Brazilian Folk Dance Suite
Adapted and arranged by William E Rhoads
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General Info
Year: 1986
Duration: c. 6:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: J.W. Pepper
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $7.00
Movements
1. The Painter of Cannahay - 1:50
2. A Picture to Remember - 2:08
3. Fiesta Quickstep! - 2:36
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet (optional)
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
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Claves
- Guiro
- Hi-Hat
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Brazilian Folk Dance Suiteconsists of three folk songs freely adapted for concert band and set in dance forms native to Brazil -- the bossa nova, the beguine, and the quickstep. Ech dance is quite straightforward and presents no rhythmic or technical problems.
-Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class CC
- Maryland: III
- Virginia: III
Performances
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- Tar River Community Band (Greenville, N.C.) (James E. Mauser, Jr., conductor) - 25 March 2023
- Passaic County Technical Institute (Wayne, N.J.) Concert Band (Nelson Mendez, conductor) - 22 April 2022
- Bel Air (MD) High School Freshmen Band (Cornelius A. Young, conductor) - 19 May 2016
- Antelope (Calif.) High School Concert Band (Sonora Mello, conductor) - 22 March 2014 (2014 Sutherland Wind Festival, Fresno, Calif.)
- Skyline High School Band (Jason Smith, conductor) - 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Brazilian Folk Dance Suite (1986)
- Bright Interlude
- Dawn over the Pueblo (2011)
- Oro Quemado March
- Pickles and Peppers and Cornets (as arranger)
- A Pleasantry for Woodwinds (as arranger) (1894/1981)
- Saint Anne's Fugue (as arranger) (1965)
- Summer's End
- Three Russian Cameos (1982)
- Three Spanish Ladies (as arranger) (1890/1981)
- Tres Danzas de Mexico (1977)
- Variations on "America" (as arranger) (1891/1968)
- A Wexford Carol (as arranger) (1985)
Resources
- Rhoads, W. (1986). Brazilian Folk Dance Suite [score]. Neil A. Kjos Co.; San Diego, Calif.