Mini-Suite for Band

From Wind Repertory Project
Morton Gould

Morton Gould


General Info

Year: 1968
Duration: c. 5:05
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Cost: Score & Parts - $60.00  |   Score Only - $7.50


Movements

1. Birthday March - 1:40
2. A Tender Waltz - 2:15
3. Bell Carol - 0:55


Instrumentation

Full Score
Condensed Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Cymbals
  • Glockenspiel
  • Finger Cymbal
  • Snare Drum
  • Chimes
  • Triangle


Errata

  • Tenor Saxophone, m. 29: The second eighth note should be a D instead of C on the part. The score is correct.


Program Notes

These pieces are intended for the young player, the older player who still remembers being young, and the old player who would like to feel young again. They are adaptations from a series of piano pieces I wrote for my daughters Abby and Deborah on each of their birthdays during their pre-teen years. I thought some of these appropriate for the band medium, and selected Birthday March, A Tender Waltz, and Bell Carol to form this Mini-Suite. They are obviously purposefully simple in construction and texture, but hopefully will stimulate the young player and please the listener regardless of his age.

- Program Note by composer


Media


State Ratings

  • Florida: III
  • Iowa: II
  • Texas: II. Complete


Performances

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  • University of Louisville (Ky.) Concert Band (Katelyn Balszynski, conductor) - 19 February 2024
  • University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Gold Campus Band (Seth Davis, conductor) - 20 October 2022
  • Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.) Concert Band (Michael Rucker, Jr., conductor) - 3 March 2021
  • Indiana University (Bloomington) All-Campus Band (Benjamin Alaniz, conductor) - 10 December 2019
  • Illinois State University (Normal) University Band (Marykatheryne E. Kuhne, conductor) – 25 April 2019
  • Kennesaw (Ga.) State University University Band (Trey Harris, conductor) – 25 February 2019
  • Truman University (Kirksville, Mo.) Concert Band (Sara Wilson, conductor) – 7 March 2018
  • University of Louisville Concert Band (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 21 February 2017
  • Roseau Varsity Band, Roseau, Minnesota (Nolan Hauta, conductor) - March 2011


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Gould, M. (1968). Mini-Suite: For Concert Band [score]. G. Schirmer: [New York?].
  • Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 197-203.