Harvest Fair
General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 3:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00; (digital) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Inspired by the Hebron Harvest Fair in Connecticut, this musical work captures the feeling of visiting one of the agricultural fairs held throughout New England every autumn. Harvest Fair feels like a celebration of country life, with melodies reminiscent of fiddle tunes, calliope music, and a Ferris wheel affording high views of the whole rollicking affair. Liberal use of temple blocks evokes images of horses and farm machinery. Not only the musical imagery, but the memorable melodies, rhythms, and scoring make this an extremely fun work.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Cy-Fair High School Band (Cypress, Tex.) (Scott McAdow, conductor) - 19 December 2018 (2018 Midwest Clinic)
- Western Mass Junior Districts Concert Band – 18 March 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Autumn's Passing (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Come Alive (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017/2020)
- The Messenger (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1894/2020)
- Midnight Clear (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1850/2020)
- A Million Dreams (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Raise a Ruckus (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
- Russian Sailor's Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1927/2021)
All Wind Works
- Aurora Borealis
- Autumn's Passing (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Come Alive (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017/2020)
- First Responders (2020)
- A Fond Farewell (2019)
- Golden Heart (2019)
- Harvest Fair (2017)
- Heralding Angels (2020)
- Home Awaits (2022)
- The Last Rose of Summer (as arranger)
- The Messenger (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1894/2020)
- Midnight Clear (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1850/2020)
- A Million Dreams (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Portrait of a Patriot (2018)
- Raise a Ruckus (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
- Russian Sailor's Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1927/2021)
- Summer's Solitude (2020)
- Tornado Alley (2019)
- Winds of Arabia (2020)
Resources
- Anthony Susi website Accessed 15 December 2018
- Perusal score