Montmartre March
Haydn Wood (arr. Robert Hawkins)
General Info
Year: 1935 / 1958
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Robbins Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
C 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Montmartre March, from Wood's Paris Suite, is in a fast-moving, delicate style which is unique to the traditional march idiom. Wood visited Paris frequently and knew the Montmartre section well – for centuries it was a village outside the walls of Paris, but it is now within the city limits. With its steep twisting street and picturesque houses, it still retains a village appearance. As the name indicates, Montmartre is on a mountain (more accurately, a hill) in the section of Paris north of the Seine River known as the Right Bank. The area is famous for the Sacré Coeur Church, the view of Paris, and also for its cafes and night life.
- Program Note from March Music Notes
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Youngstown (Ohio) State University Wind Ensemble (Michael Scott Butler, conductor) – 6 April 2024 (CBDNA 2024 North Central Division Conference, Columbus, Ohio)
- Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (San Diego, Calif.) (Christian Tordahl, conductor) - 29 October 2022
- Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Concert Band (Gregory Grove, conductor) - 8 March 2020
- Lansing (Mich.) Concert Band (Michelle Pollok, conductor) – 21 October 2018
- Iowa State University Symphonic Band – February 2016
- Virginia Wind Symphony (Norfolk) (Emery Fears, conductor) – March 2, 2011 (ABA 2011 Annual Convention (Norfolk, Virginia))
Works for Winds by This Composer
- An American Rhapsody (arr. Brown) (1941/)
- Frescoes (Fresques) Suite
- King Orry Rhapsody (1939)
- A Manx Overture (1937)
- Mannin Veen: Dear Isle of Man (arr. Duthoit) (1933/1936)
- Montmartre March (arr. Duthoit) (1935/1944)
- Montmartre March (arr. Hawkins) (1935/1958)
- Roses of Picardy (arr. Tom Clark)
- Roses of Picardy (arr. Godfrey)
- The Seafarer (1940)
- Hymnsong from "Mannin Veen" (arr. Longfield) (1933/2022)
Resources
- Smith, Norman E. (1986). March Music Notes. Lake Charles, La.: Program Note Press, pp. 458.
- Wood, H. (1958). Montmartre March [score]. Robbins Music Corp.: [s.l.].