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Dusty Miller March
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
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Dusty Miller March (Flex instrumentation) (2012/2020)
- Flight of the Hawks (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
- Heart and Soul (Flex instrumentation)
- Human Rights Suite (Adaptable Band) (2021)
All Wind Works
- Casa Loma Variations
- Dusty Miller March (Flex instrumentation) (2012/2020)
- Flight of the Hawks (2015)
- Flight of the Hawks (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
- Heart and Soul (Flex instrumentation)
- Human Rights Suite (Adaptable Band) (2021)
- Soup Round
Resources
- Perusal score
- Alex Eddington website Accessed 2 August 2020