Yankee Doodle

Morton Gould

Morton Gould (trans. Philip J. Lang)

Subtitle: Setting for Band

General Info

Year: 1945
Duration: c. 2:25
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental

Instrumentation

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

• Chimes
• Snare Drum
• Xylophone

Errata

In Parts:

• Flute, reh. F minus 4 meas., beat 2: add "3" to eighth note triplet
• B-flat Cornet I, reh. A minus 1 meas.: add"open" / delete "open" from reh. A
• Horn in F III, reh. C plus 4 meas.: notes should appear on beats 2 & 4
• Horn in F III, reh. C plus 4 meas., beats 3-4: change rhythm to: eighth note, eighth rest, quarter rest
• Trombone II, reh. E plus 11 meas., beat 4: G should read G-flat

Program Notes

Gould's genius as an orchestrator and magnificent wit as an arranger demonstrates how music can be both entertaining and artistically stimulating at the same time.

During World War II, Gould wrote a number of pieces that resonated with the patriotic American spirit. Along with his incredibly popular American Salute (1943) there were a number of others as well, including Fanfare for Freedom (1943) and the concise variations on Yankee Doodle (1945). Though the origin of the tune itself predates the Revolutionary War, and its subsequent use by the British was intended to mock the disorganized colonials, Yankee Doodle has nonetheless emerged as an emblem of patriotism and quintessential Americana.

- Program Note by the Louisville Concert Band concert program, 19 December 2013

Media

• Audio CD: Braddock Secondary School Symphonic Band (June H. Holder, conductor) - 2004
• Audio CD: United States Marine Band - 2013

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Lone Star High School (Frisco, Tx.) Wind Symphony (Mark Poole, conductor) - 19 December 2022 (2022 Midwest Clinic)
• Nebraska Wind Symphony (Omaha) (Josh Kearney, conductor) - 3 July 2022
• State University of New York, Fredonia, Concert Band (Ray Stewart, conductor) – 21 November 2019
• The Merit School of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Wind Symphony (Chip Staley, conductor) – 1 May 2019
• Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Terry S. Treuden, conductor) – 1 March 2019
• Baylor University (Waco, Tx.) Wind Ensemble) (J. Eric Wilson, conductor) – 21 April 2018
• Hebron High School (Carrolton, Tx.) Wind Symphony (Bruce Gilkes, conductor) - 9 March 2018 (83rd Annual ABA National Convention)
• Grace College (Winona Lake, Ind.) Community Wind Ensemble (Eric Criss, conductor) – 17 November 2017
• Allegheny College (Penn.) Band Camp for Adult Musicians (Michael Colburn, conductor) - 17 June 2016
• Louisville (Ky.) Concert Band (Frederick Speck, conductor) - 19 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
• Capital City Community Band (Lexington, Ky.) (Tom Brawner, conductor) - 10 November 2011
• Braddock Secondary School (Burke, Va.) Symphonic Band (June H. Holder, conductor) – 16 December 2004 (2004 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Amber Waves. See: American Ballads
• American Ballads (1976)
  • Star-Spangled Overture (tr. Ripley) (1976)
  • Amber Waves (tr. Ripley) (1976)
  • Jubilo (tr. Ripley) (1976)
  • Memorials — on “Taps”
  • Saratoga Quickstep — on “The Girl I Left Behind”
  • Hymnal — on “We Shall Overcome”
• American Patrol (Gould)
• American Salute (tr. Lang) (1943/1971)
• American Salute (arr. Wagner) (1943/2009)
• American Youth March
• Ballad for Band (1946)
• Café Rio (1957)
• Centennial Symphony, Gala for Band (1983)
• Cheers! — A Celebration March (1979)
• Cinerama Holiday (1955)
  • Cinerama March from “Cinerama Holiday” (concert band)
  • On the Boulevard from “Cinerama Holiday”
  • Skier’s Waltz (arr. Cacavas) (1955/1957)
  • Souvenirs of Paris from “Cinerama Holiday”
• Concertette for Viola and Band (1943)
• Cowboy Rhapsody (arr. Bennett)
• Derivations for Solo Clarinet and Band (1955)
• The Deserted Ballroom (tr. Bennett) (1938)
• Dramatic Fanfares (arr. Brunelli) (1964/1967)
• Family Album Suite
  • Outing in the Park
  • Porch Swing on a Summer Evening
  • Nickelodeon
  • Old Romance from “Family Album Suite”
  • Horseless Carriage Galop (trans. Gould) (1951)
• Fanfare for Freedom (1943)
• The First Noel (as arranger) (1949)
• Folk Suite (arr. Lang) (1959)
  • Overture from "Folk Suite" (arr. Lang.) (1955/1959)
• Four Latin American Symphonette (arr. Koekelkoren) (1942/1998)
• Fourth of July (1947)
• Global Greetings(1994)
• Holiday Music (1947)
  • First Thanksgiving from “Holiday Music”
  • Halloween from “Holiday Music”
  • Home for Christmas from “Holiday Music”
• Holocaust Suite (arr. Gould) (1978/1980)
  • Babi Yar, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Berta and Joseph, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Elegy (Epilogue), from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Kristallnacht - The Night of the Broken Glass, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Liberation, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Main Theme for Band, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
• Jericho Rhapsody (1941)
• Jingle Bells (as arranger) (1857/1952)
• Jubilo. See: America Ballads, Jubilo - on "Year of Jubilo"
• Latin American Symphonette (arr. Koekelkoren) (1942/1998)
• March of the Leathernecks (arr. Lang) (1943/1944)
• Memorials. See: American Ballads, Memorials — on “Taps”
• Mini-Suite for Band (1968)
• Old Romance
• Overture from “Folk Suite”
• Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (as arranger; trans. Patterson)
• Pavanne (1938)
• Prisms (1962)
• Prologue, from CBS-TV series “World War I”
• Red Cavalry March (tr. Lang) (1943)
• Remembrance Day (Soliloquy for a Passing Century) (1995)
• Revolutionary Prelude, from CBS-TV documentary “World War I”
• Saint Lawrence Suite (1958)
• Santa Fe Saga (1956)
• Saratoga Quickstep. See: American Ballads, Saratoga Quickstep — on “The Girl I Left Behind”
• Sarajevo Suite (1964)
  • Royal Hunt from “Sarajevo Suite”
  • Royal March from “Sarajevo Suite”
• Serenade of Carols (tr. Gould) (1949)
• Serenade of Carols (tr. Patterson) (1949/2009)
• Skier's Waltz. See: Cinerama Holiday Skier’s Waltz
• Soft Shoe Serenade from “Hoofer Suite” (1956)
• Star-Spangled Overture. See: American Ballads, Star-Spangled Overture - on "The Star-Spangled Banner"
• Symphonette No. 2 (1938)
  • Movement I from “Symphonette No. 2”
  • Pavanne from “Symphonette No. 2” (arr. Yoder) (1939)
• Symphony No. 4 (1952)
• Taps. See: American Ballads, Memorials — on “Taps”
• We Shall Overcome. See: American Ballads, Hymnal
• West Point Symphony. See: Symphony No. 4
• Windjammer (Highlights) (1958)
• Yankee Doodle (tr. Lang) (1945)

Resources

• Gould, M.; Lang, P. (1945). Yankee Doodle: Setting for Band [score]. Belwin Mills: Melville, N.Y.
• MOLA Errata List