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Huntress, The
Karl King (arr. Milford)
Contents
General Info
Year: 1916 / 2014
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: III 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Cornets I-II
Bb Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Suspended Cymbal
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This appealing circus march was composed in 1916 by Karl L. King (1891-1971), one of the most popular and prolific march composers of all time, while he was leader of the Sells-Floto Circus Band. Scored in cut-time meter, marked “Brisk March Tempo,” the work follows traditional march form and modulates at the trio. Unique to this march is the ragtime woodwind obligato for the flutes and clarinets in the trio. A colorful woodblock part adds to the ragtime feel.
-Program Note from The Instrumentalist, August 2014, p. 43
The Huntress March was composed in 1916 while King was directing the circus band of the combined Sells-Floto and Buffalo Bill Wild West Shows. Like the 40 or so marches he had already written -- he was 25 at the time -- this one was put to good use in a large number of circuses. Some used the work for part of the opening overture or the aerial ladders; Merle Evans like the low-brass parts and preferred to use the march for the horse or the perch acts. King conducted most of his marches at tempos well above the "standard" 120 beats per minute; for the Anthology of Circus Music record (with players from the New England Conservatory) Evans used a tempo of approximately 130 for The Huntress.
-Program Note from Program Notes for Band
Another stellar march from one of the masters of the genre, The Huntress has all of the great melodies, countermelodies, and bold brassiness that made Karl King so popular. Gene Milford has skillfully adapted instrumentation to the modern concert band and unified dynamics and articulations to make this work readily accessible to bands everywhere.
-Program Note by the Vandercook College of Music Symphonic Band
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Arkansas Winds (Fayetteville) (Chal Ragsdale, conductor) - 9 July 2018
- Vandercook College of Music (Chicago) Symphonic Band (Charles T. Menghini, conductor) - 19 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
- Gildersleeve Seahawk Grade Band (Newport News, Va) - 2014
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Coast Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)
All Wind Works
- 140th Infantry (1928)
- 147th Field Artillery
- Abdallah
- Aces of the Air (arr. Swearingen) (1942/2011)
- Alamo (1943)
- Alamo (arr. Swearingen) (1943/1990)
- Alcazar
- Algeria
- Alhambra Grotto
- Allied Honor (1955)
- Allied Honor (arr. Swearingen) (1955/1989)
- Alpine Sunset
- Altar of Genius, The
- American Beauty Waltz (1910)
- The American Way (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2014)
- Apollo (King)
- Arabian Night
- Argonne
- Arkansas School Bands (1931)
- Atta-Boy
- The Attorney General (1921)
- Auld Lang Syne March (1944)
- Autumn Romance, An
- Aviation Tournament
- Avenger, The
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (arr. Bainum) (1913/1972)
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (arr Milford) (arr. Milford) (1913/2012)
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (ed Schissel) (ed. Schissel) (1913/2009)
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (1913)
- Barnum and Bailey's Fractured Favorite (arr. Leslie) (1913/2018)
- Baronet, The
- Belle Isle
- The Big Cage (arr. Glover) (1934/2004)
- Big Cage, The (1934)
- Big Four (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2002)
- Black and Gold
- Bolivar
- Bombardier
- Bon Voyage
- Bonds of Unity
- Brigadier-General, The
- Broadway One Step (1919)
- Broadway One Step (arr. Paynter) (1919/1992)
- Bunker Hill (arr. Swearingen) (1943/2018)
- Burma Patrol (arr. Swearingen) (2009)
- Call to Victory
- Canton Aero Club
- The Caravan Club (1925)
- Cardiff Giant, The
- Carrollton (1909)
- Carrollton (ed. Rogers) (1909/2004)
- Celestial Choir
- Centaur, The
- Center Ring, The (arr. Glover) (1926/2009)
- Chateau Thierry
- Circus Days (arr. Clark) (1944/1997)
- Circus Days (arr. Schissel) (1944/1997)
- Cle Elum Eagles
- Co-Eds On Parade
- Coast Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)
- Columbian
- Conqueror, The
- Cruiser Omaha
- Custer's Cavalry
- Cyrus the Great (1921)
- Dance of the Imps
- Defending Circle, The
- Desdemona
- Desert Patrol, The
- Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, The
- Diplomacy
- Discriminator, The
- Don Caezar
- Drake Relays
- Dreamy Dawn
- Eclipse Galop (1917)
- Eclipse Galop (arr. Glover) (1917/2018)
- Emblem of Freedom (arr. Glover) (1910/2003)
- Emblem of Freedom (arr. Schissel) (1910/2020)
- Emporia
- Enchanted Nights (1919)
- Evening Shadows
- Eventide
- Excelsior
- Fame and Fortune
- Fete Triumphal
- Fidelity (arr. Glover) (1912/2011)
- Flying Cadets
- Fond Hearts
- Forest City Commandery (1915)
- Franklin Post
- Free World
- Freedom City (arr. Swearingen) (1963/2017)
- Friendship
- Gallant Marines (arr. Swearingen) (1942/2000)
- Gallant Zouaves
- Garland Entrée (1912)
- Gateway City, The
- General Grant
- General Lee (1943)
- Georgia Girl
- German Melodies
- Glorious America
- Golden Days
- Goldman Band, The
- Greater Canton
- Gypsy Queen
- Hawkeye Fair
- Hawkeye Glory (1938)
- Henderson Field
- Herald of Progress (1936)
- High Private, The
- Home Town Boy, The
- Homestretch
- Hosts of Freedom (1920)
- Hosts of Freedom (arr Glover) (1920/2013)
- Howdy Pap
- Huntress, The (arr. Milford) (2014)
- Imperial
- In a Moonlit Garden (1924)
- In Old Pekin
- In Old Portugal (1917)
- International Favorites
- Invictus (1921)
- Invictus (arr. Glover) (1921/2017)
- Invincible
- Iowa Band Law, The (1923)
- Iowa Centennial
- Iron Count, The
- Joy Riders, The
- June Twilight
- Kansas Bandman, The
- Kentucky Derby, The (1926)
- Kentucky Sunrise (arr. Foster) (1919/1995)
- King Henry (1941/1968)
- Knight Erran
- Lexington
- Lieutenant-Commander
- Lone Crusader, The (1927)
- Love's Way
- Loyal Americans. See: March Loyal Americans
- Loyalty
- LSU Tiger Triumph
- Magic Garden
- Majestic Galop (1919)
- Manila Bay
- March Loyal Americans (1910)
- March of Freedom
- March Ponderoso (arr. Rhea) (1910/2007)
- Masquerader, The
- McKinley's Own March (ed. Green; arr. Jones and Levesque) (1923/2019)
- The Melody Shop (1910)
- The Melody Shop (arr. Glover) (1910/1999)
- Mercury
- Michigan on Parade
- Mighty Minnesota
- Military Life
- Miss Liberty (1955)
- Miss Liberty (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2006)
- Missouri Bandman, The
- Monahan Post
- Monte Carlo
- Monterey
- Mooning
- Moonlight Melody, A
- Moonlight on the Nile
- Morning Glory
- Morning Tears
- Mountain Trails
- Mournful Maggie
- My Lady
- Mystic Call, The
- Mystic Night
- National Glory (1931)
- Nazir Grotto
- Neddermeyer Triumphal
- New Frontiers
- New Madison Square Garden, The
- Niagara Maid
- Night Flight
- Night in June, A (1912/1960)
- Nightfall
- Octopus and the Mermaid, The
- Ohio Division
- Ohio Special, The
- Old Vienna
- Omar Khayyam
- On A Summer's Eve
- On The Warpath
- Our Heritage (arr. Swearingen) (1955/1997)
- Over the Stars
- Pageantry
- Pan American (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)
- Passing of the Red Man (1916)
- Peace Jubilee
- Peacemaker (1955)
- Peacemaker (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2004)
- Persian Moonlight
- Phillipian Festival
- Plucking Roses
- Prestissimo (arr. Swearingen) (1931/2010)
- Pride of Arizona, The (1914)
- The Pride of Arizona (arr. Milford) (1914/2017)
- Pride of the Illini (1928)
- Prince Charming (Selection From)
- Princess of India (1912)
- Purple Pageant March, The (arr. Paynter)
- Pursuit Squadron (1942)
- Ragged Rozey
- Remembrance
- Rifle Rangers, The
- Robinson's Grand Entree March (arr. Schissel) (1911/1996)
- Roll of Honor
- Roses and Orchids
- Rough Riders (1943)
- Rough Riders (arr. Swearingen) (1943/1996)
- Royal Emblem
- Royal Hippodrome
- Royal Hussars
- Royal Palm
- Royal Scotch Highlanders (arr. Milford) (1919/2018)
- Royalist, The
- Saint Mihiel
- Salute to the Sultan (1912) (arr. Milford)
- Samson
- Santiago
- Sarasota (1918)
- Sells-Floto Triumphal
- Silver Fountain, The
- Sir Galahad (arr. Milford) (1917/2016)
- Sir Henry
- Siren, The
- Sky Ranger
- Solitude
- Sons of Veterans
- South Dakota State College
- Southern Roses
- Spanish Romance
- Spirit of Springtime
- Step On It!
- Sunny Spain
- Sunshine
- Three Musketeers, The
- Thumbs-Up USA
- Torch of Liberty
- Triumph
- The Trombone King (1945)
- Trombone King, The (ed. Paynter) (1945/1983)
- Troubador
- Trouping Days
- True Blue
- Tuscarawas
- Twilight
- Ung-Kung-Foy-Ya
- United Nations (arr. Swearingon) (1942/1992)
- The University of Chicago (1936)
- University of Idaho
- The University of North Dakota (1935)
- Valiant Youth
- Valley Forge
- Vanguard of Democracy
- Venetian Beauties
- Victor, The
- Viking March, The (1911/1962)
- Vindication (1923)
- Vision of Cleopatra
- Voice of America
- Voyager, The
- Walking Frog, The (1919)
- Walking Frog, The (arr. Foster) (1919/1993)
- Walsenburg
- Wanderer
- Wanderlust
- War March of the Tartars (1938)
- Water Lilies
- We Stand United
- Westlawn Dirge
- The Whippet Race
- Wild Rose
- Wings for Peace
- Wings of Army
- Wisconsin's Pride
- Wood-Nymphs
- Woody Van's
- Wyoming Days
- Yellowstone Trail
- Youth and Progress
References
- King, K.; Milford, G. [n.d.]. The Huntress [score]. LudwigMasters Publications: Boca Raton, Fla.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 345.