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American Folk Suite
General Info
Year: 1955
Duration: c. 7:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Rubank, through Molenaar
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €166.80 | Score Only (print) - €27.35
For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Movements
1. Across the Wide Missouri : Shenandoah – 2:00
2. The Erie Canal – 1:50
3. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair – 1:40
4. Whoopee Ti-yi-yo : Git Along, Lttle Dogies – 4:40
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
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 Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Harold Walters' American Folk Suite was conceived as a work representative of diverse folk sources. It skillfully weaves folk themes from the East, South and West into a picturesque musical tapestry.
The first movement introduces a traditional capstan chanty, Across the Wide Missouri (Shenandoah), in an attractive symphonic setting. Then follows a modern rhythmic interpretation of the familiar work song The Erie Canal. Many of our more recent rhythmic forms (jazz, ragtime, blues, Dixieland and swing) have similarly evolved from older folk idioms. The third movement is a concertized version of the dulcet song from the Southern Appalachian mountains, Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair. Finally, the cowboy favorite Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo (Git Along Little Dogies) is heard in a driving, energetic paraphrase that brings the suite to a close.
- Program Note from score
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- West Virginia: III
Performances
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- Bluewater Wind Ensemble (Sarnia, Ont., Can.) (Charles Dalmas, conductor) 20 October 2022
- Banda Municipal de Música de Palencia (Spain) – 15 March 2019
Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Folk Suite (1955)
- American West Folk Suite
- Americana Suite (1980)
- Badinage for Brasses
- Bands around the World (1972)
- Bossa Nova (1962)
- Bossa Nova (arr. Molenaar) (1962/?)
- Brasses to the Fore
- Christmas Suite, The (1953)
- Circus Extravaganza (as arranger) (1964)
- Circus Spectacular (as arranger) (1964)
- Come Back to Sorrento (as arranger) (1902/1953)
- Copa Cabana
- Country and Western (1975)
- Deep River Rhapsody (1950)
- Dixieland Revel
- Duty Honor Country (1967)
- El Choclo (as arranger) (1903/1953)
- Estrellita (as arranger) (1912/1953)
- He's got the Whole World
- Hootenanny (1963)
- The Hot Canary (as arranger) (1948)
- Hot Time in the Brasses Tonight, A (1952)
- I'm on my Way
- Instant Concert (1970)
- Jamaican Folk Suite (1966)
- Japanese Folk Suite (1971)
- Jingle Bells Rhapsody (as arranger) (1857/1957)
- King Size
- Kneller Hal March (1971)
- La Mascarade
- Latin Americana
- Leetonia Overture for Band
- Mariachi (1966)
- Men from Mars (1950)
- Mr. U.S.A.
- Night in Venice, A (as arranger)
- One Finger Polka (1956)
- Spirit of Christmas (1961)
- Spiritual Contrasts (1962)
- Three Scenes
- Trumpet Filigree
- Trumpets Wild (1957)
- TV Suite (1952)
- Viva Paulo
- The Westerners Overture
- You're a Grand Old Flag (as arranger) (1906/1962)
Resources
- Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: L-Z. Galesburg, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2004, 327.
- Peusal score (condensed)
- Walters, H. (1955). American Folk Suite [score]. Rubank: Chicago, Ill.