Burst of Flame

Richard W. Bowles

Richard W. Bowles

General Info

Year: 1955
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co.
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals
• Glockenspiel
• Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This march, written in 1955, has been listed in The Instrumentalist's "100 Most Popular Marches" and shows promise of continuing its popularity with new generations of band members and audiences. With its unique accents and surprise entrances, along with its display of brilliant brass and melodic woodwinds, Burst of Flame was considered by music professor-fisherman Bowles as one of his best marches.

-Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Media

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Flint (Mich.) Concert Band (Bruce Nieuwenhuis, conductor) - 1 May 2015
• Wolfgang Classical Wind Ensemble (Mt. Vernon, Ind.) (Dennis A. Noon) - 17 December 2010

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Back Talk March (1970)
• The Big Top Overture (1954)
• Blue Heights March (1960)
• Blues on Parade March (1959)
• The Brigadier Overture (1960)
• Burst of Flame (1955)
• Field of Color March (1957)
• Guest Artist (1958)
• Heat Lightning (1958)
• The Invincible Boundary March (1969)
• Marching the Blues (1957)
• Maxinkuchee Overture (1952)
• The Minstrel (1965)
• Pan American Heritage (1958)
• Parade Strut March (1960)
• The Peck-Horn’s Revenge (1952)
• Pride of the Purple (1958)
• Promenade Blues
• Rhumba Numbah ( 1964)
• Saints, The
• The Show Piece (1967)
• Sonare for Band (1977)
• Star-Spangled Banner, The (arr Bowles) (as arranger) (1974)
• Sugar Bowl
• Super Bowl March (1966)
• Sword and Shield (1971)
• Theme and Scherzo (1957)
• There’s Something About a Band (1958)
• A Touch of Jazz (1962)
• Tree City Fanfare
• Witch Doctor (1956)

Resources

• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Richard Bowles." Accessed 3 May 2015.
• Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 80
• Bowles, R. (1955). Burst of Flame [score]. H.T.FitzSimons: [s.l.]