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Dance of the Jester
General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: I-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $38.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe/Bells
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet/Baritone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Every section has a chance to shine in this one. With its modal feel, tambourine ostinato, and abundance of eighth-note passages for the winds, the characteristics of a Renaissance dance come through.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Washington Wind (Edward Petersen, conductor)
- Audio CD: Westlake High School Band (Randall Browlee conductor) – 2002
State Ratings
- Tennessee: II
- West Virginia: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Suffern (N.Y.) Middle School 6th Grade Band – 18 December 2018
- Westlake High School (Austin, Tx.) Band (Randall Brownlee, conductor) – 19 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Arabian Dream (2000)
- Blue Suede Sneakers (1999)
- Dance of the Jester (2002)
- Milky Way March (2002)
- Monster Rock (2000)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Molter, Tom." Accessed 16 June 2022