American Ballad, An (flex)

Clarence Barber

Arranged by Clarence Barber

Subtitle: For Concert Band with Flexible Instrumentation

General Info

Year: 2004 / 2013
Duration:
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig-Masters Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00; (digital) - $45.00   |   Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

• Flute/Oboe
• B-flat Soprano Clarinet/B-flat Trumpet

Part 2

• B-flat Soprano Clarinet/B-flat Trumpet
• E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part 3

• B-flat Soprano Clarinet
• E-flat Alto Saxophone
• Horn in F

Part 4

• B-flat Tenor Saxophone
• Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
• Horn in F
• Euphonium T.C.

Part 5

• Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
• B-flat Bass Clarinet
• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• Euphonium T.C.
• Tuba

Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Suspended Cymbal
• Orchestra Bells

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Based on Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree, this popular title has been re-scored for bands with limited instrumentation. It is playable by as few as five winds, yet still retains the beauty of this folk ballad.

- Program Note from publisher

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• An American Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2013)
• Battaglia (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1967/2021)
• Bobsled Run (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
• Revenge of the Dust Bunnies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2006/2021)
• Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2013)
• Variation Overture (Flex instrumntation) (as arranger) (1962/2021)
• Westridge Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/1991/2021)
• Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/2021)

All Wind Works

• An American Ballad (2004)
• An American Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2013)
• Aria: Without Words (2015)
• Bath Time (2011)
• Battaglia (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1967/2021)
• Beware the Captive Yoop (2013)
• Black River Bridge (1991)
• Bobsled Run (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
• Brief Digressions from a Clifton Williams Theme (1996)
• Burned Land, The (2001)
• Celebrate! (2013)
• Chorale and Folk Dance (2002)
• Christmas Collage (2004)
• In Footsteps of Legends (2012)
• Island Rhythms (2015)
• Kingdom of Shadows (2014)
• Midnight Sun (2013)
• On the Dread Coast (2015)
• Revenge of the Dust Bunnies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2006/2021)
• Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2013)
• Valedictory (2017)
• Variation Overture (Flex instrumntation) (as arranger) (1962/2021)
• Westridge Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/1991/2021)
• Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/2021)

Resources

None discovered thus far.