YOUNG BAND REPERTOIRE PROJECT

Literature Analyses

SHENANDOAH

written by James D. Ployhar


Publisher: Byron-Douglas Publications
Year Published: 1966
Difficulty Level: Publisher rating = N/A

1995-98 Texas PML rating = N/A

 

Reviewed by:  Teri Carr- Spring 1999
Style/Form: Moderato con moto (quarter = 108 - 112; m.1 - 55); rit. (m.56);  A tempo (m. 57 - 84);  rit. (m. 85 - end)
Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)
One flat (m. 1 - 56);  four flats (m. 57 - end)
Time Signatures: 4/4 (m. 1 - end)
Ranges: Woodwinds:

    Flute 1 and 2 up to a-flat 2;  Clarinet 1 d to b1;  Clarinet 2 and 3 up to g1;  Alto Sax 1 and 2 up to d1;  Tenor Sax up to b-flat1;  Bassoon DD to d

Brass:

    Cornet 1 down to d, up to g1; Trombone 1 up to f;  Trombone 2 up to d-flat;  Baritone B.C. up to f
Rhythms: Winds:

    Level 3

Percussion:

    Level 1
Instrumentation: Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax  1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax,  Cornet 1, Cornet 2, Cornet 3, F Horn 1, F Horn 2, F Horn 3,  Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Baritone T.C.,  Baritone BC, Basses, Timpani, Chimes-Bells
Percussion: Timpani (F,C,E-flat,A-flat), Chimes, Bells
Conductor Score: Condensed Score; 3 lines
Length/Timing: 3 minutes, 45 seconds  (89 measures)
Comments:
  • No solos
  • Use of legato, accents, and slur
  • Dynamics:  pp, mp, mf, p, crescendo, f decrescendo

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