Big Cage, The (King)

Karl King

Karl King

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Subtitle: Circus Galop

General Info

Year: 1934
Duration: c. 1:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00   |   Score Only (print) - $4.00

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone or Alto Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
Cornets I-II-III-IV
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Drums

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Dedicated to Clyde Beatty, famous lion trainer.

- Program Note from score

King gave up trouping with circus bands in 1918, but he continued to write marches and galops for the circus for many years. One interesting example is Atta-Boy March, which was published in 1926 and then republished in 1961 as Center Ring March. The Big Cage – Circus Galop was written in 1934 and dedicated to Clyde Beatty, a lion tamer who was as famous then as Gunther Williams was 50 years later.

As a musical form, the galop has increased in tempo considerably from its nineteenth-century European origin as a ballroom dance. Then, it was a moderately fast hop-glide dance step; now, it is a fast and furious contest between the tigers and the musicians to see who can finish their act first. William, G. Pruyn, music director of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, prefers a galop tempo of MM=220.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: The Great American Main Street Band - 1993

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Eastman Wind Ensemble (Frederick Fennell, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Wheaton College Symphonic Band (unconducted) – Spring 2015

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Coast Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)

All Wind Works

• 140th Infantry (1928)
• 147th Field Artillery
• Abdallah
• Aces of the Air (arr. Swearingen) (1942/2011)
• Alamo (1943)
• Alamo (arr. Swearingen) (1943/1990)
• Alcazar
• Algeria
• Alhambra Grotto
• Allied Honor (arr. Swearingen) (1955/1989)
• Alpine Sunset
• Altar of Genius, The
• American Beauty Waltz (1910)
• The American Way (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2014)
• Apollo (King)
• Arabian Night
• Argonne
• Arkansas School Bands (1931)
• Atta-Boy
• The Attorney General (1921)
• Auld Lang Syne March (1944)
• Autumn Romance, An
• Aviation Tournament
• Avenger, The
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (arr. Bainum) (1913/1972)
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (arr Milford) (arr. Milford) (1913/2012)
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (ed Schissel) (ed. Schissel) (1913/2009)
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (1913)
• Barnum and Bailey's Fractured Favorite (arr. Leslie) (1913/2018)
• Baronet, The
• Belle Isle
• The Big Cage (arr. Glover) (1934/2004)
• Big Cage, The (1934)
• Big Four (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2002)
• Black and Gold
• Bolivar
• Bombardier
• Bon Voyage
• Bonds of Unity
• Brigadier-General, The
• Broadway One Step (1919)
• Broadway One Step (arr. Paynter) (1919/1992)
• Bunker Hill (arr. Swearingen) (1943/2018)
• Burma Patrol (arr. Swearingen) (2009)
• Call to Victory
• Canton Aero Club
• The Caravan Club (1925)
• Cardiff Giant, The
• Carrollton (1909)
• Carrollton (ed. Rogers) (1909/2004)
• Celestial Choir
• Centaur, The
• Center Ring, The (arr. Glover) (1926/2009)
• Chateau Thierry
• Circus Days (arr. Clark) (1944/1997)
• Circus Days (arr. Schissel) (1944/1997)
• Cle Elum Eagles
• Co-Eds On Parade
• Coast Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)
• Columbian
• Conqueror, The
• Cruiser Omaha
• Custer's Cavalry
• Cyrus the Great (1921)
• Dance of the Imps
• Defending Circle, The
• Desdemona
• Desert Patrol, The
• Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, The
• Diplomacy
• Discriminator, The
• Don Caezar
• Drake Relays
• Dreamy Dawn
• Eclipse Galop (1917)
• Eclipse Galop (arr. Glover) (1917/2018)
• Emblem of Freedom (arr. Glover) (1910/2003)
• Emblem of Freedom (arr. Schissel) (1910/2020)
• Emporia
• Enchanted Nights (1919)
• Evening Shadows
• Eventide
• Excelsior
• Fame and Fortune
• Fete Triumphal
• Fidelity (arr. Glover) (1912/2011)
• Flying Cadets
• Fond Hearts
• Forest City Commandery (1915)
• Franklin Post
• Free World
• Freedom City (arr. Swearingen) (1963/2017)
• Friendship
• Gallant Marines (arr. Swearingen) (1942/2000)
• Gallant Zouaves
• Garland Entrée (1912)
• Gateway City, The
• General Grant
• General Lee (1943)
• Georgia Girl
• German Melodies
• Glorious America
• Golden Days
• Goldman Band, The
• Greater Canton
• Gypsy Queen
• Hawkeye Fair
• Hawkeye Glory (1938)
• Henderson Field
• Herald of Progress (1936)
• High Private, The
• Home Town Boy, The
• Homestretch
• Hosts of Freedom (1920)
• Hosts of Freedom (arr Glover) (1920/2013)
• Howdy Pap
• Huntress, The (arr. Milford) (2014)
• Imperial
• In a Moonlit Garden (1924)
• In Old Pekin
• In Old Portugal (1917)
• International Favorites
• Invictus (1921)
• Invictus (arr. Glover) (1921/2017)
• Invincible
• Iowa Band Law, The (1923)
• Iowa Centennial
• Iron Count, The
• Joy Riders, The
• June Twilight
• Kansas Bandman, The
• Kentucky Derby, The (1926)
• Kentucky Sunrise (arr. Foster) (1919/1995)
• King Henry (1941/1968)
• Knight Erran
• Lexington
• Lieutenant-Commander
• Lone Crusader, The (1927)
• Love's Way
• Loyal Americans. See: March Loyal Americans
• Loyalty
• LSU Tiger Triumph
• Magic Garden
• Majestic Galop (1919)
• Manila Bay
• March Loyal Americans (1910)
• March of Freedom
• March Ponderoso (arr. Rhea) (1910/2007)
• Masquerader, The
• McKinley's Own March (ed. Green; arr. Jones and Levesque) (1923/2019)
• The Melody Shop (1910)
• The Melody Shop (arr. Glover) (1910/1999)
• Mercury
• Michigan on Parade
• Mighty Minnesota
• Military Life
• Miss Liberty (1955)
• Miss Liberty (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2006)
• Missouri Bandman, The
• Monahan Post
• Monte Carlo
• Monterey
• Mooning
• Moonlight Melody, A
• Moonlight on the Nile
• Morning Glory
• Morning Tears
• Mountain Trails
• Mournful Maggie
• My Lady
• Mystic Call, The
• Mystic Night
• National Glory (1931)
• Nazir Grotto
• Neddermeyer Triumphal
• New Frontiers
• New Madison Square Garden, The
• Niagara Maid
• Night Flight
• Night in June, A (1912/1960)
• Nightfall
• Octopus and the Mermaid, The
• Ohio Division
• Ohio Special, The
• Old Vienna
• Omar Khayyam
• On A Summer's Eve
• On The Warpath
• Our Heritage (arr. Swearingen) (1955/1997)
• Over the Stars
• Pageantry
• Pan American (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)
• Passing of the Red Man (1916)
• Peace Jubilee
• Peacemaker (1955)
• Peacemaker (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2004)
• Persian Moonlight
• Phillipian Festival
• Plucking Roses
• Prestissimo (arr. Swearingen) (1931/2010)
• Pride of Arizona, The (1914)
• The Pride of Arizona (arr. Milford) (1914/2017)
• Pride of the Illini (1928)
• Prince Charming (Selection From)
• Princess of India (1912)
• Purple Pageant March, The (arr. Paynter)
• Pursuit Squadron (1942)
• Ragged Rozey
• Remembrance
• Rifle Rangers, The
• Robinson's Grand Entree March (arr. Schissel) (1911/1996)
• Roll of Honor
• Roses and Orchids
• Rough Riders (1943)
• Rough Riders (arr. Swearingen) (1943/1996)
• Royal Emblem
• Royal Hippodrome
• Royal Hussars
• Royal Palm
• Royal Scotch Highlanders (arr. Milford) (1919/2018)
• Royalist, The
• Saint Mihiel
• Salute to the Sultan (1912) (arr. Milford)
• Samson
• Santiago
• Sarasota (1918)
• Sells-Floto Triumphal
• Silver Fountain, The
• Sir Galahad (arr. Milford) (1917/2016)
• Sir Henry
• Siren, The
• Sky Ranger
• Solitude
• Sons of Veterans
• South Dakota State College
• Southern Roses
• Spanish Romance
• Spirit of Springtime
• Step On It!
• Sunny Spain
• Sunshine
• Three Musketeers, The
• Thumbs-Up USA
• Torch of Liberty
• Triumph
• The Trombone King (1945)
• Trombone King, The (ed. Paynter) (1945/1983)
• Troubador
• Trouping Days
• True Blue
• Tuscarawas
• Twilight
• Ung-Kung-Foy-Ya
• United Nations (arr. Swearingon) (1942/1992)
• The University of Chicago (1936)
• University of Idaho
• The University of North Dakota (1935)
• Valiant Youth
• Valley Forge
• Vanguard of Democracy
• Venetian Beauties
• Victor, The
• Viking March, The (1911/1962)
• Vindication (1923)
• Vision of Cleopatra
• Voice of America
• Voyager, The
• Walking Frog, The (1919)
• Walking Frog, The (arr. Foster) (1919/1993)
• Walsenburg
• Wanderer
• Wanderlust
• War March of the Tartars (1938)
• Water Lilies
• We Stand United
• Westlawn Dirge
• The Whippet Race
• Wild Rose
• Wings for Peace
• Wings of Army
• Wisconsin's Pride
• Wood-Nymphs
• Woody Van's
• Wyoming Days
• Yellowstone Trail
• Youth and Progress

Resources

• King, K. (1934). The Big Cage [score]. K.L. King Music House: Fort Dodge, Iowa.
• Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 344.