Chinese Folk Song Medley

Robert Garofalo

General Info

Year: 1999
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Folk songs
Publisher: Grand Mesa
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle
Wood Block
Xylophone

Players singing (optional)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Chinese Folk Song Medley uses two pentatonic melodies separated by a short four-measure transition. The first, The Purple Bamboo, is a love song about the gift of a flute and is performed in canon during its second repetition. The second, Yangtze Boatmen's Song, is a river work song. This arrangement includes optional singing parts for each folk song.

- Program Note from McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band concert program, 22 December 2006

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band (Donald DeRoche, conductor) - 2006

State Ratings

Virginia: III

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

McCracken Middle School (Skokie, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Donald DeRoche, conductor) – 22 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Ahrirang
Chinese Folk Song Medley (1999)
Music for Queen Mary (as arranger) (1695/1999)

Resources

Garofalo, R. (1999). Chinese Folk Song Medley: For Band [score]. Grand Mesa Music: Grand Junction, Colo.
Perusal score