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Beguine for Band
General Info
Year: 1954
Duration: c. 4:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Educational Music Service
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion area, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III-IV
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III
Horn or Alto in E-flat I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Maracas
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In one of his earliest and most popular works, Osser has successfully organized the characteristic beguine rhythm for concert band. The beguine originated as a popular dance of the West Indies.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Sacramento (Calif.) Concert Band (Grant Psrker, conductor) - 5 June 2022
- Coastal Communities Concert Band (San Diego, Calif.) (Tom Cole, conductor) – 22 August 2021
- Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Robert Calonico, conductor) - 8 August 2021
- Encore Concert Band (Orland Park, Ill) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) - 6 September 2020
- Rocky Mountain Wind Symphony (Kenneth P. Soper, conductor) – 10 March 2019
- Genesee Wind Ensemble (Oakfield, Mich.) (Philip J. Briatico, conductor) – 18 November 2018
- Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco) (Robert Calonico, conductor) – 2 September 2018
- Charlottesville (Va.) Municipal Band (Stephen R. Layman, conductor) – 14 August 2018
- Belleville (Ill.) Community Band (Jackie Siddle, conductor) – 17 May 2017
- Foothill Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (David Bruce Adams, conductor) – 12 March 2017
- Aragon High School (San Mateo, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Troy Davis, conductor) – 8 November 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bandolero (1967)
- Beguine Again (1967)
- Beguine Festival (1956)
- Beguine for Band (1954)
- Beguine for Band (arr. Vinson) (1954/2006)
- Cha Cha for Band (1955)
- Italian Festival (as arranger) (1958)
- Music for a Summer Night (1960)
- Tango for Band (1959)
Resources
- Osser, G. (1954). Beguine for Band [score]. Educational Music Service: New York.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 462