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Captain General, The
General Info
Year: 1949 / 1998
Duration: c. 2:35
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G & M Brand
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Dunn wrote this march for King George VI, who at that time was the Captain General of the Royal Marines. It was presented to him at a dinner he attended for Officers of the Royal Corps at the Savoy in London on December 19, 1949.
- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Band of H.M. Royal Marines & Sir Vivian Dunn - 2014
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Cody Lassinger, conductor) – 24 April 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Captain General (1949/1998)
- Cockleshell Heroes (arr. Duthoit) (1956)
- Globe and Laurel, The (1935/1945)
- Life on the Ocean Wave, A (as arranger)
- Man of Action
- Mountbatten March (1972)
- Preobrajensky March, The (as arranger)
- Supreme Command
Resources
- Dunn, V. (1998). The Captain General: Quick March [score]. G&M Brand Publications: Wingrave, England.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "F. Vivian Dunn." Accessed 20 April 2019
- Perusal score