Retreat and Pumping Song

David Stanhope

David Stanhope

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General Info

Year: 1979 / 1995 / 2001 / 2016
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Eight horns
Publisher: Australian Music Centre
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - A$52.00

Movements

1. Retreat
2. Pumping Song

Instrumentation

Full Score
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 Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The original version is for horn octet, published by the Hornists' Nest in 1980. Director Lowell Shaw gave me permission to make a concert band version, which is not difficult for a good high school band. The Retreat was expanded with a longer middle section. The Pumping Song begins with a balcony trumpet solo. Rich harmonies are found throughout the Retreat, with a bouncing melody following in the Pumping Song.

- Program Note by composer

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Butler University (Indianapolis, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Michael Colburn, conductor) – 17 October 2018

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Australian Fantasia
• The Bold Benjamin (1997)
• Concerto for Band (1990/2016)
• Demon, The
• Droylsden Wakes
• E.G.B.D.S.
• Endpiece
• Folksongs for Band, Set 1
• Folksongs for Band, Set 2 (1984/1991)
• Folksongs for Band, Set 3 (1990/2001)
• Grand Fanfare (stanhope)
• The Little Ripper March (1989/2001)
• Olympic Fireworks
• On a Bright Sunlit Morning
• Promenade (Stanhope) (2003)
• Retreat and Pumping Song (1979/1995/2001/2016)
• Songs Without Words
• Southern Cross Fanfare
• Symphony No. 1

Resources

• David Stanhope website Accessed 17 October 2018
• Perusal score
• Stanhope, D. (2001). Retreat and Pumping Song : For Symphonic Band [score]. Southern Music: San Antonio, Tx.