Light Cavalry Overture (arr Fillmore)

From Wind Repertory Project
Franz von Suppé

Franz von Suppé (arr. Henry Fillmore, ed. Robert E Foster)


General Info

Year: 1866 / 2000
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00   |   Score Only - $20.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II (3-4 Players), including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Horse Hoofs (Wood Block or Temple Block)
  • Snare Drum


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Light Cavalry Overture is the overture to Franz von Suppé’s operetta Light Cavalry (German: Leichte Kavallerie), premiered in Vienna in 1866. Although the operetta is rarely performed or recorded, the overture is one of Suppé's most popular compositions, and has achieved a quite distinct life of its own, divorced from the opera of which it originally formed a part. Many orchestras around the world have the piece in their repertoire, and the main theme of the overture has been quoted numerous times by musicians, cartoons and other media.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


The Light Cavalry Overture was written as the prelude to an operetta of the same name. First produced in Vienna on March 24, 1866, it quickly fell into obscurity, but the overture lives on today as one of Suppe’s finest. In military parlance, the term "light cavalry" refers to horse-mounted troops who were trained to fight while riding.

- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class A
  • Florida: V
  • Georgia: VI
  • Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II
  • Kansas: V
  • Louisiana: IV
  • Minnesota: I
  • Mississippi: VI-A
  • North Carolina: VI
  • South Carolina: V
  • Tennessee: V
  • Virginia: V


Performances

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  • University of Utah (Salt Lake City) Wind Ensemble (Darrin S. Thiriot, conductor) - 22 March 2023
  • Catskill Valley (Oneonta, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Cheryl Nages, conductor) - 1 May 2022
  • Santa Fe College (Gainesville, Fla.) Wind Ensemble (David L. Smith, conductor) - 31 March 2022
  • American Legion Band of the Tonawandas (Tonawanda, N.Y.) (Michael Shaw, conductor) - 7 November 2021
  • San Antonio (Tx.) Community Wind Ensemble (Albert Aguilar, conductor) - 13 December 2020
  • Marist College (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) Concert Band (Joshua E. Long, condcutor) - 23 November 2019
  • Converse College (Spartanburg, S.C.) Wind Ensemble (Susana Lalama, conductor) - 11 November 2019
  • Keene (N.H.) State College Concert Band (Joshua E. Long, conductor) - 25 April 2019
  • Healdsburg (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Masselink, conductor) – 8 June 2018 (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
  • Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR) Symphony Band (Shaun R. Popp, conductor) - 1 May 2019
  • University of Iowa (Iowa City) University Band (Joshua Neuenschwander, conductor) - 1 April 2019
  • NorthWinds Symphonic Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (John Bell, conductor) - 16 December 2018
  • Encore Concert Band (Mokena, Ill.) (William Schuetter, conductor) – 21 October 2018
  • California All-State High School Concert Band (Lawrence Stoffel, conductor) - 18 February 2018 (2018 CASMEC Conference, San Jose)
  • Orcas Island (Wash.) Community Band (Jim Shaffer-Bauck, conductor) – 17 December 2017
  • State College Area (Penn.) Municipal Band (Ned C. Deihl, conductor)- 19 November 2017
  • Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Terry S. Treuden, conductor) – 6 October 2017
  • The Ohio State University (Columbus) Collegiate Winds (David Hedgecoth, conductor) – 5 October 2017
  • Woodside Village Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (Robin Crest, conductor) – 10 June 2017
  • Lone Star Symphonic Band (Katy, Tex.) (Richard Crain, conductor) - 7 May 2017


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

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