March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites
This work bears the designation "S. Onesy Twosy".
General Info
Year: 1984
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets/B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bell Tree
- Chimes
- Glockenspiel
- Ratchet
- Snare Drum
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This is terrible! In fact, this march by P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742??) is so bad that the eminent musicologist, Professor Peter Schickele, was brought in as a last resort (after numerous other arrangers flatly refused the job!) to try to make some sense out of the deservedly obscure work. The result is ... a darned good novelty that will delight, entertain and amuse in grand style! (After all, how many other masterpieces for the modern concert band do you know that conclude with a rousing "Doo-wah" sung by the entire ensemble?!)
- Program Note from publisher
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Pease, conductor) - 16 November 2023
- Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina) Wind Ensemble (James McAllister, conductor) - 5 May 2022
- Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (New York, N.Y.) (Henco Espag, conductor) - 14 December 2019
- Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Concert Band (Larry Stoner, conductor) - 10 April 2019
- Windham (NH) Concert Band (Spencer Aston, conductor) – 1 April 2017
- Ohlone Wind Orchestra (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) - 22 March 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Dutch Suite
- Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion (1975)
- Little Suite for Summer (1979)
- March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites (1984)
- Six Contrary Dances (1978)
- Tribe of Ahesverus, The
Resources
- Pease, Andy. "March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites by P. D. Q. Bach." Wind Band Literature, 22 June 2022. Web. Accessed 22 June 2022
- Schickele, P. (1984). March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites: (S. Onesy Twosy) For Concert Band [score]. T. Presser: Bryn Mawr, Penn.