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For Band
A fanfare for orchestra, arranged for band
Category: Band
Duration 4 (minutes)
Program Notes
A quick and energetic opener filled with lopsided grooves and coy asides, this fanfare was commissioned and premiered by the SF Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas.
Instrumentation
4 Flutes (1.2. Doubling Piccolo)
2 Oboes (2nd Doubling English Horn)
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
1 Eb Clarinets
4 Bb Clarinets
2 Bb Bass Clarinets
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
4 C Trumpets (Mutes: Straight, Harmon, Practice)
4 Horns In F
2 Trombones (Mutes: Straight, Harmon)
Bass Trombone (Mutes: Straight, Harmon) Euphonium
Tuba
Harp
Piano (With Minor Preparation)
Percussion (4 Players)
Timpani
Double Bass