I Am a Fine Musician
General Info
Year: 2000
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alliance Publications
Cost: Score & Parts - $25.00 | Score Only - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute/Piccolo
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II, including:
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
I Am a Fine Musician is an adaptation of an old Czech song which serves as an effective tool for introducing each instrument individually and then in combination, providing a perfect tool for instrumental recruiting programs, as well as for the sheer delight of combo music making. Students sing together a little ditty accompanied by an ensemble of clarinets and bassoon (bass clarinet, bari saxophone) which introduces one instrument at a time. The word instrument in the ditty, is replaced by the name of the instrument which will be featured in the solo break. Written solos are provided for the instrumental solo breaks for each instrument. However, improvisation could be introduced at this point.
I Am a Fine Musician
I am a fine musician,
I practive ev'ry day.
The people come from far away,
just to hear me play my instrument,
my instrument, the love to hear my instrument.
Program Note by Joel Blahnik
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Air for Woodwind Choir (as arranger) (1731/1993/2007)
- Celebration of Praise
- Christmas Rhapsody for Band
- Concertino for Percussionist and Chamber Winds
- Easter Sunrise
- Fanfare and Processional (1998)
- From Tender Stem
- Good Land - Wau Toma
- I Am a Fine Musician
- Invention No. 1
- Invention No. 2
- Invention No. 3
- Largo and Finale for Band (from the New World Symphony) (as arranger) (1893/1996)
- Marian Symphony
- Mississippi
- Sarabande (as transcriber) (1894/2013)
- Sinfonietta Fanfare for Band (as arranger)
- Six Ceremonial Fanfares for Band
- Slava! A Celebration for Band
- Slavic Miniatures
- Two Beautiful Countries
Resources
None discovered thus far.