Ceremony of Allegiance

Don Gillis

Don Gillis

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General Info

Year: 1965
Duration:
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $15.00   |   Score Only (print) - $5.00

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

For band and narrator, this stirring tribute features portions of the Preamble to the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pledge of Allegiance. For full band or band with strings, this selection makes a patriotic contribution to any ceremony or concert.

- Program Note from publisher

This work is most often performed by marching bands.

Media

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Nebraska Wind Symphony (Omaha) (Josh Kearney, conductor; James Reed, narrator) - 3 July 2022

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger; adapt. Brown) (1990/)

All Wind Works

• Bach Chorales for Brass Choir (as arranger)
• Ballet for Band (1965)
• Ceremony of Allegiance (1965)
• The Coming of the Kings
• Hymn Song for Sunday (1963)
• The January February March (1950)
• Just a Closer Walk (as arranger; adapt. Barnes) (1988)
• Just a Closer Walk with Thee (as arranger)
• Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger; adapt. Brown) (1990/)
• The Man Who Invented Music
• Rompin' Stomp, The
• Saga of a Pioneer (1966)
  • The Land Beyond
  • The Pioneers
  • Song of Memory
  • Centennial Celebration
• Short Overture to an Unwritten Opera (1944)
• Spiritual?. See: Spiritual?
• Symphony No 5 1-2 (1947)
  • Spiritual? (arr. Bainum) (1947/1954)
• Tulsa (1957)
• Variations on a Kitchen Sink (1958/1970/2017)

Resources

• Gillis, D. (1965). Ceremony of Allegiance [score]. Neil Kjos: Park Ridge, Ill.