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Fortress Variants
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General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Field Drum
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal (3)
- Tom-Tom (4)
- Triangle (2)
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This work presents variations on the Martin Luther hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.
Commissioned for the 2004 ATSSB All-State Band by the Association of Small School Bands, Ed Lowes, President.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
- Michigan: Junior High A
- South Carolina: III
- Tennessee: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Watchung Hills Regional High School Concert Band (Paul McCullen, conductor) – 7 December 2017
- Radford High School (Honolulu, Hi.) Symphonic Band (David Hirano, conductor) – 9 May 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Two British Folk Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1993/2019)
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- Ceremoniale (1981)
- Chant Rituals (1993)
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