Nile, The
General Info
Year: 2019 / 2020
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Russell Holland Music, through J.W. Pepper
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00; (digital) - $40.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Flute
- Soprano Recorder
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
- Piano
- Bells
- Violin
Part 2
- Oboe
- Soprano Recorder
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
- Piano
- Violin
Part 3
- Oboe
- English Horn
- Alto Recorder (transposed)
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- F Horn
- Piano
- Xylophone
- Guitar
Part 4
- Bassoon
- Tenor/Bass Recorder
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- Contra-Alto Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Baritone T.C.
- Tuba
- Bass
- Electric Bass
- Piano
- Marimba
- Guitar
- Cellobr />
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Gong
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
While actual musical remnants from ancient Egypt are fragmentary at best, it is associated with Phrygian or related double harmonic scales or even minor pentatonic scales. For the purposes of this piece and to give young students the experience of playing a more exotic sound than they may usually encounter, D Phyrigian (which works out to be in concert B-flat) was chosen so that they should not have too much trouble playing the notes.
- Program Note by composer
Performance Notes
Suggested instrument placement as listed but any is acceptable. Certain instruments may be limited by range -- refrain from low instruments being too close together.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Adeste Fidelis Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
- Christmas March (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- December on the Square (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The Devonian (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The Nile (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Hard Rock Jingle Bells (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Saratoga March (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Thunderbolt March (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Trebuchet March (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The U.S.S. Hornet March (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Adeste Fidelis Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
- Battle of the Bulge
- Christmas March (2019)
- Christmas March (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- December on the Square (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Devonian
- The Devonian (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Flight of Dragons
- Hard Rock Jingle Bells (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- March of the Spaniard
- The Nile (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Providence
- Saratoga March (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Thunderbolt March (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Trebuchet March (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Tredados de Cordoba
- The U.S.S. Hornet March (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Valor
Resources
- Creative Repertoire Initiative
- Russell Holland, personal correspondence, July 2020
- Russell Holland website Accessed 16 August 2020