YOUNG BAND REPERTOIRE PROJECT

Literature Analyses


LINDBERGH VARIATIONS

written by Robert Sheldon


Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse Company
Year Published: 1991
Difficulty Level: Publisher rating: 3
1995-98 Texas PML rating = Grade 2
 
Reviewed by: Brian Ruiz - Spring 1999
Style/Form: Variations 
Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)

two flats (m.1 - m.51) (m.118 - m.150)
three flats (m.52 - m.71)
one flat (m.72 - m.117
Time Signatures: 4/4 (m.1 - m.19)(m.52 - 71)(m.146 - m.150)
3/4 (m.20 - m.51)
6/8 (m.72 - m.113)
cut time (m.114 - m.145)
Ranges: Woodwinds:
 Clarinet 1 up to c1, Clarinet 2 up to g1, Alto Sax up to c2


Brass: 

BC Baritone up to c
Rhythms: Winds:
    Level 3  for all
Percussion: 
Level 3 for all
Instrumentation: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, E-flat Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe 1 and 2, bassoon 1 and 2, Alto Saxophone 1, Alto Saxophone 2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Trumpet 3, F horn, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Baritone T.C., Baritone B.C.,
Tuba, Percussion, Mallets, Timpani
Percussion: Timpani, Chimes, Bells, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Suspended Cymbal, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals
Conductor Score: Full-Score
Length/Timing: 5 mintues (150 measures)
Comments:
  • Single horn part
  • Difficult rhythms on all parts
  • Keeps percussion active
  • Difficult for a Grade 2
  • Great for teaching various styles and meters

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