YOUNG BAND REPERTOIRE PROJECT

Literature Analyses

THE RED BALLOON

written by Anne McGinty


Publisher: Queenwood Publications
Year Published: 1993
Difficulty Level: Publisher rating = 1 1/2

1995-98 Texas PML rating = Grade 2
 
Reviewed by:  Teri Carr- Spring 1999
Style/Form: Floatingly (quarter = 112; m.1 - 44);  poco rit. (m.45 - 46);  A tempo (m. 47 - end)
Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)
No sharps or flats;  accidentals are written in
Time Signatures: 3/4 (m. 1 - end)
Ranges: Woodwinds:
Flute down to a;  Clarinet 1 G to g-sharp1;  Clarinet 2 down to F;  Tenor Sax up to g-sharp1;  Bassoon up to c
Brass:
    Cornet 1 c to e1;  F Horn down to  B-flat;  Tuba up to C
Rhythms: Winds:
    Level 1 and  2 rhythms (dotted quarter-eighth)
Percussion:
    Same as winds
Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax , Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Horn in F, Cornet 1, Cornet 2, F Horn, Trombone/Baritone B.C./Bassoon,  Baritone TC, Tuba, Bells, Percussion
Percussion: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Bells, Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Claves, Tambourine
Conductor Score: Semi-Score; 8 lines;  low brass and low woodwind combined
Length/Timing: 2 minutes, 30 seconds  (92 measures)
Comments:
  • Cornet 1 optional solo (m. 71 - 75)
  • Clarinet 2 never crosses break
  • Use of legato, accents, and rubato
  • Bell solo (last 4 measures)
  • Dynamics:  p, mf, crescendo, decrescendo, mp, f
  • Exposed flute melodic line

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