In the Forest of the King

Pierre La Plante

Subtitle: A Suite of Old French Songs for Concert Band

General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Daehn Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00 | Score Only - $5.70

Movements

1. Le Furet
2. The Laurel Grove
3. King Dagobert

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
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbals
Bells
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Pierre La Plante presents this appealing suite based on traditional French folksongs that's just right for contest or concert use. The three contrasting movements feature the songs: Le Furet; The Laurel Grove and King Dagobert.

- Program Note from publisher

To the Thoreau Middle School Symphonic Band of Vienna, Virginia, Richard H. Sanger, conductor

- Program Note from score

In the Forest of the King is a collection of old French folksongs. It is a combination of children’s games, love songs, troubadours tunes, court music, and songs for the King’s Royal Hunt.

- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Grand Ledge High School Wind Symphony (Michael Kaufman, conductor) – 2000

State Ratings

Alabama: Class B
Florida: IV
Georgia: IV
Iowa: III
Kansas: III
Louisiana: II
Michigan: Senior High V
Minnesota: III
North Carolina: IV
Oklahoma: III-A
Virginia: IV
Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band Class B

Performances

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Kennesaw (Ga. ) State University University Band (Daniel Lee, conductor) - 11 October 2023
Reedley (Calif.) High School Symphonic Band (Daniel Paulsen, conductor) - 24 March 2023 (2023 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Andrews University (Berrien Springs, Mich.) Wind Symphony (Byron Graves, conductor) - 28 January 2023
University of Louisville (Ky.) Symphonic Band (Paul Pfeifer, conductor) - 29 April 2022
Kingsburg (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Michael Schofield, conductor) – 22 April 2022 (2022 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
Northshore Concert Band (Wilmette, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) - 20 June 2021
Reedley (Calif.) High School Symphonic Band (Daniel Paulsen, conductor) -15 March 2019 (2019 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Symphonic Band (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) – 7 March 2019
California All-State Junior High School Concert Band (John Burn, conductor) - 18 February 2018 (2018 CASMEC Conference, San Jose)
West Virginia University (Morgantown) Concert Band (Christopher Nichter, conductor) – 11 April 2017
Whitman College (Walla Walla, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Gary Gemberling, conductor) – 20 April 2016
California Music Educators Association Central Coast Section Honor Band (Salinas) (John Carnahan, conductor) - 7 February 2015
Milton (Ga.) High School Symphonic Band (Christopher Shumick, conductor) - 2013
Grand Ledge (Mich.) High School Wind Symphony (Michael Kaufman, conductor) – 21 December 2000 (2000 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

All Ye Young Sailors (as arranger) (2005)
American Riversongs (1991)
American Sketches (2014)
As I Walked Through the Meadow (2019)
At the Old Camp Ground (2017)
The Band in the Square (2006)
The Cat's Pajamas (2018)
Caribbean Rondo (2009)
Come to the Fair!
A Cowboy Symphony (2008)
Early One Morning (as arranger) (2005)
English Country Settings (1997)
Fantasy on a Fiddle Tune (2005)
Great American West Suite, The (2013)
In the Forest of the King (2000)
La Bonne Aventure (2010)
Legends and Heroes (2003)
Minka's Sleigh Ride (2007)
Music for the King's Delight (2007)
Overture on a Minstrel Tune (1979)
Prairie Songs (1998)
Prospect (1983)
Red River Valley, The (as arranger) (2001)
Song of the Mountain Horn (as arranger) (2013)
Songs of the Plains (2015)
Suite of English Country Dances (2022)
Suite of Old French Songs (2015)
The Thunder and the Roar (2004)
Travelin' Music (2018)
The Voyageurs (2002)
A Walk in the Morning Sun (2010)
Winds A' "Whispering" (as arranger) (1920/2009)
Yorkshire Folk Song Suite (2016)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Pierre La Plante." Accessed 2 February 2015.
La Plante, P. (2000). In the Forest of the King : A Suite of Old French Songs for Concert Band [score]. Daehn Publications: New Glarus, Wisc.
Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. 2002. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 4. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 330-335.