Grade 3
SKU:
CL.012-3806-75
The
Great American Gold
Rush. Composed by
Shaffer. Concert Band.
Concert Band Series.
Audio recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR364). Oversized,
spiral-bound score.
Composed 2009. Duration 4
minutes, 58 seconds. Opus
III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-3806-75. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3806-75).
The California
Gold Rush began on
January 24, 1848, when
gold was discovered by
James W. Marshall at
Sutter's Mill, in Coloma,
California. Using unique
scoring techniques and
multiple tambourines as
pans, Eureka is David
Shaffer's musical
depiction of the first
miners attempts at
panning gold from the
American River and their
perilous trip by
horseback to San
Francisco to stake their
claim. Breathtaking
musical excitement,
simple but clever staging
of the panners combined
with the historical
importance of that era
will make this
composition a must for
your concert repertoire.
Appropriate for festival,
contest, and concert
programs, this
composition will make a
rousing closer to any
program.