Best of the West!

Michael Story

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 4:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $72.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Slapstick
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A rollicking medley of four popular, contrasting western movie themes including: I'm On My Way from "Paint Your Wagon", The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Blazing Saddles and The Magnificent Seven. It just can't get any better. So grab your popcorn... Giddy up! Ride 'em cowboy!

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Band (Leonard Lutz, conductor) – 18 November 2018
Waterford-Halfmoon High School (Waterford, N.Y.) Band – 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

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All Wind Works

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Barnburner (2017)
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The Batman Theme (as arranger) (1989/1997)
Best of the West! (as arranger) (2018)
Bruno Mars Four-Pack (as arranger) (2016/2019)
Carnaval de Brasil (2000)
A Cartoon Christmas (as arranger) (2001)
Chant de Noël (as arranger) (2016)
The Chase (2013)
A Christmas Celebration (1985)
Christmas Holiday March (2020)
Contempo (2004)
Creepy Crawlies (1999)
The Curse of Tutankhamun (2001)
Danger Zone (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1986/2020)
Dragon Dance (2010)
Duel of the Fates (as arranger) (1999)
Encore! (2013)
España Cañi (as arranger) (1921/2008)
Finale from "The Firebird" (as arranger) (1918/2014)
Fum, Fum, Fum (2010)
Ghost Ship (2012)
Ghostbusters (as arranger) (1984/2016)
The Gladiator (as arranger) (1886/2015)
Good King Nutcracker (as arranger) (2012)
Graduation Suite (as arranger) (2002)
Holiday Short Cuts for Beginning Band – Vol. 1 (as arranger) (1948/2015)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (as arranger) (1966/1994/2000)
Highlights from "The Wizard of Oz" (as arranger) (1939/1999)
I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1930/2020)
Irish Air and Dance (2008)
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (as arranger) (1963/2001)
Jingle Bell Rock (as arranger) (1957/2001)
Land of the Thunder Dragon (as arranger) (2019)
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Livin' la Vida Loca (as arranger)
Macarena (as arranger) (2014)
The Magic of Harry Potter (as arranger) (2013)
Mama Paquita (as arranger) (2016)
March from "First Suite for Military Band" (as arranger) (1909/2011)
March of the Dwarfs (as arranger) (1891/2014)
Medieval Dance (as arranger) (2015)
Medieval Legend (2001/2012)
Nautical Bits and Pieces (as arranger) (2014)
Once Upon a December (as arranger) (1997)
The Oregon Trail (1999)
Overture 1812 (as arranger, with Smith) (1882/2012)
Pavane (as arranger) (1899/2015)
Pax Americana (2019)
Pentagram (2016)
The Pioneer Spirit (2010)
Plaza de Toros (2011)
Pyramid of the Sun (2013)
Rockin' on Top of the World (as arranger) (2004/2005)
A Saint-sational Trio! (as arranger) (2013)
Sakura (1995)
Salute to Glenn Miller (as arranger) (1940/1968)
Scenes from "The Nutcracker" (as arranger) (1884/2010)
Selections from the "Star Wars" Saga (as arranger) (1977/2006)
Shenandoah (as arranger with Smith) (2003)
Shut Up and Dance (as arranger) (2014/2015)
Sketches of Canada (as arranger) (2015)
Sleigh Ride (as arranger)
Spitfire (2007)
Spoon River (as arranger) (1922/2014)
Suite from "Symphonie Fantastique" (as arranger) (1830/2016)
The Tell-Tale Heart (2011)
Time Warp (as arranger) (1975/2011)
To Honor, Thank and Remember (2002)
Trittico: Movement I (as arranger) (1963/2011)
Üsküdar (as arranger, with Robert W. Smith) (2005)
Variations on a Civil War Tune (2016)
The Wabash Cannonball (as arranger) (1904/1987)
Wade in the Water (as arranger) (2013)
The Washington Post (as arranger) (1889/1998)
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch (as arranger) (1966/1994)
Zombie Dance (2017)

Resources

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