YOUNG BAND REPERTOIRE PROJECT

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FANFARE, ODE & FESTIVAL

written by Bob Margolis (after Claude Gervaise)

Publisher:

Manhatten Beach Music

Year Published:

1982

Difficulty Level:

 Publisher rating = 2.5

1995-98 PML rating = Grade 2

Reviewed by:  Teri Carr- Spring 1999
Style/Form: Fanfare (Bright, quarter = 120; m.1 - 38);

Ode (Gentle, quarter = 96, m.1 - 57);

Festival (m. 1 - 73), Happy (quarter = 132, m. 1 - 58), faster (m. 59 - end)
Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)
Fanfare 2 flats (m. 1 - 38)

Ode 2 flats (m. 1 - 57)

Festival 1 flat (m. 1 - 73)
Time Signatures: Fanfare 2/4 (m. 1 - 38)

Ode 3/4 (m. 1 - 57)

Festival 2/4 (m. 1 - end)
Ranges: Woodwinds:

    Flute down to f;  Clarinet 1 G to c2;  Clarinet 2 up to a1;  Clarinet 3  E to e1;  Alto Sax up to c-sharp 2;  Tenor Sax up to g1;  Bassoon down to FF

Brass:

    Trumpet 1 d to e1;  F Horn 1  A to d1;  F Horn 2  A to c1;  Trombone 1  FF to f;  Trombone 2  FF to c;  Trombone 3 down to FF;  Tuba up to C
Rhythms: Winds:

    Level 3

Percussion:

    Level 3
Instrumentation: Piccolo,Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, E-flat Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, E-flat Contrabass Clarinet, B-flat Contrabass Clarinet, Alto Sax  1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Trumpet 3, F Horn 1, F Horn 2, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Euphonium T.C., Euphonium B.C., Tuba, String Bass, Timpani, Percussion
Percussion: Timpani (B-flat, G),Snare Drum, Bass Drum,  Cymbals, Triangle, Tambourine, Chimes, Piccolo Snare Drum, Xylophone, Glockenspiel
Conductor Score: Full Score
Length/Timing: 4 minutes (168 measures)
Comments:
  • No solos
  • Fermatas:  Fanfare (m. 38), Ode (m. 8)
  • Use of legato, accents, staccato, ties, slurs, marcato
  • Use of vibrato
  • Dynamics:  p, crescendo, mf, decrescendo, mp, pp, f, fz, ff, sfz, fff, ffff

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