From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific
Subtitle: Rondo Caprice
General Info
Year: 1912
Duration: c.
Difficulty: V (solo) / IV (ensemble) (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Cornet and Piano
Publisher: Witmark & Sons
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo B-flat Cornet
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Tenor Horn in F
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Small Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific, described as a "Rondo Caprice," was written by the American cornet virtuoso Herbert Lincoln Clarke. He recorded it with the Sousa Band. The piece has remained an important part of the standard solo literature with band.
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Bruce R. Pulver, conductor; Zach Bridges, tuba) - 16 June 2023
- University of Florida (Gainesville) Wind Symphony (David A. Waybright, conductor; Danielle VanTuinen euphonium) - 11 April 2021
- Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) Concert Band (Thomas Duffy, conductor) – 14 February 2020
- North Dakota State University (Fargo) Wind Symphony (Warren Olfert, conductor; Connor Challey, tuba) – 14 October 2018
- Northport High School Symphonic Winds (Matt Allen, trumpet) – 2011
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bride of the Waves (arr. Appler) (1915/2013)
- Carnival of Venice (as arranger) (1950)
- Carnival of Venice (as arranger; adapt. Kellner) (1950)
- Colonel Gross March (1903)
- Cousins (arr. Cramer) (1912)
- The Debutante (1912/1917)
- Fraternity Overture (1935)
- From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific (1912)
- Il Guarany Overture (as arranger) (1870/1904)
- Nearer My God to Thee (as arranger) (1856)
- New England's Finest March (1902)
- Pacific Southwest Exhibition (1929)
- Side Partners (arr. Marlatt) (1912/2010)
- The Southern Cross (1911)
- Stars in a Velvety Sky (1919)
- The Three Aces (1919/1936)
- Twilight Dreams (1915)
Resources
- Clarke, H. (1912). From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific: Rondo Caprice [score]. Witmark & Sons: [s.l.].