Cowboy Rhapsody (Gould)

Morton Gould

Morton Gould (arr. David Bennett)

General Info

Year: 1940
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00   |   Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon
E-flat Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-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
Bass Saxophone
Cornets Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
Fluegelhorn
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Drums, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Brushes
• Crash Cymbals
• Sandpaper Blocks
• Snare Drum
• Temple Block
• Vibraphone
• Woodblock

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This rhapsody features a number of songs that were sung around campfires and cattle drive of the Old West.

-Program Note by Golden Gate Band

A 1940 composition, Cowboy Rhapsody was first written for band and dedicated to William D. Revelli and the University of Michigan Band. Two years later, it was arranged for orchestra by the composer. It is based upon American cowboy songs: Trail to Mexico, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, Home on the Range, and Little Old Sod Shanty, among others.

- Program Notes from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

• Florida: V
• Louisiana: V
• Tennessee: V
• Virginia: VI

Performances

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• San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (David Rackley, conductor) – 3 June 2018
• University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) Summer Band (Kelly Cartwright, conductor) - 21 July 2016
• Golden Gate Park Band (Michael Wirgler, conductor) - 21 July 2013
• Orchestre d'harmonie La Renaissance Le Pradet (Gabriel Sauvaire, conductor) - 24 March 2012

Works for Winds by this Composer

• American Ballads, Settings of American Tunes (1976)
  • Star-Spangled Overture - on "The Star-Spangled Banner"
  • Amber Waves - "America the Beautiful"
  • Jubilo - on "Year of Jubilo"
  • Memorials — on “Taps”
  • Saratoga Quickstep — on “The Girl I Left Behind”
  • Hymnal — on “We Shall Overcome”
• American Patrol (Gould)
• American Salute (tr. Lang) (1943/1971)
• American Salute (arr. Wagner) (1943/2009)
• American Youth March
• Ballad for Band (1946)
• Café Rio (1957)
• Centennial Symphony, Gala for Band (1983)
• Cheers! — A Celebration March (1979)
• Cinerama Holiday (1955)
  • Cinerama March from “Cinerama Holiday” (concert band)
  • On the Boulevard from “Cinerama Holiday”
  • Skier’s Waltz (arr. Cacavas) (1955/1957)
  • Souvenirs of Paris from “Cinerama Holiday”
• Concertette for Viola and Band (1943)
• Cowboy Rhapsody (arr. Bennett)
• Derivations for Solo Clarinet and Band (1955)
• The Deserted Ballroom (tr. Bennett) (1938)
• Dramatic Fanfares (arr. Brunelli) (1964/1967)
• Family Album Suite
  • Horseless Carriage Galop (trans. Gould) (1951)
  • Old Romance from “Family Album Suite”
• Fanfare for Freedom (1943)
• The First Noel (as arranger) (1949)
• Folk Suite (arr. Lang) (1959)
• Four Latin American Symphonette (arr. Koekelkoren) (1942/1998)
• Fourth of July (1947)
• Global Greetings(1994)
• Holiday Music (1947)
  • First Thanksgiving from “Holiday Music”
  • Halloween from “Holiday Music”
  • Home for Christmas from “Holiday Music”
• Holocaust Suite (arr. Gould) (1978/1980)
  • Babi Yar, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Berta and Joseph, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Elegy (Epilogue), from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Kristallnacht - The Night of the Broken Glass, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Liberation, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
  • Main Theme for Band, from Suite from 'Holocaust'
• Jericho Rhapsody (1941)
• Jingle Bells (as arranger) (1857/1952)
• Jubilo. See: America Ballads, Jubilo - on "Year of Jubilo"
• Latin American Symphonette (arr. Koekelkoren) (1942/1998)
• March of the Leathernecks (arr. Lang) (1943/1944)
• Memorials. See: American Ballads, Memorials — on “Taps”
• Mini-Suite for Band (1968)
• Old Romance
• Overture from “Folk Suite”
• Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (as arranger; trans. Patterson)
• Pavanne (1938)
• Prisms (1962)
• Prologue, from CBS-TV series “World War I”
• Red Cavalry March (tr. Lang) (1943)
• Remembrance Day (Soliloquy for a Passing Century) (1995)
• Revolutionary Prelude, from CBS-TV documentary “World War I”
• Saint Lawrence Suite (1958)
• Santa Fe Saga (1956)
• Saratoga Quickstep. See: American Ballads, Saratoga Quickstep — on “The Girl I Left Behind”
• Sarajevo Suite (1964)
  • Royal Hunt from “Sarajevo Suite”
  • Royal March from “Sarajevo Suite”
  • Serenade of Carols (3rd movement) (1949)
• Skier's Waltz. See: Cinerama Holiday Skier’s Waltz
• Soft Shoe Serenade from “Hoofer Suite” (1956)
• Star-Spangled Overture. See: American Ballads, Star-Spangled Overture - on "The Star-Spangled Banner"
• Symphonette No. 2 (1938)
  • Movement I from “Symphonette No. 2”
  • Pavanne from “Symphonette No. 2” (arr. Yoder) (1939)
• Symphony No. 4 (1952)
• Taps. See: American Ballads, Memorials — on “Taps”
• We Shall Overcome. See: American Ballads, Hymnal
• West Point Symphony. See: Symphony No. 4
• Windjammer (Highlights) (1958)
• Yankee Doodle (tr. Lang) (1945)

References

• Gould, M.; Bennett, D. (1940). Cowboy Rhapsody: For Band [score]. Mills Music: New York.
• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Cowboy Rhapsody." Accessed 2 July 2015.