Dusty Miller March

From Wind Repertory Project
Alex Eddington

Alex Eddington


General Info

Year: 2012 / 2020
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Scottish song
Publisher: Alex Eddington
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - CAD$50.00


Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1
C Instruments

  • Piccolo
  • Flute
  • Violin

B-flat Instruments

  • B-flat Clarinet
  • B-flat Soprano Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet

E-flat Instruments

  • E-flat Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part 2
C Instruments

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • Violin

B-flat Instruments

  • B-flat Clarinet
  • B-flat Trumpet

E-flat Instruments

  • E-flat Alto Saxophone

Horn in F
Part 3
Alto Clef

  • Viola

B-flat Instruments

  • B-flat Clarinet
  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • Euphonium T.C.

E-flat Instruments

  • E-flat Alto Saxophone

Bass Clef

  • Bassoon
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium B.C.

Horn in F
Part 4
B-flat Instruments

  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • B-flat Euphonium T.C.

E-flat Instruments

  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone

Bass Clef Instruments

  • Bassoon
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium B.C.

Part 5
E-flat Instruments

  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone

Bass Clef Instruments

  • Bassoon
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium B.C.
  • String Bass
  • Electric Bass

Tuba
Timpani
Mallet Percussion, including:

  • Glockenspiel
  • Marimba
  • Xylophone

Percussion I-II, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbals
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The tune of Dusty Miller March is borrowed from a traditional Scottish tune - the same one Robert Burns used for his song The Dusty Miller.

A recording of this song used to play in the hotel I once worked in on the Isle of Mull in Scotland's Hebridean islands, and the tune reminds me of that summer. With our wedding being held at one of Ontario's old mills, and our honeymoon planned for the Scottish isles, it was only natural that the Dusty Miller tune made its way into the wedding music I composed.

The original scoring was uncommon, based on the professional musicians who would be attending: clarinet, alto sax, bassoon, trumpet, tuba, and percussion.

This transcription for flex ensemble (5 parts with optional percussion) was arranged in 2020.

- Program Note by composer


To Caley Moore on our wedding day.

- Program Note from score


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