Carpathian Sketches

Robert Jager

General Info

Year: 1978
Duration: c. 3:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: E.B. Marks
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbal
Glockenspiel
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Media

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State Ratings

Alabama: Class B
Arkansas: II
Georgia: III
Michigan: Junior High B
North Carolina: III
Ohio: OMEA High School Band C
Oklahoma: II-A
Tennessee: II
Virginia: III
Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band. Class M

Performances

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Tar River Community Band (Greenville, N.C.) (James E. Mauser, Jr., conductor) - 25 March 2023
Florence Chapel Middle School (Duncan, S.C.) Symphonic Band (Alicia Crutchlow, conductor) – 24 February 2022 (CBDNA 2022 Southern Conference, Columbia, S.C.)
Ohio University (Rebecca Wagner, conductor) - 7 April 2013

Works for Winds by This Composer

Apocalypse (1972)
Appalachian Carol Festival (1983)
Blithe Bells (as arranger) (1989)
Bold Venture (1990)
Carpathian Sketches (1978)
Cliff Island Suite (1990)
Chorale and Toccata (1967/1971)
Colonial Airs and Dances (1987)
A Commemorative Suite (1987)
Concert in the Park (2004)
Concerto for Band (1981)
Concerto for Bass Tuba and Concert Band (1981)
Concerto for Euphonium and Band (1985)
Concerto for Percussion and Band (1984)
Concerto No. 2 for Alto Saxophone (1977)
Courage to Serve March (1971)
Diamond Variations (1968)
Eagle Rock Overture (1986)
Epilogue: "Lest We Forget" (1992)
Esprit de Corps (1984)
Eternal Vigilance (2008)
First Suite for Band (1995)
Hebraic Rhapsody (2000)
Heroic Saga (1986)
Highland Fling (2005)
In Sunshine and Shadows (2004)
Japanese Prints (1976)
Joan of Arc (2008)
Jubilate (1978)
The Last Full Measure of Devotion (1995)
Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire (1997/2013)
Lord, Guard and Guide (1993)
March Dramatic (1967/1996)
March of the Dragonmasters (1984)
Meditations on an Old Scottish Hymn Tune (1993)
Mystic Chords of Memory (1999/2001)
Old Time Spirit (1986/1997)
Pastorale and Country Dance (1979)
Potomac Festival Overture (1990)
Preamble (1975)
Prelude: Concert Liberte (1976)
Prelude on an Old Southern Hymn (1983)
A Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire. See: Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire
Second Suite (1965)
Shivaree (1976)
Sinfonia Hungarica (1998)
Sinfonia Noblissima (1965)
Sinfonietta (1973)
Stars and Bars (1965)
Symphony for Band (1965)
Symphony No. 2 (1976)
Symphony No. 3 (2003/2018)
Tableau (1982)
The Tennessean March (1968)
Testament (1988)
Third Suite (1966)
Three Chinese Miniatures (1993)
To Music (2003)
The Tour de Force March (1970)
Triumph and Tradition (1985)
Uncommon Valor March (1991)
Under the Big Top (1987)
Variants on the Air Force Hymn (2000)
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (1968)
The Wall (1993)
The World Turned Upside Down (1983)

Resources

Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 121-127.
Jager, R. (1978). Carpathian Sketches: For Band [score]. Edward B. Marks: New York.