Excaliber
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 3:35
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 I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone/Bassoon
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Cabasa
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-Tom (2)
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
There are many different myths about how the sword Excalibur came into King Arthur’s possession, and all lead to him being recognized as the true ruler of England. In one myth, Arthur draws the sword from a mighty stone and anvil. In another, the king retrieves Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake. Regardless of which story is true, or which one believes is true, this piece reflects King Arthur’s quest to find Excalibur. Grand themes and driving rhythms make this fun to play and to listen to.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by the Holton District School Board for the Holton Band Extravaganza 2016.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- El Camino (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2014)
- Glen and Galley (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
- Jagged (Flex instrumentation) (2010/2020)
- Last Voyage of the Queen Anne's Revenge (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2014)
- Rise of the Ancients (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The Siege (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
- Sneaking on the Housetops (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Something Modal (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2014)
- Through the Eye of the Storm (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2014)
- The Tides of Fate (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
- Triumphant (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2014)
- Turmoil (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
- Western Fair (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
All Wind Works
- The Age of Chivalry (2012)
- The Centennial
- The Conquest (2018)
- El Camino (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2014)
- Excaliber (2016)
- For the Glory (2017)
- Fury of the Storm (2018)
- Glen and Galley (2017)
- Glen and Galley (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
- Jagged (Flex instrumentation) (2010/2020)
- Kaalin's Flight (2017)
- Last Voyage of the Queen Anne's Revenge (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2014)
- New Day, A (2015)
- Rise of the Ancients (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The Siege (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
- Sneaking on the Housetops (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Something Modal (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2014)
- Through the Eye of the Storm (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2014)
- The Tides of Fate (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
- Triumphant (2011)
- Triumphant (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2014)
- Turmoil (2014)
- Turmoil (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
- Utopia (2020)
- Western Fair (2019)
- Western Fair (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- The Wind Through the Heather (2016)
- A World Away (2014)
Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist. November 2016, 26.
- Perusal score