Noble Men of Kyle

Joe Tom Haney

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General Info

Year: 1974
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Marching Band
Publisher: Southern Music, available through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $2.50

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Haney commented on the creation of the song:

The Noble Men of Kyle was written in 1972 and the first time they played it they didn't like it so I went back to the drawing board and I rewrote the first string [sic]. They seemed to like it then and now they play it I guess, six, seven or eight times a game.

- Program Note from KBTX-TV

The march derives its name from the Texas A&M University football stadium in College Station, Kyle Field, named after Edwin Jackson Kyle, who served as Texas A&M's dean of agriculture and athletic council president and who donated the land for the stadium in 1904. The Texas A&M Aggie Band is still known as the Men of Kyle.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Texas A&M Marching Band

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Symphonic Band (Deborah Alenius, conductor) – 24 April 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Col. Joe Tom Haney, former Aggie Band director, passes away." KBTX-TV Website. 10 March 2016 Accessed 18 May 2017
Haney, J. (1974). Noble Men of Kyle [score]. Southern Music: [San Antonio, Tex.]