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Last Stagecoach Heist, The
Contents
General Info
Year: 2012
Duration: c. 1:52
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $50.00 | Score Only - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Last Stagecoach Heist depicts the final criminal act in the career of Black Bart. It is energetic, daring and at times relentless. The percussion section plays a significant role, not only as the rhythmic driving force behind the band, but also as the creative effects heard to portray the scene. The strong low brass lines add a powerful force to the piece as Black Bart gets away with the loot one last time.
-Program Note by publisher
The late 1800’s in the American Old West produced a host of colorful characters who by all accounts became legends as gallant lawmen and infamous outlaws. Mr. Charles Earl Bowles, better known as Black Bart, was one such notorious outlaw who operated in Northern California and southern Oregon. Beginning in July of 1875 through his final robbery in November of 1883, Black Bart made daring thefts of stage coaches (mostly operated by Wells-Fargo). Though he received fame for these bold robberies, Bart was also known for his style and sophistication, and for holding up coaches with an unloaded shotgun, never harming a passenger, and was well-known for poetic messages left after his heists. Detectives eventually tracked Bart down only 9 days after his final heist, and after his trial it was determined he had conducted 28 robberies during his 8-year criminal career. After serving four years in jail for his crimes and receiving a pardon, it was reported the Bart moved to Harrisburg, Pa. The Last Stagecoach Heist depicts the final criminal act in the career of Black Bart. It is energetic, daring, and at times relentless – the better qualities of a man who lived a life of crime!
- Program Note by composer
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
- Maryland: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Maplewood (N.J.) Middle School 8th Grade Wind Ensemble (Chris Balas, conductor) - 11 April 2015
- Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, Md.) High School Band - 2012
Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Visions (Weller) (2009)
- Chasing Mercury (2019)
- Dream Chaser (2012)
- Eyes of the Dragon (2014)
- Festival and Ballad for Winds (2011)
- Festival Espirit (2013)
- Flourishing Noels (2013)
- Frontier Fought and a City Found, A (2010)
- Hammer and Rail (2015)
- I Bought Me a Band (2012)
- Jig for Young Feet
- Journey to the Prairie (2010)
- Jubilant Flourishes (2012)
- Last Stagecoach Heist, The (2012)
- Monsters of Myth (2013)
- The Shady Grove (2017)
- Songs of Soldiers (2017)
- Tales of a Medieval Warrior (2010)
- Yankee Fanfare (2013)
References
None discovered thus far.
