Court Festival (Latham)

William P. Latham

Subtitle: Suite for Concert Band

General Info

Year: 1957
Duration: c. 4:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $57.60 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Movements

1. Intrada – 1:30
2. Pavan – 1:10
3. Galliard – 1:10
4. The Horses Branle – 1:15

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Castanets
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum/Tambor
Tambourine
Triangle
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A suite in the style of instrumental dance music of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, used at various European court festivals and other ceremonies, William Latham’s Court Festival joins the revered Belwin Classic Band series. The four movements are Intrada, Pavan, Galliard, and The Horses Branle.

- Program Note from publisher

Court Festival is a suite in the style of instrumental dance music of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, used at various European court festivals and other ceremonies. The opening Intrada has a festive or march-like character; the Pavan and Galliard are based on dance music known throughout Europe from the early part of the 16th century -- the pavane is a stately dance in duple meter, the galliard a gay dance in triple meter, The concluding The Horses Branle is in the style of another popular 16th-century dance. The branle was danced everywhere -- in the country and at the court -- and included singing, swaying movements of the body and hands, and pantomime.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble (William H. Silvester, conductor) - 2012

State Ratings

Alabama: Class B
Arkansas: III
Florida: IV
Georgia: IV
Iowa: III
Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP III
Kansas: IV
Louisiana: III
Maryland: IV
Massachusetts: III
Michigan: Senior High B
Minnesota: III
North Carolina: IV
New York: Concert Band IV
Oklahoma: III-A
South Carolina: IV
Tennessee: IV
Texas: II (play 2 contrasting mvts.)
Texas: III. Complete
Virginia: IV

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Wind Symphony (John P. Lynch, conductor) - 7 October 2021
University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) Concert Band B (Lindsay Sandberg, conductor) - 17 November 2020
Kent State (Ohio) Symphony Band (Sarah K. Kois, conductor) – 30 September 2018
University of Iowa, University Band (Nolan Hauta, conductor) - 4 December 2017
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Symphonic Band (Heather McWilliams, conductor) – 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Latham, W. (1957). Court Festival : Suite for Concert Band [score]. Summy-Birchard Co.: Evanston, Ill.
Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 314-318.
Perusal score
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 370.