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Bombasto (ed. Smith)
Orion R Farrar (ed. Claude T. Smith)
General Info
Year: 1895 / 1985 / 1996
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Claude T. Smith Publications, Inc., through C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00 | Score Only - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I (and Piccolo)
Flute II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In addition to its suitability for passes-in-review and street parades, Bombasto proved to be extremely popular as entry and exit music during the vaudeville and silent-film era. Like many of Farrar’s other marches, it was dedicated to a military unit, in this instance the Seventh Ward Military Band of Omaha, Nebraska. His Fort Omaha March constituted another salute to that important military and farming center in eastern Nebraska. Although acquaintances remember seeing the composer-conductor in a “military” uniform in Lima, Ohio, the late William Baker learned that Farrar never served in the U.S. armed forces, including the National Guard.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
O.R. Farrar’s vintage march has been skillfully re-scored by Claude T. Smith, making this classic attainable for contemporary bands without losing its original zest. Sensational!
- Program Note from publisher
Dedicated to the 7th Ward Military Band, Omaha, Nebraska.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Althotas (1895)
- Americus March
- Banner of Freedom (1901)
- Bombasto (1895)
- Bombasto (ed. Smith) (1895/1985/1998)
- Col. Roosevelt's March (1898)
- General Miles March
- Hi Henry's Triumphal
- Indiana State Band March (ed. Smith) (1896/1986)
Resources
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 201.