Turkey in the Straw (arr Buckley)

Turkey in the Straw

Folk song transcribed by Lewis J Buckley

General Info

Year: 1989
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Folk song
Publisher: Cimarron Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $85.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

• Crash Cymbals
• Crow Squawk
• Drum Set
• Glockenspiel
• Marimba (opt.)
• Triangle
• Vibraphone
• Wind Whistle
• Wood Block
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Turkey in the Straw is a well-known American folk song dating from the early 19th century. The first part of the song's tune may be derived from the ballad My Grandmother Lived on Yonder Little Green which was derivative of the Irish ballad The Old Rose Tree. Originally a tune for fiddle players, it was first popularized in the late 1820s and early 1830s by blackface performers, notably George Washington Dixon and Bob Farrell.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Symphonic Band (Kirk Saville, conductor) – 7 November 2018
• University of Louisiana Monroe Wind Ensemble (Derle R. Long, conductor) – 22 February 2018
• Merion Concert Band (Merion Station, Penn.) (Nathan Snyder, conductor) – 2018
• Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 20 October 2012

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Cathedral Grove
• Codebreaker
• Continuum (2011)
• December
• Doctor Who (as arranger) (2016)
• Eagle Song (as arranger) (2018)
• Echo Lake
• Echoes of the Silent (2018)
• Excerpts from "The Rite of Spring" (as arranger)
• Fantasy on the Huron Carol
• Free Running (2012)
• I Am the Doctor (as arranger)
• Jitterbug! (2018)
• LOL (2016)
• Pacifica (Buckley)
• Portraits of the North
  • Arctic Fire (2014)
  • Land of the Midnight Sun
  • Iditarod (2013)
• Postcard from England (2014)
• Postcard from Pittsburgh (2013)
• Prestidigitation (2016)
• Procession of the Sorcerers
• ReBoot
• Red Sky
• Rock It Science
• The Seas of the Moon
  • Foaming Sea
  • Sea of Tranquility
• Smoke and Mirrors
• Thunderbird
• Undercurrents (2016)
• Walking to the Sky (2016)
• Windjammer (2011)

Resources

• Buckley, L. (1989). Turkey in the Straw : A Traditional Folk Dance [score]. Cimarron Music: Dallas, Tx.
• Lewis J. Buckley website
• Turkey in the Straw, Wikipedia Accessed 7 May 2018