Banks of Newfoundland, The

Howard Cable

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Eighth Note Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $125.00 | Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto 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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Howard Cable, still active at age 95, is a Canadian icon revered by all in the Canadian band world. The Banks of Newfoundland is a revision of his Newfoundland Rhapsody of the 1950s. It contains eight great tunes in a colourful and wildly modulatory setting.

- Program Note by David Branter for the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert program, 16 July 2015

Awards

The Banks of Newfoundland has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

MusicFest Canada: B600

Performances

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Seacoast Wind Ensemble (Kittery, Me.) (Mark Stickney, conductor) - 12 March 2022
Foothill Symphonic Winds (Palo Alto, Calif.) (David Bruce Adams, conductor) – 5 June 2016
Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) (David Branter, conductor) – 16 July 2015 - WASBE Conference, San Jose, Calif.
Toronto (Ont., Can.) Youth Wind Orchestra (Colin Clarke, conductor) - April 2014 (Shanghai Spring International Music Festival, Shanghai, China)
Wellington Winds (Elmira, Ont., Canada) (Daniel Warren, conductor) – 13 November 2011
University of Alberta (Edmonton) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Angela Schroeder, conductor) – 11 March 2010 (CBDNA 2010 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

The Banks of Newfoundland (2009)
Canadian Brass Christmas, A (as arranger) (1990)
Cortege (1959)
Good Medicine (2005)
Highlights from "The Sound of Music" (as arranger)
Marchmanship (1959)
McIntyre Ranch Country (2002)
Newfoundland Rhapsody (1956)
O Canada (as arranger) (1967)
Old Fort Henry
Ontario Pictures (1993)
Quebec Folk Fantasy (arr. Dutoit) (1953)
Scottish Rhapsody (1966)
Showboat Highlights (as arranger)
Snake Fence Country (1954)
Stratford Suite (1964)
Triphonic Fanfare (1979)

Resources

Cable, H. (2009). The Banks of Newfoundand [score]. Eighth Note Publications: [Markham, Ont.].
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