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Declaration in Blue
Contents
General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: II 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $57.00; (digital) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Conga
- Crash Cymbals
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Xylophone (optional)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Some of the most intriguing music combines elements of seemingly disparate styles of music. Here, elements of a classic overture are shaded with elements of the blues to create a thoroughly engaging work.
- Program Note by publisher
American music can be defined in many ways. However, the deep roots of jazz are America's own musical contribution to the world. Declaration in Blue celebrates that heritage by gently alluding to and borrowing from the jazz idiom. The blues scale, the dense harmonies, and rhythmic drive are all present. However, the piece never uses the swing eighth note, leaving the listener and ensemble firmly grounded in the concert band.
The composer write, " In these very trying times for our country, I thought it important to compose an uplifting true American statement – a statement of hope and certainty that will resonate through the performance of our most precious natural resource, our children." What follows is that statement, a Declaration in Blue.
Commissioned by School District No. 25, Pocatello, Idaho, and dedicated to the 2002 District Junior High School Honor Band in fulfillment of the "School to Work Mini Grant" for Mr. Richard Connerly, Grant Sponsor.
- Program Note from score
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media
State Ratings
- Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP II
- South Carolina: II
- Tennessee: III
- West Virginia: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Loveland (Colo.) High School Concert Band (Kyle Freesen, conductor) – 2 March 2020
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Rich Smucker, conductor) – 7 May 2017
- Melbourne (Aus.) Rainbow Band (Greg Peterson, conductor) – 30 May 2015
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Christmas Declaration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (2009/2019)
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- American Bell Carol (2012)
- An American Christmas (2004)
- American Dances (Brass Ensemble) (2017)
- American Dances (Wind Ensemble) (2017/2018-2019)
- American Flourish (2009)
- American Landscape I
- American Portrait I
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- The Ascension: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Ash Lawn Echoes (1993)
- At Daybreak
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- Bells!
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- Brazilian Bell Carol (2016)
- Buffalo Dances (2006)
- By Loch and Mountain (1997)
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- Celtic Carol (2002)
- Celebration Fanfare from "Buffalo Dances"
- Ceremonium (1994)
- Chatauqua
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- Christmas Declaration (2009)
- Christmas Declaration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover)(2009/2019)
- A Christmas Festival (arr. Smith) (Grade II) (1950/2007)
- A Christmas Festival (trans. Smith) (Grade III) (1950/2007)
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- Christmas Proclamation
- Christmas Hymn
- Cohan Celebration
- Crown of Glory
- Crush (2013)
- Currents (2006)
- Dance Celebration (2000)
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- Deck the Halls with Drums and Voices
- Declaration and Flourish: See Vaughan Williams Suite
- Declaration in Blue (2002)
- Divine Comedy: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Dramatico
- Dreams (2010)
- Dueling Dragons
- Earhart (2012)
- El Espiritu de Valencia
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- Eternal Peaks (2006)
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- Fanfare for a Holiday Celebration (2006)
- Fanfare for Tomorrow
- Fiesta La Vida
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- Full Throttle (2015)
- Furioso
- Gentle Winds of Spring (2019)
- Georgia on My Mind (as arranger) (1930/1980)
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- Glorioso
- Goondiwindi
- The Great Locomotive Chase (2000)
- The Great Steamboat Chase (2003)
- The Greatest Generation (2017)
- Greensleeves: See Vaughan Williams Suite
- Groovin' Down Cool Street
- Hadrian's Wall (2010)
- Herndon Exaltations
- Highlights from "Ragtime" (as arranger) (1997)
- Holiday March
- Holst Winter Suite
- On This Day Earth Shall Ring (as arranger) (1924/2001)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (as arranger) (1906/1992)
- Old Brenton Carol (as arranger) (1910/2001)
- Hoosier Suite
- Hymnsong Variants
- In a Gentle Rain (2000)
- In the Bleak Mid-winter (Smith)
- Incantations
- Inchon (2001)
- Inchon (adapt. Ninmer) (2001/)
- The Inferno: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Into the Storm (1994)
- Ireland: Of Legend and Lore (1996)
- Irish Songs for Solo and Band
- Jingle Bells Forever (1998)
- Journeys in Time
- King of Kings (1998)
- Krisanna's Colors (2015-2017)
- Kronos (2003)
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- Liturgical Fanfare (1995)
- Lullaby for Band
- Maelstrom, The (1997)
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- Mighty Empire (2018)
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- Morpheus (2004)
- Moto Continuo
- Musical Mayhem (2017)
- A Nation's Strength (2003)
- Navarro
- North Bay Vistas
- Paradiso: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Peace Like a River
- Purgatorio: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Prairie is My Garden, The (2018)
- Prevailing Winds
- Promising Skies (2010)
- Recession, Depression Holiday Blues, The
- Red: See Krisanna's Colors
- Rising Dragons (2006)
- Rites of Tamburo (1999)
- Repercussions
- The Runaway Sleigh
- Semper Liberi (1998)
- Sensei's Ride on the Cherry Blossom Express (2010)
- Shenandoah (arr. Smith and Story) (2003)
- Solaris
- Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky (1998)
- Songs of Sailor and Sea (1997)
- The Sound and the Fury (1999)
- Southwest Summer (2009)
- Spirit of Orpheus, The (1998)
- Spirit of the Winds
- Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones (as arranger)
- Stone Gardens (2016)
- Suite for the Heroes Among Us (2018)
- Summer Nights (2016)
- Symphonic Festival (1991)
- Symphonic Statement (2006)
- Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy" (1995)
- Symphony No. 2, "The Odyssey" (2004)
- Symphony No. 3, "Don Quixote" (2008)
- Symphony of Souls
- Sword of Kings
- The Tempest (1995)
- Teutonic Tales (2010)
- Three Fanfares for a Celebration (2007)
- Through the Vulcan's Eye (1996)
- To Dance in the Secret Garden (1996)
- To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above (2000)
- To the Summit! (2001)
- Top Gun (1986)
- Triton Fanfare
- Tromba Grande (2016)
- 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (as arranger) (1995)
- Twelve Seconds to the Moon (1996)
- Ultimatum
- Upon a Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2014)
- Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band
- Vaughan Williams Suite
- Wassail (as arranger)
- Greensleeves (as arranger) (2007)
- Declaration and Flourish (2008)
- Walking the Planks (2012)
- When Summer Takes Flight (2002)
- Where the Black Hawk Soars (1995)
- Wind Song (2017)
- World Holiday Celebration
- Yellow: See Krisanna's Colors
