Silverado
Bruce Broughton (arr. Randol Alan Bass)
General Info
Year: 1985 / 2008
Duration: c. 4:50
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Bells
- Chimes
- Field Drum
- Marimba
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Timbales
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This is the definitive arrangement of Silverado! Scored with composer Bruce Broughton’s blessing, this Randol Bass arrangement will undoubtedly be the highlight of your program. The work feature soaring woodwind lines intertwined seamlessly with bold brass melodic statements.
- Program Note from publisher
The music for the movie Silverado composed by Bruce Broughton was nominated for “Best Sound and Best Original Score” at the Academy Awards for 1985. This wonderfully exciting arrangement of the original theme song from the movie was done in 2008 by Randol Alan Bass.
- Program Note by Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band concert program, 5 April 2013
Silverado (1985) is the title theme to the 1985 American-Western film, Silverado. The soundtrack to the movie was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy Awards that year.
The piece opens with a “martial and majestic” horn fanfare. In traditional symphonic overture form, the middle section features several solos before the trombone signals the return for the closing section. The original melody is reprised by brass choir in augmentation as the woodwinds and keyboard percussion drive the energy to the finale.
- Program Note from University of North Texas Symphonic Band concert program, 28 April 2016
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Minnesota Symphonic Winds (Timothy Mahr, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- River Valley Wind Ensemble (Bourbonnais, Ill.) (David Conrad, conductor) - 12 May 2023
- Broken Arrow (Okla.) High School Wind Ensemble (Thomas G. Leslie, conductor) - 1 March 2023 (88th Annual ABA National Convention)
- Woodland Park (Colo.) Wind Symphony (Craig Harms, conductor) – 5 May 2022 (ACB 2022 Annual Convention (Santa Fe, New Mexico))
- Central Iowa Wind Ensemble (Des Moines) (Christian Carichner, conductor) - 1 May 2022
- United States Army Field Band I (Fort Meade, Md.) (Domingos Robinson, conductor) - 15 December 2021 (2021 Midwest Clinic)
- Iowa State University (Ames) Wind Ensemble Cardinal Band (Michael Golemo, conductor) - 24 March 2021
- McClellan College (Waco, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Jon Conrad, conductor) - 2 March 2021
- University of Kansas (Lawrence) Wind Ensemble (Jacqueline Dawson, conductor) - 13 September 2020
- Dallas (Tex.) Winds (Jerry Junkin, conductor) – 11 February 2020
- Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport) Wind Ensemble (Thomas Hundemer, conductor) – 19 November 2019
- Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Wind Ensemble (Jonathan Beckett, conductor)– 28 April 2018
- Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Wind Symphony (Don L. Peterson, conductor) – 12 April 2019
- Ohlone Community Band (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) – 13 March 2019
- University of Arizona (Tucson)Wind Symphony (Chad Shoopman, conductor) – 27 November 2018
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor)– 6 May 2018
- Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Wind Symphony (Don L. Peterson, conductor) – 13 April 2018
- University of North Texas (Denton) Symphonic Band (Dennis W. Fisher, conductor) – 13 February 2018
- Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Gary P. Gilroy, conductor) – 26 November 2017
- Allegheny College (Penn.) Band Camp for Adult Musicians (Michael Colburn, conductor) - 30 June 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
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All Wind Works
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- American Hero (2001)
- A Celebration Overture (2014)
- Concerto for Tuba and Winds (1987)
- Concerto for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble (orch. Bass) (1992/2005)
- Concerto for Trumpet, Euphonium, and Band
- Dinosaurs (Broughton) (1992)
- Excursions for Trumpet and Band (1995)
- Fanfare for 16 Horns (2015)
- Fanfares, Marches, Hymns & Finale (2003)
- Flourishes (2022)
- From Sea to Shining Sea
- Frontier Overture, A (1982)
- Goin' for the Gold (2020)
- Grimm Tales (2023)
- Harlequin (1984)
- Heliotrope Bouquet
- Hornworks
- In the World of Spirits (2012)
- Jag: Theme (2002)
- Little Acorns (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Masters of Space and Time
- The Mouse King (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- New Era (2010)
- Oliver's Birthday (1998/2008)
- Open the Door! (2018)
- Overture to "Miracle on 34th Street" (arr. Vinson) (2007)
- Pursuit (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Quaternity (2019)
- Shell Game (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Silverado (1985)
- A Southern Jubilee (2019)
- Spacious Skies (2017)
- Takin' It Easy (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Tent Meeting Revival (2014)
- Terry Takes a Walk (2022)
- Themes from "Silverado" (arr. Morsch) (1985)
- Turbulence (2013/2016)
Resources
- Broughton, B.; Bass, R. (2008). Silverado [score]. Alfred Publishing; [Van Nuys, Calif.]