Scottish Portrait, A

From Wind Repertory Project
James Swearingen

James Swearingen


General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 5:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $76.00   |   Score Only (print) - $8.00


Movements

1.Will Ye No Come Back Again
2. Scotland the Brave
3. The Highlander's Farewell


Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Concert Tom
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

This delightful suite of three folk songs is sure to bring about a cheerful smile along with an occasional tear of Scottish pride. The tuneful melodies Will Ye No Come Back Again, Scotland the Brave and The Highlander's Farewell are brilliantly scored with great percussion writing for a sensational setting!

- Program Note from publisher


Commissioned by Carol McCutcheon (Olekszak) and The Mount Vernon Band Booster Club, Inc. in recognition of the thirty-year career of Mount Vernon (Ohio) band director, Gary McCutchen.

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

  • Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP I
  • North Carolina: IV
  • West Virginia: III


Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Perusal score
  • Swearingen, J. (2011). A Scottish Portrait [score]. Birch Island Music Press: Oskaloosa, Iowa.