All the Way

Eugene W. Allen

Subtitle: 509th Airborne Infantry March

General Info

Year: 1980
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Keiser Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.75

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Fanfare Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Fanfare Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium/Bassoon
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This concert march is dedicated to the 509th Airborne Infantry. In addition to the core symphonic band, it also calls for "Antiphonal Herald Trumpets", which is written for three fanfare trumpets and three fanfare trombones.

- Program Note from publisher

Colonel Allen completed All the Way March in time so that it could begin the United State Army Band concert at the April, 1980, Music Educators National Conference in Miami, Florida. The march is dedicated to the 509th Airborne Infantry, which uses "All the Way" as its motto; it was written specifically for Lieutenant Colonel Ward LeHardy, the commander of the 509th's 1st battalion at the time. Allen's ability to write pleasing melodies and his knowledge of all the instruments of the band are evident from the introduction to the final chord. The optional fanfare part, combined with a florid woodwind obbligato and a fortissimo melody in the final strain, help keep the listener airborne "all the way!"

- Program Note from March Music Notes

Media

Audio CD: United States Army Band (Thomas Rotondi, Jr., conductor) - 2005

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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United States Army Band (Washington, D.C.) (Thomas Rotondi, Jr., conductor) – 14 December 2005 (2005 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

All the Way (1980)
The Major of St. Lo
A Salute to Veterans
Texas Spirit March
You're Always There (arr. Taylor) (1985)

Resources

Allen, E. (1980). All the Way: Concert March for Symphonic Band [score]. Southern Music Co.; San Antonio, Tx.
Smith, Norman E. (1986). March Music Notes. Lake Charles, La.: Program Note Press, pp. 10.