By Roger Huntington Sessions (1896-1985). Concert band. For Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contra Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Tenor, Timpani, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Cello, Viola, Contrabass. Classical. Full Score - Study. Standard notation. 71 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Company

Concert band - Grade 4

SKU: MH.1-59913-064-5

Composed by William Ryden. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 2:45. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.1-59913-064-5).

ISBN 9781599130644.

I wrote Galloping Ghosts (A Ragtime March) to conclude a concert of my chamber music in New York City on October 28, 1986. It is the final part of a work called Rags for Divers Players. This work was written to show the variety possible within the standard rag form. I used all the players available for the finale -- two violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano. Since this is a rather unusual instrumental combination and not easy to reassemble, I decided to rescore the work for concert band. Galloping Ghosts is written in a standard march form but incorporates many of the syncopations found in ragtime. The uniquely American music called ragtime traces its history to African rhythms brought over by slaves. Over the years this music became welded to European musical forms such as the quadrille and the march. Drums and banjos and the minstrel tradition lent a special flavor, and from all these elements ragtime slowly evolved within the largely unknown black subculture of the late 19th century. In the late 1890's it emerged as a fully developed form in the classic piano solos of Scott Joplin (1869-1917). Joplin's 1899 hit, Maple Leaf Rag, was an overnight sensation and brought ragtime worldwide fame. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute 1 and 2, 2 Oboe, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass and Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon 1 and 2, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Cornet 1, 3 Bb Cornet 2, 3 Bb Cornet 3, 2 Horn 1 and 2 in F, 2 Horn 3 and 4 in F, 4 Trombone 1 and 2, 4 Bass Trombone, 2 Baritone (B.C.), 2 Baritone (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani, 1 Xylophone, 3 Percussion 1, 3 Percussion 2.

By Traditional. Arranged by Elliot Del Borgo. Concert band/stage band. For Piccolo, Flute I, Flute II, Oboe I, Oboe II, Clarinet I, Clarinet II, Bassoon, Horn I, Horn II, Horn III, Horn IV, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trumpet III, Tenor I, Tenor II, Tenor III, Tuba, Timpani, Chimes, Piano, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Claves, Suspended Cymbal, Bells, Tom-Tom, Wood Block, Tambourine, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Contrabass. Carl Fischer Concert Full Orchestra Performance Series: Medium Easy/Easy. Full Score - Large. 29 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.