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American Road, The
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General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 6:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Timpani
Electric Bass (optional)
Synthesizer (optional)
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Cowbell
- Crash Cymbals
- Hi-hat Cymbals
- Ratchet
- Siren
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tom-toms (4)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Woodblocks (or Temple Blocks)
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The American Road was commissioned by The Association of Concert Bands. This new work by Jerry Brubaker is a musical excursion into the American driving experience. The piece has subtitles for each section, most of which need no explanation.
- Call of the Open Road
- Wide Open Spaces – Imagine the grandeur of a road where you can see for miles
- Purple Mountain Majesty – Inspired by the Trail Ridge Pass in Colorado
- Morning Rush Hour – The joy of the daily commute into the city
- The Expressway
- Gridlock – Suddenly all traffic stops and in the distance you hear the chiming of the clock tower telling you that you are late for work.
- Covered Bridges – Seek out one of America's treasured covered bridges and you are bound to find yourself on a picturesque country road which will take you back to a simpler time.
- Our Favorite Road – This can be the road to the beach or the mountains or just cruisin' on a sunny day with the top down!
The composer hopes that this piece makes you want to pack up the car and see the USA.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- AP Winds (Canton, Ga.) (Jeremy Ragan, conductor) - July 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- America Variations (as arranger)
- The American Road (2009)
- An American in Paris (as arranger) (1929/1994)
- Anchors Aweigh (as arranger) (1906/2008)
- Ancient Aires and Dances (as arranger) (1917/2007)
- Apollo Suite
- Appalachian Carol (as arranger) (2006)
- The Army Goes Rolling Along (as arranger) (2009)
- The Aviator (as arranger) (2005)
- Baby Elephant Walks the Big Apple (as arranger)
- Bach Meets Rock (as arranger)
- Bach for Band (as arranger)
- Barcarolle (as arranger) (1881/1998)
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (as arranger)
- Batman Meets Peter Gunn
- Beach Boys Forever (as arranger)
- Believe (as arranger) (2010)
- Belle of the Ball (as arranger)
- A Bicentennial Fanfare (2005)
- Blue Tango (as arranger) (1952)
- Brahms' Waltz 2 Ways (as arranger) (1865/2017)
- Breathe (1991/2001)
- California Girls (as arranger)
- Canon (as arranger)
- A Celebration of Taps (as arranger) (1862/2013)
- Cell Phone Blues
- Chesapeake (1999)
- Christmas Magic (as arranger) (1991)
- Christmas Solo (as arranger)
- Christmas Waltz (as arranger)
- Comfort and Joy (as arranger)
- The Complete Harry Potter (as arranger) (2013)
- Concert Suite from " The Polar Express" (as arranger) (2006)
- Concerto Fantastique
- Coventry Carol (as arranger) (2000)
- "Crazy for You" Overture (as arranger)
- Cry Me a River (as arranger)
- Dance
- Dancing Queen (as arranger) (1976/2000)
- Dare to Dream (as arranger) (2000)
- Down (as arranger) (2010)
- Entertainment for the Eighties
- Falcons in Flight (2006)
- Festival Dance (as arranger) (2015)
- Flower Duet from "Lakmé" (as arranger) (1883/2004)
- Fun Fun Fun (as arranger)
- Gavotte en Rondeau (as arranger) (2010)
- Gershwin by George! (as arranger) (2015)
- Glory of Love (as arranger)
- Hamilton (as arranger) (2017)
- Handel Alla Swing (as arranger)
- Hands Across the Sea (as arranger) (1899/2007)
- Hanukkah Fantasy (as arranger) (1995)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (as arranger) (2010/2011)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (as arranger) (2009)
- Harry's Wondrous World (as transcriber) (2003)
- Haven't Met You Yet (as arranger) (2009/2011)
- Heritage (2006)
- Heroes of the American Revolution (2015)
- Heroic Variations (as arranger) (2007)
- A Hymn Tune Rhapsody (2011)
- Hymn to Red October (as arranger)
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco (as arranger)
- I Pledge Allegiance
- "Ice Castles" Theme (as arranger)
- Jetsons (as arranger)
- Jimmy Webb Gold (as arranger)
- Kids' Christmas (as arranger)
- Symphonic Suite from Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (as arranger) (2002/2003)
- Mancini Magic (as arranger) (1990)
- Marching On (as arranger) (2011)
- The Marines' Hymn (as arranger) (1929/2010)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- Merry Christmas Darling (as arranger)
- Mountain Strong (2014)
- Mozartfest (as arranger)
- Music for the Royal Fireworks (as arranger) (1749/2005)
- The Music of Disneyland (as arranger) (1945/2007)
- My Dancing Day (as arranger) (2015)
- My Funny Valentine (as arranger) (1937/2008)
- New Holland (as arranger) (1935/2010)
- New York, New York (as arranger) (1945/1998)
- O Tannenbaum (as arranger)
- Ode to a Flash Mob (as arranger) (2016)
- Ol' Blue Eyes (as arranger)
- On a Clear Day (as arranger) (2005)
- One Two Three
- Over the Rainbow (as arranger)
- Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (as arranger) (1899/2006)
- Peaceful Nation (2003)
- Pelican Pushers March. See: Wings and Shield
- Pieces of Dreams
- Pink Panther Meets Batman (as arranger)
- Pink Panther Meets R2-D2
- Pink Panther Meets the Flintstones
- Pink Panther Meets the Wizard of Oz
- The Power of Josh Groban (as arranger)
- Prelude No. 20 (as arranger) (2008)
- Proudly They Served (2022)
- Recitative and Aria (as arranger)
- Rhapsody for Euphonium (2015)
- Rocky Mountain Majesty
- Roses de Noel (as arranger) (2008)
- Santa
- Santana Medley (as arranger) (2000)
- Sea Hawk (as arranger) (1940/2010)
- Seapower Fanfare (2001)
- Semper Paratus (as arranger) (2011)
- Serenata (as arranger)
- Snow! (as arranger) (2002)
- Star Wars: The Marches (as arranger) (1977)
- Star Wars Heroes (as arranger) (2016)
- Strike Up the Band (as arranger) (1927/1994)
- Sweet Freedom
- Symphonic Suite from "Band of Brothers" (as arranger) (2001/2002)
- Tahiti Trot (arr Brubaker) (as transcriber) (1924/2009)
- Thank You, Soldiers (as arranger) (2009/2011)
- Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam (2002)
- This Is It! (as arranger)
- This is My Country (as arranger) (1940/2009)
- "Thorn Birds" Theme (as arranger)
- Those Fabulous Oldies (as arranger)
- Three Ring Circus (as arranger)
- Time to Say Goodbye (as arranger) (1995/1998)
- Tiptoe Through the Tubas (as arranger) (2009)
- Touch of Jazz (as arranger)
- A Tribute to Kurt Weill (as arranger) (2008)
- The Ultimate Christmas Sing-Along (as arranger, with Kidd) (2001)
- The Ultimate Patriotic Sing-Along (as arranger) (2002)
- Up! (as arranger)
- Walking With an Angel
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (as arranger) (2008)
- Wexford Carol (as arranger)
- What's Up at the Symphony? (as arranger) (2004)
- Wings and Shield (2000)