Good Old USA, The

James Christensen

General Info

Year: 1997
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Here are some of the best Sunday in the park songs, combined into a musical salute to American popular music and traditional outdoor concerts. Included are: Bicycle Built for Two, The Surrey with the Fringe on Top, In My Merry Oldsmobile, Seventy-Six Trombones, This Land Is Your Land, You're a Grand Old Flag, When the Saints Go Marching In, and more.

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by the Arizona Symphonic Winds by Laszlo Verea, conductor.

- Program Note from score

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Marshall (Mo.) Municipal Band (Kevin Lines, conductor) - 10 June 2021
Fox Valley (St. Charles, Ill.) Concert Band (Colin Holman, conductor) - 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Best Broadway Marches (as arranger) (1997)
Broadway Journey (as arranger)
Christmas Shopping (1980)
Clarinet Party
Disney Razzamatazz (as arranger) (1998)
Dreaming Winds (1961)
Drums a Plenty
German Carol Festival (as arranger) (1994)
The Good Old USA (as arranger) (1998)
Good Old West
Harmony and Horns (1998)
The Homefront (as arranger) (1995)
Jalisco Ole (1988)
Let's Ring the Holiday In
Selections from "The Sound of Music" (as arranger) (1959/1989)
Snow Chase (1975)
The Three Tenors
Tribute to Elvis
Wonderful World of Christmas, The (1970)
Walt Disney Overture (as arranger) (1974)

Resources

Christensen, J. (1997). The Good Old USA [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.