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Seven Hills Overture
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Bells
- Bongos
- Chimes
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Seven Hills Overture is an exciting fanfare that utilizes shifting meters to create a light, happy groove. A lyrical interlude provides an opportunity for ensembles to explore rubato playing. The title is inspired by the seven hills that surround Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Commissioned by the Kentucky Music Educators Third District for the 2013 Ninth and Tenth Grade District Honor Band, the premier performance in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was conducted by the composer.
- Program Note from score
Seven Hills Overture by John Fannin begins with a festive brass and saxophone fanfare marked “Allegro,” but soon the piece goes through frequent meter shifts, establishing a light and effervescent dance-like quality. A complementary middle section, marked “Andante moderato,” is more legato cantabile, alternates between woodwind and brass choirs, and features flute and euphonium solos. A return of the opening material leads to a satisfying finale.
- Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- College of the Sequoias (Visalia, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Michael Tackett, conductor) -17 March 2018 (2018 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Computech Middle School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Band (Marco Mellone, conductor) - 21 April 2017 (2017 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- Edison-Computech Middle School (Fresno Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Marco Mellone, conductor) - 25 March 2017 (2017 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- North Jersey (Oakland) Concert Band (Mike Roth, conductor) - 14 May 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Badge of Courage
- Danny Boy (as arranger) (2006)
- Falling Leaves (2011)
- Fanfare Nueve (2006)
- Hexagon (2010)
- Land of Enchantment (2019)
- Legend of Bafe
- New Mexico Fantasy (2004)
- Semper Melior (2007)
- Seven Hills Overture (2014)
- A Winter's Dawn (2008)
Resources
- The Instrumentalist, Vol. 69, No. 2 (September 2014), p. 38.