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Code of Hammurabi
Subtitle: King of Babylon
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 1:35
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $46.00; (digital) - $46.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal (optional)
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Historic! Inspired by the King Hammurabi of Babylon, this work uses only the first six or seven notes of most beginning band methods. With no key signature and very few accidentals, you can break the code with your students and discover the basic elements that will make your band sound amazing.
- Program Note from publisher
The inspiration for this composition comes from reading historical facts about Hammurabi, a former king of Babylon (modern day Iraq), who ruled Babylonia for more than 42 years and wrote a set of Babylonian laws called the Code of Hammurabi; thus, the title. The codes of law are known to be one of the first ever written in recorded history.
There are 282 laws and they are inscribed on stone tablets (stele) standing over eight feet tall, of unknown provenance, found in Persia in 1901. The structure of the law is very specific, with each offense receiving a specified punishment. The punishments tended to be very harsh by modern standards, with many offenses resulting on death, disfigurement, or the use of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth." Owing to his reputation in modern times as an ancient lawgiver, Hammurabi's portrait is in many government buildings throughout the world.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- North Concert Band (State College, Penn.) (Brad Scherden, conductor) – 14 November 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
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- Residence of the Lords (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
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- Andalucia (2011)
- Arikara
- Armada
- Bruno Mars Greatest Hits (as arranger) (2010)
- Caribbean Delight (2001)
- Cirque du Soleil (as arranger) (1994/2007)
- A Classic Touch
- Code of Hammurabi (2014)
- Danza Africana
- The Dark Knight (arr arranger) (2008)
- Española (2015)
- Fandango Festival (2017)
- Fiesta Time (2014)
- Hack Attack
- Invasion of the Christmas Crabs
- Love, Hope, Peace and Happiness
- Mask of Ravana
- Maya Kingdom, The
- Overture from "Egyptian Nights" (as arranger) (1900/2014)
- Residence of the Lords (2020)
- Residence of the Lords (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Return of the Monarchs
- Ride of the Knights (2015)
- River of Dreams (2002)
- Sahara Adventure (2018)
- Sambeando (2017)
- Selections from "Corpse Bride" (as arranger) (2006)
- Selections from "Superman Returns" (as arranger) (2006)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (as arranger) (2015/2016)
- Spirit of the Age (2014)
- Symphonic Suite from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (as arranger) (2001/2002)
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor (as arranger) (1704/2010)
- Tower of Power Greatest Hits (as arranger) (2014)
- The Wizard of Oz Meets The Wiz (as arranger) (2010)
- Yorkton (2009)