Concert Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3 and more.

SKU: PR.16500092L

For Concert Band. Composed by Dan Welcher. Spiral. Contemporary. Large Full Score. With Standard notation. Composed 1994. 76 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #165-00092L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500092L).

UPC: 680160039531. 11 x 17 inches.

Zion is the third and final installment of a series of works for Wind Ensemble inspired by national parks in the western United States, collectively called Three Places in the West. As in the other two works (The Yellowstone Fires and Arches), it is my intention to convey more an impression of the feelings I've had in Zion National Park in Utah than an attempt at pictorial description. Zion is a place with unrivalled natural grandeur, being a sort of huge box canyon in which the traveler is constantly overwhelmed by towering rock walls on every side of him -- but it is also a place with a human history, having been inhabited by several tribes of native Americans before the arrival of the Mormon settlers in the mid-19th century. By the time the Mormons reached Utah, they had been driven all the way from New York State through Ohio and, with tragic losses, through Missouri. They saw Utah in general as a place nobody wanted, but they were nonetheless determined to keep it to themselves. Although Zion Canyon was never a Mormon Stronghold, the people who reached it and claimed it (and gave it its present name) had been through extreme trials. It is the religious fervor of these persecuted people that I was able to draw upon in creating Zion as a piece of music. There are two quoted hymns in the work: Zion's Walls (which Aaron Copland adapted to his own purposes in both is Old American Songs and the opera The Tender Land) and Zion's Security, which I found in the same volume in which Copland found Zion's Walls -- that inexhaustible storehouse of 19th-century hymnody called The Sacred Harp. My work opens with a three-verse setting of Zion's Security, a stern tune in F-sharp minor which is full of resolve. (The words of this hymn are resolute and strong, rallying the faithful to be firm, and describing the city of our God they hope to establish). This melody alternates with a fanfare tune, whose origins will be revealed in later music, until the second half of the piece begins: a driving rhythmic ostinato based on a 3/4-4/4 alternating meter scheme. This pauses at its height to restate Zion's Security one more time, in a rather obscure setting surrounded by freely shifting patterns in the flutes, clarinets, and percussion -- until the sun warms the ground sufficiently for the second hymn to appear. Zion's Walls is set in 7/8, unlike Copland's 9/8-6/8 meters (the original is quite strange, and doesn't really fit any constant meter), and is introduced by a warm horn solo. The two hymns vie for attention from here to the end of the piece, with the glowingly optimistic Zion's Walls finally achieving prominence. The work ends with a sense of triumph and unbreakable spirit. Zion was commissioned in 1994 by the wind ensembles of the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Oklahoma. It is dedicated to the memory of Aaron Copland.

Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-2487-00

Composed by Tatgenhorst. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR101 & CL.WFR197). Score and set of parts. Composed 1992. Duration 7 minutes, 6 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-2487-00. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-2487-00).

An exceptional band piece that utilizes music John wrote especially for the PBS production of Within These Walls, which showcases the history of our Presidential residence during its 200th year. Originally scored and recorded by the U.S. Marine Band with strings, John later arranged the music for band only and it will be performed by the Marine Band on tour. This published arrangement is slightly simplified and shortened from that version. Sections of the piece represent various important time periods in the history of The White House. The very nature of this time capsule approach makes this number a wonderful tool for teaching musical style concepts. Challenging!

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

Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-2487-01

Composed by Tatgenhorst. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR101 & CL.WFR197). Extra full score. Composed 1992. Duration 7 minutes, 6 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-2487-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-2487-01).

An exceptional band piece that utilizes music John wrote especially for the PBS production of Within These Walls, which showcases the history of our Presidential residence during its 200th year. Originally scored and recorded by the U.S. Marine Band with strings, John later arranged the music for band only and it will be performed by the Marine Band on tour. This published arrangement is slightly simplified and shortened from that version. Sections of the piece represent various important time periods in the history of The White House. The very nature of this time capsule approach makes this number a wonderful tool for teaching musical style concepts. Challenging!

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

Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-3481-75

Composed by Duble. Arranged by Glover. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR340 & CL.WFR366). Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 2006. Duration 2 minutes, 36 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3481-75. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3481-75).

This classic march is a patriotic toe-tapper from start to finish! Mature bands will enjoy tackling this challenging march, which features solid trumpet-and-drum passages, powerful low brass lines, and a dazzling woodwind obbligato. This is a real powerhouse march which is an excellent choice or any concert performance. 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

Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-3481-01

March. Composed by Duble. Arranged by Glover. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR340 & CL.WFR366). Extra full score. Composed 2006. Duration 2 minutes, 36 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3481-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3481-01).

This classic march is a patriotic toe-tapper from start to finish! Mature bands will enjoy tackling this challenging march, which features solid trumpet-and-drum passages, powerful low brass lines, and a dazzling woodwind obbligato. This is a real powerhouse march which is an excellent choice or any concert performance. 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