Of Honor and Valor Eternal
Subtitle: The Tuskegee Airmen
General Info
Year: 2005
Duration: c. 4:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $86.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV (7 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
Errata
In Score:
- Mallet Percussion, Bells, m.43, beat 1: E-flat5 should be a D5.
- Potential errata noted by Matthew LeFebvre
Program Notes
Commissioned for the 2005 Mississippi All-State Band, Of Honor and Valor Eternal is a very impressive debut composition by an outstanding young composer. Contemporary in nature and full of vitality, it features short solos for oboe, clarinet and trumpet and interesting interplay between the various motives. The sonorities of the horn lines mix with the powerful rhythms of the percussion to create a dynamic and vibrant work that is perfect for any concert or contest performance by better bands.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. The Washington Winds (Edward S. Petersen, conductor)
- Audio CD: VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band (Stacey L. Larson, conductor) - 2005
- Audio CD: The Washington Winds (Edward S. Petersen, conductor) – 2005
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Florida State University (Tallahassee) Concert Band (Michael Tignor, conductor) - 26 February 2024
- University of Dubuque (Iowa) Concert Band (Nolan Hauta, conductor) - 21 February 2023
- Philadelphia (Penn.) Wind Symphony (Virginia Allen, conductor) – 18 May 2019
- Lenawee County (Mich.) High School Honors Band – 4 November 2018
- VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Stacey L. Larson, conductor) – 16 December 2005 (2005 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adventures (2007)
- Atlantica (2022)
- Christmas Fantasia (2007)
- From the Eye of the Storm (2006)
- Infinite Horizon (2010)
- In His Grace (2007)
- In Pursuit of Troy (2006)
- Of Honor and Valor Eternal (2005)
- On Freedom's Wings (2005)
- A Quiet Journey Home (2006)
- Red Tails (2020)
- The Sea at Night (2019)
- Shores of New England (2006)
- Toward the North Star (2008)
Resources
- Devmusic Publishing Accessed 17 March 2021
- Perusal score