Court Jester Overture, The

Kevin Kaisershot

General Info

Year: 2015
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: I 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Eighth Note Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The history of the court jester is quite diverse depending on the country. They were either employed to entertain nobility or as an itinerant performer they would entertain common folk at such venues as fairs or markets. Their skills would include such things as songs, music, storytelling, acrobatics, juggling and/or magic.

- Program Note from publisher

In the words of the composer, this new selection “hopes to portray this whimsical entertainer by way of a light and buoyant set of melodic lines and rhythms.” Beginning marked ‘Andante,” a short introduction prepares a vibrant “Allegro spirito." A slower middle section leads to a complete recapitulation of the opening “Allegro” plus coda.

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Simmons Eighth Grade Band (Aurora, Ill.) (Kevin Kaisershot, conductor) – March 2014 – *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Honor and Tribute (2020)
Warlock (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

Anubis – Egyptian God the Dead (2011)
Constable March (2012)
Court Jester Overture, The (2015)
Danza Cortesa (2016)
Danzas Tribales (2010)
Emissary March, The (2014)
Honor and Tribute (2020)
The Lincoln Journal Star March (2020)
Loki - The Evil Trickster of Asgard (2013)
Gullywump Dances (2016)
Warlock (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Kevin Kaisershot." Accessed 9 January 2016
Kevin Kaisershot website Accessed 19 October 2020
"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 70.1 (2015): 56. Print