Gaelforce
General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Gramercy Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - £59.95 | Score Only (print) - £24.95
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bodhran (or Tom-tom, 2)
- Drum Kit
- Suspended Cymbal
- Rainstick
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Gaelforce follows in Cry of the Celts style, and using three traditional folk tunes exploits the colour and variety of the modern wind band. Firstly, the slip jig The Rocky Road to Dublin features the woodwind section. The Minstrel Boy, and the final reel, Tossing the Feathers, have both recently enjoyed renewed popularity courtesy of The Corrs. The Minstrel Boy here features the solo flugel horn in contrast with woodwind choir and mellow voices, while Tossing the Feathers is something of a tour de force for drums, woodwind, and eventually the whole band.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Medalist Concert Band (Peter Graham, conductor) – 2002
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Montana (Missoula) Concert Band (Kevin Griggs, conductor) - 5 March 2019
- Irish Youth Wind Ensemble (Thomas Kelly, conductor) - 2018
- West Virginia State University (Institute) Wind Ensemble (Joshua D. Cole, conductor) – 15 April 2010
- Medalist Concert Band (Cannon Falls, Minn.) (Peter Graham, conductor) – 19 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Academic Festival Fanfare (2005)
- Alloway Tales
- Brillante (1987)
- Cartoon Music
- Cats Tales (2008)
- Cossack Fire Dance
- Cry of the Celts (as arranger) (1996/)
- Day of the Dragon
- Elegy (from Harrison's Dream) (2000/2004)
- Force of Nature
- Gaelforce (2001)
- Harrison's Dream (2000/2003)
- Harrison's Dream (arr. Lindsey) (2003/2021)
- Hine e Hine (as arranger) (1907/2004)
- In League with Extraordinary Gentlemen (2009)
- Intrada (On a Theme by Thomas Tallis)
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2006)
- Metropolis 1927 (2014/2015)
- Northern Landscapes
- On the Shoulders of Giants (2009/2011)
- Pentium (2002)
- The Red Machine (2004)
- Seize the Day (2010/2012)
- Sirocco
- Shine as the Light (2002)
- Suite from Call of the Cossacks (2007)
- Summon the Dragon (1999)
- Swedish Folksong
- Symphony for Wind Orchestra 'Montage' (1994/1999/2004)
- Three Jazz Pieces
- Windows of the World (2001/2002)
Resources
- Graham. P. (2001). Gaelforce [score]. Gramercy Music: Cheshire, England.
- Perusal score