Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (arr Ostling)

From Wind Repertory Project
Leon Jessel

Leon Jessel (arr. Acton Ostling)


Subtitle: Parading the Drum Section: For Two Snare Drums, Bass Drum and Cymbals

N.B. Not to be confused with the Eric Osterling arrangement of this work published by Hal Leonard in about 1991.


General Info

Year: 1922 / 1940 / 1991
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: E.B. Marks
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

For additional 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 Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Convertible Bass Line
Percussion I-II-III

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum (2)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The parade begins with the percussion section at a distance while the flutes introduce the traditional theme. The wonderfully innovative countermelodies interwoven with the conventional theme are certain to have your listeners on the edge of their seats. With a grand flourish, the parade ends while boosting holiday spirits for all.

- Program Note from publisher


This march characteristic was published as Opus 123 in 1905 by Heinrichshofen’s Verlag of Magdeburg, Germany. Printed first for piano and for orchestra, it was soon released for numerous instrumental solos and combinations. In addition to countless concert performances, the work has been marched to by military drill teams and danced to by the local “rockettes” in many schools and colleges. One of the first American arrangements not only changed the “tin” in the title to “wood” in English, but repeated the error in German and French. The entire title now reads Parade of the Wooden Soldiers—Die Parade der Holzsoldaten—La Parade des Soldats de Bois.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band


The Parade of the Tin Soldiers (Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten), also known as The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, is an instrumental musical character piece, in the form of a popular jaunty march, written by German composer Leon Jessel, in 1897.

The Parade of the Tin Soldiers was originally composed for solo piano. Jessel later published it for orchestra in 1905, as Opus 123. Today it is also a popular tune for marching bands, concert bands, and small orchestras, and for extremely diverse alternate instrumentations as well.

Since the early 1920s, the piece has been very popular in the U.S., and has also been frequently performed and recorded worldwide. A song, The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, was also created from the piece in 1922, with English lyrics by Ballard MacDonald.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Keith Waibel, conductor) – 11 December 2016


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Jessel, L.; Ostling, A. (1940). Parade of the Wooden Soldiers = Parading the Drum Section : For Two Snare Drums, Bass Drum and Cymbals [score]. E.B. Marks Music Corp.: New York.
  • The Parade of the Tin Soldiers. Wikipedia. Accessed 26 December 2016
  • Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 328.