Calico Jack
General Info
Year: 2021
Duration: c. 4:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: DR Productions
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00; (digital) - $40.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bodhran
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
In Parts:
- All: Initial metronome marking should be half note = 120, not quarter note.
- Trombone, m.14: Remove mute
Program Notes
John "Calico Jack" Rackham was a notorious 18th century pirate operating in the Bahamas and Cuba. He may have actually been a distant relative of mine. His original and well-known pirate flag, not to mention his romantic relationship with the notorious Anne Bonney, seems an ideal subject for the History Channel.
Until then - musically, Calico Jack captures the nautical feel of sailing the seas searching for ships to plunder. The piece contains two related but distinct themes: A jaunty horn pipe-like dance tune introduced by the piccolo, and a slower, romantic melody reminiscent of a sailing ship riding the ocean waves.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (David Rackley, conductor) – 8 May 2022 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Armistice (2014)
- Big Top Rag (2009)
- Calafia Overture
- Calico Jack (2021)
- Comstock Overture (2013)
- Fanfare and Processional (2011)
- High Wire Waltz (2015)
- March of the Clowns (2014)
- Memorial (2016)
- Suite No. 3 for Wind Orchestra (2019)
- Sweet (1975/2015)
- Task Force (2008)
- Ten Miniatures for Wind Orchestra (2023)
- Thesis #1 (2017)
- Triptych (2018)
- Trance Warp March (2017)
Resources
- Calico Jack. Wikipedia Accessed 10 April 2022
- David W. Rackley website Accessed 1 May 2023