March with Trumpets

From Wind Repertory Project
William Bergsma

William Bergsma


General Info

Year: 1957
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Galaxy
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.85   |   Score Only - $5.50

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Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II-III
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (2-3 players, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Tambourine
  • Tenor Drum


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

William Bergsma’s March with Trumpets was premiered by the Goldman Band, conducted by Richard Franko Goldman, on June 19, 1957. The march was the first of a series of works commissioned by Richard Franko Goldman in memory of his father, Edwin Franko Goldman. In addition to founding the band which bore his name for many years, B. F. Goldman set the precedent of commissioning new concert works for band from leading composers of the United States. The Goldman Band has given premieres of these and dozens of other works during its many years of summer concerts in Central Park, New York. Bergsma’s march is a straightforward grand march of traditional dignity and brightness. The title derives from English usage of the time of Shakespeare.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band


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State Ratings

  • North Carolina: VI
  • Virginia: V


Performances

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  • Miami (Ohio) University Wind Ensemble (Gary Speck, conductor) - 6 May 2022
  • The University of Texas at Tyler Wind Ensemble (Jeffrey Emge, conductor) - 9 October 2018
  • Cleveland State University (Ohio) Alumni and Friends Band (Birch Browning, conductor) – 6 October 2016
  • Michigan State University (East Lansing) Symphony Band (John T. Madden, conductor) – 26 April 2016
  • Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) Wind Ensemble (Gary A. Speck, conductor) – 26 February 1999 (CBDNA 1999 National Conference, Austin, Tx.)


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Bergsma, W. (1957). March with Trumpets: For Concert Band [score]. Galaxy Music Corp.: New York.
  • Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: A-K. Galesburg, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2004, 34. Print.
  • Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 58-59.