Bells of San Miguel, The

John Morrissey

John Morrissey

Subtitle: Third Movement from Viva Mexico!

General Info

Year: 1961
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Piedmont Music, through Marks Music Corp.
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Tambourine
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

From the smallest village to the largest city, the haunting sounds of church bells permeate the air. Nowhere do they dominate the scene more poignantly than in the picturesque city of San Miguel de Allende where the beautiful cathedral rises imposingly at the edge of the central plaza.

Dedicated to the members of the Tulane University Band of 1959-1960.

- Program Note from score

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble

State Ratings

• West Virginia: III

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Works for Winds by this Composer

• The Bells of San Miguel (1961)
• Caribbean Fantasy (1942)
• Carnival Day in New Orleans
• Centennial Suite
• Concertino for Winds and Percussion
• Elegy for Band
• French Quarter Suite (1949)
• Main Street USA (1954)
• Manhattan (as arranger)
• Music for a Ceremony (1963)
• Nightfall
• Soliloquy for Trumpet (1954/2006)
• Songs of the Islands (1962)
• Viva Mexico (1961)

Resources

• Morrissey, J. (1961). The Bells of San Miguel : From Viva Mexico! A Symphonic Suite for Band [score]. Piedmont Music Co.: [New York?]