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El Matador Overture
General Info
Year: 1954
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print
Instrumentation
Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet 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
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horns in E-flat I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Drums
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This overture was written to portray the events in the life of a matador. Elements envisioned are the brave matador, the romantic life of the matador, the grand entry into the arena, the beginning of the bullfight with the bull rumbling in the background, the bull's charge, the death of the bull, and the acclaim for the matador.
- Program Note from score
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Peninsula Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (Ted Henderson, conductor) - 20 May 2018
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Nathan Conrad, conductor) – 8 May 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bambuco (1958)
- Blue Fantasy (1954)
- Calypso Joint (1957)
- Chica Bum (1955)
- El Matador Overture (1954)
- Escapade (1967)
- Gusto March (1956)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Kenneth L. Farrell." Accessed 9 May 2016.