Danzas Cubanas

From Wind Repertory Project
Robert Sheldon

Robert Sheldon


General Info

Year: 2010
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: IV 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $78.00; (digital) - $75.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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 I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Agogo Bells
  • Bass Drum
  • Bongos
  • Claves
  • Conga
  • Cowbell
  • Guiro
  • Hi-Hat
  • Maracas
  • Ride Cymbal
  • Samba Whistle
  • Timbales


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Commissioned by the Florida Bandmasters Association District 14 High School Honor Band, Palm Beach County, Florida, Tammy Roggen, Chair. Dedicated to the memory of Ubaldo Montesino.

- Program Note from score


Danzas Cubanas is a set of three original and connected dance-like movements celebrating the joy and energy of Afro-Cuban music and people of this island nation. The opening conga sets the mood, followed by a gentle and alluring son-salsa. The closing dance is a fast-paced mambo.

- Program Note from Iowa State University Symphonic Band concert program, 20 April 2018


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Metropolitan Winds (Plano, Tx.) (Frank Felice, conductor) - 4 March 2023
  • Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro) Symphonic Band (Craig Cornish, conductor) - 25 October 2022
  • Whitehouse Wind Symphony (Somerville, N.J.) (Jim Sheeley, conductor) - 30 April 2022
  • University of North Georgia (Gainesville) Wind Ensemble (J. Ashley Jarrell, conductor) – 21 February 2019
  • Brookwood High School (Snellville, Ga.) Symphonic Winds (Laura Stanley, conductor) - 25 January 2019 (GMEA In-Service Conference)
  • Strongsville (Ohio) Community Band (Ed Lichtenberg, conductor) – 9 November 2018
  • Youngstown (Ohio) State University Wind Ensemble (Stephen L. Gage, conductor) - 5 September 2018
  • Westerville (Ohio) Community Band (Larry Klabunde, conductor) – 5 May 2018 (ACB 2018 Annual Convention (Buffalo, N.Y.))
  • Iowa State University (Ames) Symphonic Band (Christian Carichner, conductor) – 20 April 2018
  • Skidmore Community Concert Band (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) (Milton Lee, conductor) – 15 April 2018
  • Oakhurst (Calif.) Community Concert Band (Mike Corrigan, conductor) – 13 April 2018
  • George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) Wind Ensemble (Robert Birch, conductor) – 21 October 2017
  • Austin (Tx.) Civic Wind Ensemble (Robert Laguna, conductor) - 20 October 2017
  • Grand Street (New York) Community Band (Brian Worsdale, conductor) – 3 June 2017
  • Association of Community Bands Convention Band (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) (Larry Lang, conductor) – 6 May 2017 (ACB 2017 Annual Convention (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.))
  • Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (New York City) (Henco Espag, conductor) – 8 December 2016
  • University of Illinois, Springfield, Band – 18 November 2016
  • Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band (Fayetteville) (Mike Ferguson, conductor) – 11 July 2016
  • First Coast Wind Ensemble (Jacksonville, Fla.) (Robert Sheldon, conductor) – 13 March 2016


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


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Resources

  • Robert Sheldon website Accessed 3 September 2021
  • Sheldon, R. (2010). Danzas Cubanas [score]. Alfred Music Pub.: Van Nuys, Calif.