Arctic Samba

Jukka Viitasaari

Jukka Viitasaari

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: BRS Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Agogo Bells
• Bongos
• Conga
• Drum Set
• Glockenspiel
• Maracas
• Marimba
• Triangle
• Wind Chimes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Jukka Viitasaari one of Finland's most prolific composers of band music, has his stylistic roots in a combination of town band music and rock´n roll. Arctic Samba is one of several of his band works that combines Finnish folk elements with world dance rhythms.

-Program Note from publisher

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• The Sibelius Academy Wind Ensemble (Helsinki, Finland) (Peter Ettrup Larsen, conductor; Ville Vannemaa, soprano saxophone) – 19 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Huh! (Flex instrumentation) (1999/2020)
• We Are Here! Navy Pier! (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

• Arctic Samba (2014)
• The Community Band Suite (2019)
• Crossing the Bosporus (2017)
• The Hero's Journey
• Huh! (Flex instrumentation) (1999/2020)
• Light Up the Sky!
• Strange Dreams
• Tall Tales for Band (2016)
• We Are Here! Navy Pier! (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Winds to Come (2020)

Resources

None discovered thus far.