Phantom Train, The

From Wind Repertory Project
Ed Huckeby

Ed Huckeby


General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 4:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score & Parts - $54.00   |   Score Only - $7.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Brake Drum
  • Cymbals (crash and suspended)
  • Glockenspiel
  • Snare Drum
  • Triangle
  • Tubular Bells
  • Wind Chimes
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Written in an exciting programmatic style, this piece is based on folklore surrounding the derailment and crash of a turn-of-the-century passenger train in North Carolina. The descriptive and creative writing of Ed Huckeby make this story "come alive" through the sounds of the train and driving rhythms which imitate the locomotive. With creative changing meter, syncopation and dramatic rhythmic drive, contrasted with the flowing melodic lines of the introduction and interlude, this piece is a real "winner" for concert or contest performance.

The Phantom Train is dedicated to Mr. Larry Beeby by the Fairview (Oklahoma) Band Boosters, in recoginition of his retirement after 23 years of faithful service as Director of "The Pride of Fairview".

Program Note from Publishers Web-site


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