Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Cras...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet
3, Crash Cymbals,
Euphonium, Euphonium
T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2,
Glockenspiel, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Mallet Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Piccolo and more. -
Grade 4
SKU:
CF.SPS73
Composed by
John Stafford Smith.
Arranged by Sean
O'Loughlin. SWS FS. Carl
Fischer Symphonic
Performance Series. Set
of Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
1+4+4+2+4+4+4+2+2+2+2+2+2
+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+2+3+
4+1+1+2+3+12 pages.
Duration 1 minute, 48
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS73. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS73).
ISBN
9781491147689. UPC:
680160905188. 9 x 12
inches. Key: Bb
major.
Composer/arr
anger Sean O'Loughlin has
provided a refreshing new
setting of our National
Anthem. It was originally
written for orchestral
brass and percussion and
has been performed at
both MLB and NBA events.
The arrangement begins
with a bold fanfare to
set the tone, but also to
provide the motive glue
to hold the arrangement
together and create
something unique.
Creative harmonic usage
and colorful
orchestration really make
this version stand out
from the rest.
There
have been many great
arrangements of our
National Anthem
throughout the years .
The responsibility of
creating one that truly
brought something new to
the mix was very daunting
. I was fortunate enough
to get an opportunity to
write this version for
the Oregon Symphony Brass
Section to perform at the
Portland Trail Blazers
NBA games . Subsequent
performances have
occurred with the
Baltimore Symphony at the
Baltimore Orioles MLB
games . At this time, it
is my supreme honor to
adapt this for the
advanced concert band .In
bringing something new, I
decided to start with a
bold fanfare to set the
tone for this great music
. Introducing some more
dissonant harmonies also
created a more intense
feel .The first stanza
includes a flowing
counter line in the horns
and alto saxophones . The
trumpets interject some
flourishes on the second
pass to further the
intensity . These
flourishes continue
“ . . . when the
rockets red glare!â€
The final push at m . 29
is colored with pulsating
16th notes in the
woodwinds that lead to
some dramatic harmony at
the fermata in m . 32 .
The opening fanfare then
returns to let everyone
know that it's time to
“Play
ball!â€.