Concert band (Piccolo, 1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon, Solo Bb Clarinet, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet, Bb Contra Bass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Barito) - grade 5

SKU: CN.R10011

Composed by John Ireland. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 10:00. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10011).

Cast your self into a storm at sea with this fantastic piece from John Ireland. Turbulent rhythmic motives launch the work to blend into a more lyrical melody contrasting the opening. Don't be fooled though; the first rhythmic motive provides the underlay, a reminder that the calm surface of the sea is only masking the swirling water underneath!

A Maritime Overture was written in 1944 and published in 1946. This edition was published in 1988. The score was prepared from the composer's full draft by Norman Richardson, and uses the same material as Tritons - a Symphonic Prelude for orchestra dating from the early 1900s. The development of the material however is different in each piece. The work is conceived in F major - but it is 24 bars before Ireland establishes this tonality. Fortissimo chords of B-flat major open the work, and the Overture hovers between G minor and B-flat as a restless rhythmic motif is introduced. As soon as F major is finally established it is contradicted as the music fragments, but the key is allowed a further 4 bars to consolidate before more lyrical interplay leads to a second idea, introduced by flutes and oboes in C major. Marked 'espressivo e ben cantando' this is a complete contrast to the opening, although the first rhythmic motif provides the underlay - a reminder after the opening storms that the calm surface of the sea is only masking the swirling water underneath. A Maritime Overture has a freer approach to form than say the first movement of a symphony might allow, enabling Ireland to introduce a totally new central section marked 'poco meno mosso' in F minor. A bold cornet (not trumpet) heralds this new idea, in a passage marked 'with freedom' and perhaps for the only time there is a true tranquility in the sextuplet accompaniment. Thus the restlessness is suspended, but not for long, as the opening storm returns and a recapitulation allows the F major theme and the second theme - this time in the sub-dominant (B-flat) - to reassert themselves.

Orchestra 2 Basoons, 2 Clarinets in B flat, 2 Oboes, 2 Tenor Trombones, 3 Trumpets in C, 3rd Flutes (2nd flute changes to Alto flute in G) (3rd flute changes to Piccolo), 4 Horns in F, Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Percus, Timpani, Tuba

SKU: PR.47600144L

Symphonic Poem. Composed by Boris Koutzen. This edition: Large Score. Contemporary. Large Score. With Standard notation. Duration 12 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #476-00144L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.47600144L).

UPC: 680160637188. 11x17 inches.

The aim of this work is not to illustrate a sequence of historical events, but to convey the impressions of one visiting Valley Forge to-day. As the great panorama unfolds, majestic and serene, one's thoughts turn to the human drama of the past; to the unwavering fortitude shown in the face of every deprivation; to the slow return of spiritual strength which turned the tide of victory and culminated in renewed courage and great rejoicing.

Orchestra 2 Basoons, 2 Clarinets in B flat, 2 Oboes, 2 Tenor Trombones, 3 Trumpets in C, 3rd Flutes (2nd flute changes to Alto flute in G) (3rd flute changes to Piccolo), 4 Horns in F, Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Percus, Timpani, Tuba

SKU: PR.476001440

Symphonic Poem. Composed by Boris Koutzen. This edition: Small Score. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Duration 12 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #476-00144. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.476001440).

UPC: 680160099665. 9x12 inches.

The aim of this work is not to illustrate a sequence of historical events, but to convey the impressions of one visiting Valley Forge to-day. As the great panorama unfolds, majestic and serene, one's thoughts turn to the human drama of the past; to the unwavering fortitude shown in the face of every deprivation; to the slow return of spiritual strength which turned the tide of victory and culminated in renewed courage and great rejoicing.