YOUNG BAND REPERTOIRE PROJECT
Literature Analyses

A Renaissance Faire
Arranged by  Calvin Custer


Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Year Published: 1988 
Difficulty Level: Publisher rating = n/a

1999-2002 Texas PML rating = Grade 1
Reviewed by: Thomas Esperiqueta - Spring 2000
Style/Form: Movement 1 - AABCC - Theme A (m.1 - m.8 repeated); Theme B (m.9 - m.19); Theme C (m.20 - m.28); Theme C (m.29 - m.34)
Movement 2 - AABBA - Theme A (m.1 - m.8); Theme A (m.9 - m.16); Theme B (m.17 - m.24); Theme B (m.25 - m.32 with some variation); Theme A (m.33 - m.40)
Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)

 Movement 1 - Two Flats
Movement 2 - Three Flats
Time Signatures: Movement 1 - 3/4
Movement 2 - Cut time
Ranges: Woodwinds:
    Flute up to e-flat2 down to f; Oboe up to b1; Clarinet 1 up to a1; Clarinet 2 down to E; Bass Clarinet up to a; Bassoon up to c down to FF-sharp; Alto Sax down to d; Tenor Sax down to c; Bari Sax down to c
Brass:
    Trumpet 1 up to e1; Trombone down to AA; Baritone down to AA; Tuba down to AAA
Rhythms: Winds:
    Level 3
Percussion:
    Level 3
Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, F Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Basses Bells, Triangle, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Timpani
Percussion: 5 Players - Movement 1 - Bells, Triangle
                     Movement 2 - Bells, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Timpani (2 drums)
Conductor Score: Semi score (17 lines)
Length/Timing: Movement 1 - 2 minutes and 15 seconds (34 measures)
Movement 2 - 1 minute (40 measuers)
Comments:
  • Currently out of print
  • Two contrasting styles - slow sarabande and fast jig
  •          Movement 1
  • Use of syncopation at very beginning
  • Uses legato throughout movement
  • Not much use of percussion
  • Uses call and response
  •         Movement 2
  • Written in cut time
  • Much use of staccato and accent
  • More use of percussion
  • Alto Clarinet doubled in Tenor Sax

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