change
to the subdominant at the
trio. Most everything
else is the same as you
would find in the
American marches of
Sousa, Fillmore or
King.The march begins
forte with a quote from
the end of the second
strain, something that is
common in many
marches. This is
followed by the first
strain at a softer
dynamic
level. Additional
voices are added on the
repeat for
variety. The second
strain has tradition
changes in dynamics,
first starting out loud,
then getting soft with
crescendos to the end of
the strain. The trio
following again in
typical fashion with the
first time being very
soft and legato. There
are some suggestions for
changing the
orchestration, but you
can use your creativity
to tailor the
instrumentation to your
musical taste. The
repeat of the trio should
then be back to a more
marcato march
style. This should
start with the last note
of the first ending in m.
70. The march then
ends with the traditional
stinger.It is my opinion
that in marches with this
form that the repeats
should not be eliminated.
By doing so, it changes
the form and makes the
march lopsided, with the
first half of the
marching being too short
compared to the trio
section.It has been my
pleasure to have the
opportunity to write this
piece. I hope you and
your students enjoy it
and find it useful for
your
program.—Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2018.