Darklands March

From Wind Repertory Project
Randall Standridge

Randall Standridge


Subtitle: The Darklands Part I: March Through the Black Forest


General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $8.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Bells
Chimes
Timpani
Percussion I-II

  • Bass Drum
  • Triangle
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Darklands March is a concert march written in a minor mode with slight European influence. The contrasting militaristic 1st half is in stark contrast to the lyrical trio. It also serves as an excellent work for teaching march style, dotted-eighth/sixteenth note rhythms, and motivic development.

Darklands March is the first of several works I intend to write based on my own short stories "The Darklands", about a kingdom of night, darkness, and magic. All of these works will constitute a larger work for concert band, The Darklands Suite.

- Program Note by composer


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Wheeler High School (Marietta, Ga.) (Madison Argo, conductor) - 10 February 2023
  • Washtenaw International High School (Ypsilanti, Mich.) Concert Winds (Brooke Pierson, conductor) - 8 November 2022
  • Sanger (Calif.) High School Symphonic Band (Alan Moffett, conductor) -16 March 2019 (2019 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
  • Smoky Hills (Salina, Ks.) Middle School Honor Band (Carl T. Rowles, conductor) - 12 October 2017


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Randall Standridge website Accessed 8 August 2017
  • Standridge, R. (2014). Darklands March [score]. Grand Mesa Music: Grand Junction, Colo.