American Fanfare
General Info
Year: 1990
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: John Wasson
Cost: Score and Parts - $50.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Synthesizer (optional)
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Based upon the original Dallas Brass commission, this very popular concert band work is now back in print. Featuring flourishes for trumpets and a brief trumpet solo as well as showy parts for woodwinds and percussion, it will work well as opener, closer, or fanfare.
- Program note by composer
Originally composed for the Dallas Brass and later transcribed by the composer for full symphonic band, the American Fanfare is a wonderful example of colorful craftsmanship in modern wind ensemble writing. Designed as a short opening fanfare, the work begins with a seven-note theme in triple meter played by the trumpets alone. The main theme is stated a little later, again with trumpets, and, after a softer section in quadruple meter, the main theme returns for a dramatic conclusion.
-Program Note by William V. Johnson for the Cuesta Wind Ensemble concert program, 11 December 1993
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Gold Campus Band (Shaun Evans, conductor) – 24 June 2021
- Grace College (Winona Lake, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Eric Criss, conductor) - 16 April 2021
- Texas A&M University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Russell Tipton, conductor) – 1 March 2020
- Montgomery County Concert Band (Hatfield, Penn.) (Chuck Neidhardt, conductor) – 23 April 2019 (ACB 2019 Annual Convention (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.))
- Racine (Wisc.) Concert Band (Mark Eichner, conductor) - 1 July 2018
- Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City) Concert Band (John Campbell, conductor) - 19 December 2017
- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Symphonic Band (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) – 11 April 2017
- Keene (N.H.) State College Concert Band (James Chesebrough, conductor) - 9 March 2017
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Symphonic Band (Michelle Eboch, conductor) – 8 March 2017
- Texas Community College Band Directors Association All-State Symphonic Band (Bobby Francis, conductor) - 14 February 2015 (2015 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Orchestra (Christopher J. Woodruff, conductor) - 23 November 2014
- Florida Wind Band (John C. Carmichael, conductor) - 8 March 2013 (79th ABA Convention, Tampa)
- Loveland Concert Band Concert Band (Scott Schlup) - February 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- American Fanfare (1990)
- Big Band Tribute (2000)
- The Bluebonnet Revue
- Curtain Call (2013)
- Geometries
- Festival Fanfare for Christmas (2008)
- Hitsville, USA (as arranger) (1998)
- In the Christmas Mood
- Jingle Bells Fantasy (as arranger)
- Land of Liberty (2016)
- Music from "Gladiator" (as arranger) (2000/2002)
- Of Hopes and Dreams (2001)
- Pop and Rock Legends: Chicago (as arranger)
- Rock and Pop Legends: Stevie Wonder (as arranger) (1999)
- Potomac (Concert Overture)
- Pirates of the Caribbean Symphonic Suite (as arranger) (2003)
- The Relentless Warrior (2020)
- Sounds of Christmas (1998)
- Tangents (1989)
- That's a Plenty (as adapter) (1909/1997)
- Walk This Way (as arranger) (1975/2001)
- You Raise Me Up (as arranger) (2001/2005)
Resources
- John Wasson, personal correspondence, April 2021
- John Wasson website