Reviewed by: Gabriel Rosas - Spring 2000
| Style/Form: |
A-B-A |
| Key Signatures:
(concert pitch) |
One flat |
| Time Signatures: |
2/4 |
| Ranges:
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Woodwinds:
Flute up to d2, down to c1; Oboe up to g1, down to e;
Clarinet 1 up to a, down to c; Clarinet 2 up to a, down to A; Bass Clarinet
up to a, down to G; Bassoon up to A, down to BB, Alto Sax up to f-sharp
1, down to e; Tenor Sax up to e1, down to b; Baritone Sax up to f-sharp
1, down to d
Brass:
Cornet 1 up to c1, downt to d; Cornet 2 up to b, down
to d; F-horn up to a, down to e; Trombone up to A, down to BB; Baritone
up to A, down to BB; Tuba up to AA, down to BBB
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| Rhythms:
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Winds:
Percussion:
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| Instrumentation: |
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon,
Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Cornet 1, Cornet 2, F-Horn, Trombone,
Baritone, Tuba, Percussion 1, Percussion 2 |
| Percussion: |
Bells, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals |
| Conductor Score: |
Condensed Score |
| Length/Timing: |
112 measures (2:00) |
| Comments: |
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Execution of "cresc. poco a poco", there are eight occurrences
in the piece
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Dynamics range from piano to forte
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Key of F-major in elemantary band music can be a challenge
for those players who are not familiar with the key
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Serveral accidentals through-out the piece
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Can be done in four measure phrases, although written in
eight measure phrases
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The use of a D. C. al fine
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