America's Bravest, America's Finest

Lewis J. Buckley

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General Info

Year: 2002
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Cimarron Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00; (digital) - $70.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Dedicated to the fire fighters and police who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: United States Coast Guard Band (Lewis J. Buckley, conductor) – 2002

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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United States Coast Guard Band (New London, Conn.) (Lewis J. Buckley, conductor) – 21 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

American Portrait (1999)
America's Bravest, America's Finest (2002)
Bicentennial March (1990)
The Billboard (as arranger) 1901/2003)
Bright-Colored Dances (1995)
Carmen Suite (as transcriber; arr. Guirard) (1875/2018)
Coast Guard Bicentennial March. See: Bicentennial March
Con Sabor Español (2005)
Concerto for Flute and Oboe: Allegro Spirituoso (as arranger) (1994/1994)
Dixieland Live! (as arranger)
Double Whoopee (as arranger) (2016)
Honor the Founders (2007)
Macungie Band Sesquicentennial March (2005)
The Music Man (as arranger) (1957/2002)
O Canada (as arranger)
Sandburg Reflections (arr. Hunsburger) (2002/2004)
Turkey in the Straw (as arranger) (1989)
The Yellow Rose of Texas Variations (as arranger) (1995)

Resources

Lewis J. Buckley website – Accessed 14 June 2022
Perusal score