Cockleshell Heroes
Vivian Dunn (arr. William James Duthoit)
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General Info
Year: 1956
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Chappell
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
Vivian Dunn wrote this march in 1956 for the film of the same name. The motif of the introduction and the notes of the first subject are based on the rhythm of the words to the song Cockleshell Heroes.
- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Virginia Grand Military Band (Alexandria) (Loras John Schissel, conductor) – 5 March 2022
- Virginia Grand Military Band (Alexandria) (Loras John Schissel, conductor) – 25 May 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Captain General (1949/1998)
- Cockleshell Heroes (arr. Duthoit) (1956)
- Globe and Laurel, The (1935/1945)
- Life on the Ocean Wave, A (as arranger)
- Man of Action
- Mountbatten March (1972)
- Preobrajensky March, The (as arranger)
- Supreme Command
Resources
- Chappell's Army Journal, no. 795.
- Dunn, V.; Duthoit, W. [1956]. Cockleshell Heroes. Concert march [score]. Chappell and Co.: London.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "F. Vivian Dunn." Accessed 25 May 2019