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El Cumbanchero
Rafael Hernandez (arr. Naohiro Iwai)
General Info
Year: 1995
Duration: c. 3:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €121.00 | Score Only (print) - €24.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Electric Bass
Electric Guitar
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Agogo Bells
- Bongos (2)
- Congas (2)
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Timbales (2)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Puerto Rican songmeister Rafael Hernández Marin was dubbed “Mr. Cumbanchero” by Pres. John F. Kennedy, and his infectious creation is typical of the requisite “popstage” closers performed at band concerts across Japan. Naohiro Iwai, with more than 5,000 arrangements and compositions to his credit, is still active as a writer and guest conductor at 90 years of age. His Dreams of Tomorrow was performed by thousands of bands as one of the 2013 All Japan Band Competition’s five test pieces.
- Program Note by the Kagoshima Joho High School Wind Orchestra concert program, 19 December 2013
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- San Antonio (Tx.) Community Wind Ensemble (Albert Aguilar, conductor) - 7 February 2021
- United States Air Force Band of the Golden West (Joseph Hansen, conductor) - 21 November 2019 (Santa Clara, Calif.)
- Morningside College (Sioux City, Iowa) Wind Ensemble (Shane Macklin, conductor) – 3 March 2019
- Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (James Baxter, conductor) – 11 May 2018
- Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (New York City) (Henco Espag, conductor) – 8 December 2016
- Kagoshima Joho High School (Kawanabe, Japan) Wind Orchestra (Isao Yabiku, conductor) – 19 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
- Gangnam Wind Orchesta (Korea) (Hee Chan Ahn, conductor) - 13 December 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- El Cumbanchero (arr. Iwai) (1995)
Resources
- Hernandez, R.; Iwai, N. (1996). El Cumbanchero [score]. De Haske: Heerenveen, Holland.
- Perusal score