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CANTO

written by Francis McBeth


Publisher: Southern Music Company
Year Published: 1977
Difficulty Level: Publisher rating = for Symphonic Band

1995-98 Texas PML rating = N/A

 

Reviewed by:  Teri Carr- Spring 1999

Style/Form: Joyfully with Spirit (quarter = 132, m. 1 - 37);  molto ritard (m. 38);  (quarter = 92, m. 39 - 59);  Rallantando...molto (m. 60 - 61);  Tempo Primo (m. 62 - 98, quarter = 132);  Rallantando (m. 99 - 101);  a tempo (m. 102 - end)
Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)


No sharps or flats; accidentals are written in
Time Signatures: 4/4 (m. 1 - end)
Ranges: Woodwinds:

    Flute 1 and 2 down yo d, up to g2; Oboe down to d, up to c2;  Clarinet 1, 2, and 3 down to E, up to a1; Bassoon down to AA; Alto Sax 1 and 2 down to B; Tenor Sax down to B; Bari Sax down to B-flat

Brass:

    Cornet 1 down to B, up to a1; Cornet 2 up to f-sharp 1; Cornet 3 up to d1; F Horn 1 and 2 down to A

Rhythms: Winds:

    Level 1 and 2 rhythms , cornets have level 3 one time (eight-sixteenth-sixteenth)

Percussion:

    Level 1

Instrumentation: Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1 and 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1 and 2, Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax,  Cornet 1, Cornet 2, Cornet 3, F Horn1, F Horn 2, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Bass Trombone,  Baritone TC, Euphonium, Basses, Timpani, Percussion 1, Percussion 2
Percussion: Timpani (A,C,D,F), Snare Drum, Bass Drum,  Triangle, short blocks (3 in.), long blocks (6 in.), (Blocks cut fron regular 2x4)
Conductor Score: Full Score
Length/Timing: 4 minutes, 30 seconds  (104 measures)
Comments:
  • fernatas: m. 61, m. 101
  • hand clapping
  • Use of accents and slurs
  • Dynamics:  ff, sffz, p, crescendo, decrescendo, f mp, mf
  • No solos

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