Fanfare for Freedom (Lloyd)
General Info
Year: 2005
Duration: c. 5:35
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $76.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I div. a2)
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 (I div. a2)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
An impressive and demanding composition for mature bands by a talented Australian composer and military band conductor. Requires good players in all sections, but it is well worth the effort. The inspiring slow section includes solos for oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet and euphonium as well as some challenging parts for the mallet percussion players. Every section of the band has plenty to keep them challenged and involved.
- Program Note from publisher
Graham Lloyd is a major figure in Australian band music, having served as a band officer in the Australian army and air force, and eventually becoming the Commanding Officer of the Defense Force School of Music in Melbourne, Victoria. Fanfare for Freedom is his dedication to the innate spirit that exists within all of us: the spirit of freedom. The work begins with a declamatory fanfare that leads to the main theme, which is treated with flair, then in a reflective mood, and finally in a restatement of the opening fanfare.
- Program Note by the Oregon Symphonic Band
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: The Washington Winds (Edward S. Petersen, conductor) – 2005
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Oregon Symphonic Band (Portland) (Gerald Guilbeaux, conductor) – 4 March 2015 (80th Annual ABA National Convention)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Fanfare for Freedom (Lloyd) (2005)
- From Dusk Until Dawn (2007)
- Through a Soldier's Eyes (2014/2019)
- Visions of Australia (2008)
Resources
- Graham Lloyd website Accessed 29 October 2019
- Perusal score