March 1919

From Wind Repertory Project
Judge Smith

Judge Smith


General Info

Year: 1997
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G & M Brand
Cost: Score & Parts - $40.00   |   Score Only - $7.50


Instrumentation

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

  • Cymbals (crash)
  • Drumset
  • Glockenspiel
  • Triangle
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Curly's Airship is a "songstory", a narrative work of words and music, about the R101 airship disaster of 1930. Most of the score could be described as being a variety of rock music, but the piece also contains material for folk instruments and four marches for concert band.

March 1919 is an imaginative recreation of the bizarre occasion in 1919 when the Royal Air Force Band played on top of the R33 airship while in flight, as part of a government publicity campaign. The band was crammed onto a machine gun platform on top of the hull as the giant machine cruised low over Sheffield, Bradford, Manchester and Liverpool in England, dropping leaflets advertising Victory Bonds.

- Program Note by Judge Smith


Media


State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Amador County Concert Band (Pine Grove, Calif.) (Steve Chambers, conductor) - 12 August 2018


Works for Winds by This Composer

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Resources

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