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Air from County Derry
Traditional tune arranged by Joseph Kreines
General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 3:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $9.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bells
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This striking orchestration of the Northern Irish melody that underlies the song Danny Boy offers intermediate and advanced concert bands an opportunity to explore the tune's soaring beauty through broad and colourful phrasing, rich harmonic motion and subtly shaded counterlines. The exquisite melody is passed around to each section, creating a true ensemble work.
-Program Note from publisher
Dedicated to the students of Andrew Jackson Middle School Band, Titusville, Florida, James Matthews, director.
-Program Note form score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Dallas Wind Symphony (Howard Dunn, conductor)
State Ratings
- Florida: III
- Georgia: II
- Maryland: II
- Tennessee: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- State University of New York Buffalo Wind Ensemble (Cassidy Faddis, conductor) - 10 November 2021
- Golden Valley High School (Merced, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Michael A. Vasquez, conductor) - 20 March 2015 (2015 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Southwest Miami (Fla.) High School Symphonic Winds - December 2013
Resources
- Kreines, J.; Kirchoff, C. (2001). Air from County Derry [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: New York.