Piper and the Captain, The
General Info
Year: 1981
Duration: c. 4:15
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Keiser Southern Music, through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $99.95 | Score Only (print) - $8.75
Movements
1. The Piper's Dance
2. My Love Is Coming Home
3. The Captain
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (3 players), including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This is a suite that uses Gaelic folk and peasant tunes, all with modal qualities. The Piper's Dance is mostly pentatonic with the occasional sixth tone added as an ornament. My Love Is Coming Home is on a six-tone scale for the first eight measures, then changes to an ancient mode in a free, soaring melody. The Captain is a vigorous marching air, and in this setting there are bagpipe drones.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
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State Ratings
- Alabama: Class D
- Louisiana: I
- Louisiana: II
- Oklahoma: II-A
- Texas: I. (play 2 contrasting mvts.)
- Texas: II. Complete
- Virginia: IV
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Connemara Sketches (1975)
- Funeral March
- Heathery Mountain
- Island Overture
- The Piper and the Captain (1981)
- The Silver Anchor (1978)
- Treasure Island Overture (1946)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Chester G. Osborne." Accessed 7 July 2021
- Osborne, C. (1981). The Piper and the Captain: For Symphonic Band [core]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tx.