Galop to End All Galops

From Wind Repertory Project
Warren Barker

Warren Barker


General Info

Year: 1977
Duration: c. 2:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $7.50

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Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Hand Cymbals
  • Snare Drum


Errata

  • Baritone Saxophone, m.70: F Natural, not F sharp
  • Baritone Saxophone (?): m.110: Chord is F,A,C-flat,E-flat. Should the C-flat's be C natural to make a dom. 7 chord?


Program Notes

Barker wrote A Galop to End All Galops in 1977. With a fast tempo and impressive-sounding passages for almost every instrument, it lives up to its boastful name, especially considering its intent as a young band piece.

- Program Note by Andy Pease


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State Ratings

  • West Virginia: III


Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

  • Danny Boy (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger; adapt. Clark) (1991/2010)


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