From Tropic to Tropic March
Russell Alexander (arr. Glenn Bainum)
General Info
Year: 1898 / 1926
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts - $50.00
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Instrumentation
Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
E-flat Cornet
B-flat Cornet Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion (3 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
One of Alexander's most enduring marches, this was dedicated to Hale A. Vandercook (1864-1949), who was the bandmaster for LaPearl's shows from 1891-1897. Vandercook was a famous circus bandmaster and musician, as well as a prolific composer, and he founded the Vandercook College of Music on Chicago, which thrives to this day. Like the tropical reference in the title, the temperature rises when the march is played at a circus tempo.
- Program Note from Program Notes for band
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) Symphonic Winds (Colin MacKenzie, conductor) - 3 October 2021
- Windjammers Unlimited Russell Alexander Band (Liberty, N.Y.) (Andrew Glover, conductor) – 20 July 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Belford's Carnival (1897/1926)
- Burr's Triumphal March
- The Butterfly Dance
- Colossus of Columbia (arr. Glover) (1901/2022)
- Colossus of Columbia (1901/1926)
- Colossus of Columbia (arr. Bainum) (1901/1969)
- Crimson Flush March, The (1897/1926)
- From Tropic to Tropic March (arr. Bainum) (1898/1926)
- Exposition Four, The (1903)
- International Vaudeville (1897)
- Memphis the Majestic March
- Olympia Hippodrome March (1898)
- The Southerner (arr. Bainum) (1908/1968)
- Steeplechase, The (1900)
- Storming of El Caney March (arr. Glover) (1898/1903/2014)
Resources
- Alexander, R. (1926). From Tropic to Tropic: March [score]. C.L. Barnhouse: Oskaloosa, Iowa.
- Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: A-K. Meredith Music Publications, 2004, pp. 4.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 6.