Madrigal for Band

Anne McGinty

General Info

Year: 1994
Duration: 2:30
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Queenwood Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $35.00 | Score - $6.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-b Cornet/Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Glockenspiel (Bells)
Tambourine
Tom-tom

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This three-part madrigal by John Wilbye (1574-1638), As Fair as Morn, features Renaissance contrapuntal writing and adapts well for very young bands. It is musically interesting and historically important.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Florida: II
Indiana: ISSMA JH/MS/ELEM BAND GROUP IV
Kansas: II
Louisiana: I
Maryland: I
North Carolina: II
Tennessee: I
Texas: I. Complete
Virginia: II

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Centennial Lane Summer Band Camp (Ellicott City, Md. - 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

Alabama Folksong Fantasy (2007)
All the Pretty Little Horses (as arranger) (1998)
American Rhapsody
Amphion
And the Heart Replies (1992)
Atlantis (1986)
Bach: Air (as arranger) (c. 1730/)
Bach: Chorale and Variation (as arranger) (1994)
Chant Fantastique (2004)
Chorale Prelude (1992)
Clouds (1994)
Equinox (2009)
A European Christmas (1984)
A European Christmas II (1985)
Glory (2005)
Greensleeves Fantasie (as arranger) (2005)
Hall of Heroes (2000)
Hieroglyphs (2003)
Japanese Folk Trilogy (as arranger) (1996/2002)
Kachina: Chant and Spirit Dance (1994)
Kingstree Overture (2003)
Kokopelli (2007)
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (2008)
Long Way from Home
Madrigal for Band (as arranger) (1994)
Masques (1989)
A Medieval Quest (2008)
The Power of One
Prelude to a Festival (1983)
Prometheus Overture (1984)
Rachmaninoff Prelude (as arranger)
The Red Balloon (1993)
Riversong (2005)
Satie: Three Gymnopédies (as arranger) (1888/1993)
Sea Song Trilogy (1986/2014)
Tis a Gift (1997)
To Keep Thine Honor Bright (2001)
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (as arranger) (1987)
Variations and Theme (1979)
The Wexford Carol (2002)
Wolsey's Wilde (as arranger) (2001)

Resources

Anne McGinty website Accessed 12 September 2021
McGinty, A.; Wilbye, J. (1994). Madrigal for Band [score]. Queenwood Publications: [United States].
Villarreal, Jaime ."Madrigal for band." Young Band Repertoire Project, Spring 2000. Web. Accessed 26 August 2021