Concert band - Grade 5
SKU:
MH.1-59913-078-5
Composed by Bob Margolis.
Suitable for the most
advanced high school
bands, community,
college, university, and
professional bands.
Conductor score and set
of parts. Duration 3:00.
Published by Manhattan
Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-078-5).
ISBN
9781599130781.
Alle
gro Brillante is the
first movement of
Dragonland for band. The
first performance (under
the original title, A
Short Symphony) was given
by the L.E. Dieruff High
School Concert Band,
conducted by Raymond S.
Becker, Jr., on April 21,
1978. The work was
subsequently revised, and
first performed in its
new version by the
University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Symphony Band, conducted
by Donald S. George, on
November 23rd, 1980.
Allegro Brillante is the
first movement of four.
The music is almost
profligate in its
tunefulness, quick to
change tack and tempo,
and will benefit from an
interpretation of
headstrong abandon.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Piccolo, 7 Flute I-II,
2 Oboe I-II, 2 Bassoon
I-II, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb
Clarinet I, 4 Bb Clarinet
II, 4 Bb Clarinet III, 2
Eb Alto Clarinet, 2 Eb
Bass Clarinet, 2 Eb
Contra Alto Clarinet, 2
Eb Alto Saxophone I, 2 Eb
Alto Saxophone II, 2 Bb
Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb
Baritone Saxophone, 2 Bb
Cornet I, 4 Bb Cornet
II-III, 2 Bb Trumpet
I-II, 2 F Horn I-II, 2 F
Horn III-IV, 2 Trombone
I, 4 Trombone II-III, 3
Euphonium B.C., 2
Euphonium T.C., 6 Tuba, 2
String Bass, 1 Timpani, 1
Percussion I, 2
Percussion II, 2
Percussion III, 1
Percussion IV, 2
Percussion V.