Pieces of Eight
Joseph Willcox Jenkins (arr. Jerome Neff; ed. Frederick Fennell)
Subtitle: Based on Themes from Beethoven's Symphony #8.
This work bears the designation Opus 8
General Info
Year: 1954 / 2001
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tenor Drum
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This march as composed in 1950 with the aid of Jerome Neff, a fellow student at Eastman, and was published in 1954. It is dedicated to Frederick Fennell, who later edited the work.
The march is based on themes of Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 - thus the title. Precedence for such use of the classics is found throughout much of the history of marching band, beginning in Western Europe and continuing to the corps-style bands of the United States.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Peninsula Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (Ted Henderson, conductor) - 11 June 2023
- Pomona (Calif.) Concert Band (Linda W. Taylor, conductor) – 18 August 2016
- Minnesota State Band (Saint Paul) (Charles Boody, conductor) - 3 December 2014
- La Paz Intermediate Band - June 2011
- Eastman Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Frederick Fennell, conductor) – 17 December 1954
Works for Winds by This Composer
- American Overture for Band (1956)
- Arioso for Band (1963)
- Cannonade (1991)
- Charles County Overture (1959)
- Cuernavaca (1969)
- Cumberland Gap (1961)
- In Traskwood Country (1977)
- Pieces of Eight (arr. Neff; ed. Fennell) (1954)
- Purcell Portraits (1963)
- Symphonic Jubilee (1975)
- Symphony No. 5 (1979)
- Tartan Suite (1979)
- Three Images for Band (1962)
- Toccata for Winds (1978)
- Viva Vivaldi (1963)
Resources
- Jenkins, J.; Neff, J.; Fennell, F. [1954]. Pieces of Eight: Concert March [score]. Ditson: Bryn Mawr, Penn.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 328