YOUNG BAND REPERTOIRE PROJECT
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MELODIA D' AMORE
Written by  Christoph Willibald van Gluck
Arranged by Robert van Beringen


Publisher: De Haske Muzickuitgave
Year Published: 1988
Difficulty Level: Publisher rating = none

1999-2002 Texas PML rating = Grade 2
Reviewed by:  Alfred Flores - Spring 2000
Style/Form: ABACA'
Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)

 Two flats 
Time Signatures: 4/4
Ranges: Woodwinds:
    Oboe up to b-flat1; Bassoon up to f; Clarinet 1 up to c2, down to d; Clarinet 2 up to g1; Bass Clarinet up to g1
Brass:
    Trumpet 1 up to g1, down to f; Horn in F 1 up to g1; Trombone 1 up to f; Trombone 3 down to FF; Baritone up to f
Rhythms: Winds:
    Level 2
Percussion:
    Level 3
Instrumentation: Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, E-flat Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Trumpet 3, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3, Horn in F 4, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Baritone, Bass, Percussion, Timpani
Percussion: Snare Drum, Cymbals, Bells, Timpani
Conductor Score: Full score
Length/Timing: 2 minutes, 39 seconds (55 measures)
Comments:
  • Timpani requires 2 pitch changes with four drums
  • Percussion needs only 3 players
  • Dynamics range from p to ff
  • Libral use of crescendo, decrescendo, ritardando, and allargando, fermata
  • Tempo changes 
  • Ties over barlines
  • Soloistic at times

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