Pirates of the Barbary Coast

Timothy Loest

Subtitle: Commemorating the historic Battle of Tripoli

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 2:15
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00; (digital) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Brake Drum
Crash Cymbals
Metal Trash Can (optional)
Slapstick
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tom-tom (medium)
Vibra-slap

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This gripping programmatic work depicts the historic Battle of Tripoli. A mysterious opening foreshadows the impending conflict as American ships set sail for war. Tension builds as Marines cross the Libyan Desert and courageously storm the fortified pirate city of Derna. The Marine's Hymn announces the adrenaline-rushing assault complete with an aleatoric aerial bombardment.

- Program Note from publisher

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Nauqua Valley High School Wind Ensemble (Rachel Luhn, conductor) - 2009

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Maryland: I
West Virginia: I

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Yokosuka Middle School(Kanagawa, Japan) Intermediate Band (Phil Stonebarger, conductor) – 5 March 2015
Neuqua Valley High School (Naperville, Ill.) Wind Ensemble (Rachel Luhn, conductor) – 17 December 2009 (2009 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Chorale and Mystic Chant (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2020)
Voyage of the Dragon Armada (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)

All Wind Works

The Big Mambo (2015)
Chorale and Mystic Chant (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2020)
Cloud Gate
Count Rockula (2009)
Friends of Freedom (2006)
The Greatest Gift (2017)
Mad Dash (2016)
Pirates of the Barbary Coast (2009)
Sea Shanty Variations (2013)
Song of the Blacksmith, The (as arranger)
Spyscape
Starry Night (2015)
Teleportation (2016)
To Sail Beyond the Stars
Traffic Jam (2008)
Voyage of the Dragon Armada (2017)
Voyage of the Dragon Armada (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
The Wobbly Unicycle

Resources

Perusal score
Timothy Loest website Accessed 6 July 2021