Carpathian Sketches
General Info
Year: 1978
Duration: c. 3:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: E.B. Marks
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C 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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbal
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
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Media
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State Ratings
- Alabama: Class B
- Arkansas: II
- Georgia: III
- Michigan: Junior High B
- North Carolina: III
- Ohio: OMEA High School Band C
- Oklahoma: II-A
- Tennessee: II
- Virginia: III
- Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band. Class M
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Tar River Community Band (Greenville, N.C.) (James E. Mauser, Jr., conductor) - 25 March 2023
- Florence Chapel Middle School (Duncan, S.C.) Symphonic Band (Alicia Crutchlow, conductor) – 24 February 2022 (CBDNA 2022 Southern Conference, Columbia, S.C.)
- Ohio University (Rebecca Wagner, conductor) - 7 April 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Apocalypse (1972)
- Appalachian Carol Festival (1983)
- Blithe Bells (as arranger) (1989)
- Bold Venture (1990)
- Carpathian Sketches (1978)
- Cliff Island Suite (1990)
- Chorale and Toccata (1967/1971)
- Colonial Airs and Dances (1987)
- A Commemorative Suite (1987)
- Concert in the Park (2004)
- Concerto for Band (1981)
- Concerto for Bass Tuba and Concert Band (1981)
- Concerto for Euphonium and Band (1985)
- Concerto for Percussion and Band (1984)
- Concerto No. 2 for Alto Saxophone (1977)
- Courage to Serve March (1971)
- Diamond Variations (1968)
- Eagle Rock Overture (1986)
- Epilogue: "Lest We Forget" (1992)
- Esprit de Corps (1984)
- Eternal Vigilance (2008)
- First Suite for Band (1995)
- Hebraic Rhapsody (2000)
- Heroic Saga (1986)
- Highland Fling (2005)
- In Sunshine and Shadows (2004)
- Japanese Prints (1976)
- Joan of Arc (2008)
- Jubilate (1978)
- The Last Full Measure of Devotion (1995)
- Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire (1997/2013)
- Litany (1981)
- Lord, Guard and Guide (1993)
- March Dramatic (1967/1996)
- March of the Dragonmasters (1984)
- Meditations on an Old Scottish Hymn Tune (1993)
- Mystic Chords of Memory (1999/2001)
- Old Time Spirit (1986/1997)
- Pastorale and Country Dance (1979)
- Potomac Festival Overture (1990)
- Preamble (1975)
- Prelude: Concert Liberte (1976)
- Prelude on an Old Southern Hymn (1983)
- A Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire. See: Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire
- Second Suite (1965)
- Shivaree (1976)
- Sinfonia Hungarica (1998)
- Sinfonia Noblissima (1965)
- Sinfonietta (1973)
- Stars and Bars (1965)
- Suite from "Edvard Munch" (1967/1996)
- Symphony for Band (1965)
- Symphony No. 2 (1976)
- Symphony No. 3 (2003/2018)
- Tableau (1982)
- The Tennessean March (1968)
- Testament (1988)
- Third Suite (1966)
- Three Chinese Miniatures (1993)
- To Music (2003)
- The Tour de Force March (1970)
- Triumph and Tradition (1985)
- Uncommon Valor March (1991)
- Under the Big Top (1987)
- Variants on the Air Force Hymn (2000)
- Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (1968)
- The Wall (1993)
- The World Turned Upside Down (1983)
Resources
- Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 121-127.
- Jager, R. (1978). Carpathian Sketches: For Band [score]. Edward B. Marks: New York.