Gigantic (arr. Sip)

Julius Fučik

This work bears the designation Opus 311 (or 214; sources vary).

General Info

Year: 2002 / 2016
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Rundel Music Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €85.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet (or Flugelhorn) I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
B-flat Baritone (or Tenor Horn)
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
Harp (optional)
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Snare Drum
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Military band leaders at that time were writing for themselves and actually had drawers full of compositions because they had to be always ready to provide a composition fitting for a particular military occasion. Fučík was not different. When, after the start of the war, patriotic music with clattering titles became the fashion, he had enough in store. The march named Gigantic, op. 311 is yet another composition that Fučík had initially written “for the drawers”. Fučík used here the trio from the march Vpravo hled (Look Right).

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Czech Army Central Band
Audio CD: Czech Army Central Band - 1999

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Bullard (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Joseph Cargill, conductor) - 25 March 2023 (2023 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Central Band of the Czech Armed Forces (Jaroslav Šíp, conductor) – 19 July 2022 (WASBE Conference, Prague, Czech Republic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

Children of the Regiment (tr. Bourgeois) (ca. 1915/1996)
Concertino for Bassoon (arr. Belohoubek) (2015)
Der alto Brummbar. See: The Old Grumbly Bear and The Old Sore-Head
Entry of the Gladiators (arr. Balent) (1900/2004)
Entry of the Gladiators (arr. Holcombe Jr.) (1900)
Entry of the Gladiators (tr. Laurendeau; arr. Seredy) (1900/1936)
Entry of the Gladiators (tr. Laurendeau; arr. Seredy; ed. Ragsdale) (1900/1997)
Fanfare Sounds (arr. Bourgeois) (2017)
Florentiner (arr. Lake, ed. Fennell) (1907/1980)
Florentiner March (ed. Bourgeois) (1907/1999)
Florentiner March (arr. Rossi) (1907/2007)
Gigantic (arr. Sip) (2002/2016)
Kinizsi (ed. Ohnmeiss)
Kinizsi (arr. Borodach)
Marinarella (arr. Beek) (1907/2005)
Mississippi River (arr. Studnitzky) (1902/1995)
The Old Grumbly Bear (arr. Glover) (1910/2004)
The Old Sore-Head (arr. Rogers) (1910/2000)
Thunder and Blazes (arr. Foster Jr.) (1900/2011)
Unter Der Admirals Flagge (Singerling) (1983)
Victory Trophies (arr. Sip) (1915/2002/2016)

Resources

Fučík, J.; Šíp, J. (2002). Gigantic: March op. 311 [score]. Rundel: Rot an der Rot, Germany.
Perusal score