Foiled Again!

Jack Wilds

Subtitle: The Villian's Galop

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $8.00

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
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Triangle
Vibra-slap
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Foiled Again is a tribute to the dastardly deeds of the sepia-toned, mustachioed villains of the silent movie era. With billowing capes and menacing cackles, these caricatures of evil-doers were typically found tying maidens to railroad tracks or dynamite sticks. When their plots were inevitably foiled by the dashing hero, the villain would cry “Curses! Foiled again!” The piece concludes with accelerando and crescendo as the villain’s plot comes to a head. However, if the audience listens closely, they will hear the hero giving a knowing wink to the camera as the pictures fades out.

- Program Note by the Indian Springs Middle School Wind Ensemble concert program, 18 December 2014

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Mukwonago (Wisc.) High School Symphonic Band (Emma Angoli, conductor) – 21 May 2019
California All-State Junior High School Concert Band (Jonathan Grantham, conductor) - 19 February 2017 (2017 CASMEC Conference, San Jose)
New Deal (Tx.) High School Lion Pride Band (James Nance, conductor) - 9 February 2017 (2017 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
Indian Springs Middle School (Keller, Tx.) Band (David Puckett, conductor) – 18 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Across the Serengeti (2016)
And Sail Away (2017)
Bold
Bravado Tango (2015)
Cassini's Dive (2021)
Christus Factus Est (as transcriber) (1884/2018)
Circle of Wagons (2013)
Come Down Rain (2018)
Crowns of Glory (2020)
Dance Slav (2018)
Everybody Sang (2019)
Foiled Again! (2014)
Laniakea (2016)
Leading Light (2022)
Legacy Fanfare (2016)
Monumental Triumph
Moon Over Half Dome (2019/2021)
On the Kerry Shore (2017)
On the Wing (2014)
Palo Duro Sunrise (2015)
Passage of Arms (2013)
Queen Anne’s Revenge (2013)
Ruins of Tulum (2013)
Scenes from the American West (2018)
Solstice Dance (2015)
The Spirit of Cashel (2019)
Spellbound (2016)
A Swashbuckling Christmas (2017)
Symphony No.1 (2022)
¡Viva! (2017)
Wellspring (2020)
Whirling Novas (2015)

Resources

Jack Wilds Music Accessed 2 August 2021