American Jubilee

Charles L. Booker Jr.

General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 4:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00; (digital) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto 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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Triangle
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A short and vibrant concert overture that resonates with the essence of the American spirit. While the work consists primarily of original material, there are brief hints and echoes of The Star Spangled Banner that add to the character and noble quality of this exhilarating work.

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by the 2006 South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, Linwood, New Jersey, Keith W. Hodgson, Conductor.

- Program Note from score

Composed in the summer and fall of 2005 for the South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble of Linwood, New Jersey, American Jubilee is a short concert overture for band in ABA form. With the exception of a short quote from our National Anthem, the piece contains only original melodies. The composer has strived to reflect the hard working and strongly religious character of the people of southern New Jersey past and present. The slow middle section is reflective and represents the passing years of settlement life. A contrapuntal section follows (with the National Anthem quote), and leads to the final triumphant theme and a lively, exciting coda.

- Program Note from liner notes of Mark CD American Jubilee

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: River Valley Community Band - 2011

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla) Symphonic Band (David Samson, conductor) – 17 February 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Holiday Prelude (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2013/2020)
March On (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Silent Night (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1818/2015/2020)
St Louis Blues (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1914/2017/2020)

All Wind Works

American Dances (2006)
American Jubilee (2011)
A True Friend (2004)
The Black Horse Troop (as editor) (1924/2020)
Boston Mountain Overture (2004)
Brilliant Legacy: Suite For Symphonic Band (2009)
Capriccio and Intermezzo (1999/2007)
Carillon Celebration (2003)
Celebrate the Music (2022)
Centra-Fuge (2007)
Civil War Saga: The Battle of Prairie Grove 1862 (2008)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008)
Crossed Sabres (1998)
Eternal Waves (2011)
Declaration 1776 (2003)
Gazebo Portraits (2003/2013)
Glorious Journey (2011)
Guns Up! (1980)
Highland Spirits for Double Wind Quintet (2011)
Holiday Prelude (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2013/2020)
Joan of Arc (2019)
La Fiesta de San Antonio (2007)
Like The Stars Forever and Ever... (2004)
Look Homeward Citizen Soldier (2010)
March On (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Overture for a New Time (2014)
River Valley Suite (2002)
Roar of the Armor (1995)
Rough Rider: Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt, The (2007)
Silent Night (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1818/2015/2020)
Snacks for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano (2009)
Solace (2006)
St Louis Blues (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1914/2017/2020)
Switchback (2010)
Symphony No. 1 (2006)
Thundering Steel (1996)
Times Remembered (2009)
The Titan (2015)
Trailblazers, The (2004)
Valtzz! for Euphonium and Wind Band (2003)

Resources

Booker, C. (2011). American Jubilee [score]. Wingert-Jones Publications: Paoli, Penn.
Charles L. Booker Jr. website Accessed 5 March 2017