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Chariots of Fire Suite
Vangelis (arr. Robert Lowden)
General Info
Year: 1983
Duration: c.
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II (I doubles Piccolo)
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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Guitar (optional)
Synthesizer (Electric Piano) (optional)
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bells
- Chimes
- Drum Set
- Marimba
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical drama film. It tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.
Although the film is a period piece, set in the 1920s, the Academy Award-winning original soundtrack composed by Vangelis uses a modern 1980s electronic sound, with a strong use of synthesizer and piano among other instruments. This was a bold and significant departure from earlier period films, which employed sweeping orchestral instrumentals. The title theme of the film has become iconic, and has been used in subsequent films and television shows during slow-motion segments.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco) (Robert Calonico, conductor) - 2 September 2018
- Banda Joven SM "La Esperanza" de San Vicente (Alicante, Spain) (Pablo Gutierrez Pastor, conductor) - 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Chariots of Fire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1981/2016)
All Wind Works
- 1492, Conquest of Paradise
- Alexander
- Chariots of Fire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1981/2016)
- Chariots of Fire (arr. Bocook) (1981/1983)
- Chariots of Fire Suite (arr. Lowden) (1981/1983)
- Hymne (arr. Curnow)
Resources
- Chariots of Fire, Wikipedia Accessed 29 August 2018
- Vangelis; Lowden, R. (1982). Chariots of Fire [score]. Warner Bros.: New York, N.Y.