Small Town Sketches
General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: c. 6:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: LudwigMasters, through Keiser Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $110.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Movements
1. Concert in the Park – 2:05
2. Winter Walk – 2:05
3. Friday Night Football 1:15
4. County Fair – 1:30
Instrumentation
doubling
Full Score
Flute I-II (II doubling optional Piccolo)
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto 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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Each of the four movements of this suite describes an aspect of life in a typical small community. It opens with a summer evening concert followed by a relaxing stroll on a chilly winter day. A Friday night football game is the subject of the third movement before closing with a frenetic finish at the county fair.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by the Le Mars (Iowa) Municipal Band in celebration of its centennial season.
- Program Note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Minnesota Symphonic Winds (Timothy Mahr, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Minnesota Winds (Edina, Minn.) (Timothy Mahr, conductor) – 19 December 2008 (2008 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Circus Scenes (2003)
- Fantasy on Childhood Songs (2005)
- Fields of Green (2000)
- Reminiscence (2001)
- Skyscapes (1998)
- Small Town Sketches (2008)
Resources
- Moore, D. (2008). Small Town Sketches: For Symphonic Band [score]. LudwigMasters: Boca Raton, Fla.