Frisco Jazz Band Blues

William Grant Still

William Grant Still

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General Info

Year: 1919
Duration: c. 3:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Dance orchestra
Publisher: William Grant Still Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00

Instrumentation (varies)

Full Score
Flute
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I
Horn in F I-II
Trombone
Drum Set

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Commercial Discography

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State Ratings

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Performances

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• Carthage College (Kenosha, Wisc.) Wind Orchestra (unconducted) – 17 May 2019
• Azusa Pacific University chamber wind ensemble (unconducted) - 2017

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Afro-American Symphony for Band (arr. West Point Military Academy) (1930/)
• The American Scene (1957)
• Choreographic Prelude (arr. Lloyd) (1970)
• Entrances of the Porteuses (arr. Perna; ed. Lloyd)
• Fanfare for the 99th Fighter Squadron
• Folk Suite for Band (1966)
• Frisco Jazz Band Blues (1919)
• From the Delta (1945)
• The Hesitating Blues (as arranger) (1916)
• Kaintuck' (tr. Perna) (1935)
• Little Red Schoolhouse (arr. Steele) (1957/1977)
• Miniatures (1963)
• Old California
• "Scherzo" for Band (from "The Afro-American Symphony")
• Summerland for Band (1937)
• Symphony No. 1 (1931/1946)
• To You, America! (1956)
• Victory Tide

Resources

• Rich, F.; Still, W. (1919). Frisco Jazz Band Blues [score]. Pace & Handy Music Co.: New York.