March of the Toys
Victor Herbert (arr. Otto Langey and Herbert L. Clarke; ed. R Mark Rogers)
Subtitle: From the Operetta Babes in Toyland
General Info
Year: 1903 / 1999
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00 | Score Only - $19.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Victor Herbert classic from Babes In Toyland has delighted audiences for decades. And this edition by Mark Rogers has a special history... it's taken from the arrangement done for the Sousa Band by Herbert L. Clarke.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Heart of Texas Concert Band (San Antonio) ( R. Mark Rogers, conductor) - 18 December 2022
- South Carolina Governor's School of the Arts (Greenville) Wind Ensemble (Leslie W. Hicken, conductor) - 12 December 2022
- Sierra College (Rocklin, Calif.) Wind Symphony (Greg McLaughlin, conductor) - 3 December 2022
- San Jose (Calif.) Wind Symphony (Edward C. Harris, conductor) - 12 December 2021
- Eastern Carolina University (Greenville) Symphony Band (Joe Busuito, conductor) - 2 November 2021
- Stetson University (Deland, Fla.) University Concert Band (Doug Phillips, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble (Chesterton, Md.) (Keith A. Wharton, conductor) – 17 December 2017
- Peninsula Concert Band (Hampton, Va.) (Ronnie Tong, conductor) – 10 December 2017
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (David Rackley, conductor) – 18 December 2016
- Vienna (VA) Community Band (Katherine Wilson, conductor) - 11 December 2016
- New Orleans (La.) Concert Band (Charles Taylor, conductor) – 11 December 2016
- Lone Star Wind Orchestra (Dallas, Tex.) (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 14 December 2014
- Lone Star Symphonic Band (Kay, Tex.) (Bob Bryant, conductor) - 14 December 2014
- Stonewall Brigade Band (Staunton, Va.) (Bob Moody, conductor) – 12 December 2016
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 16 December 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
- American Fantasie
- Badinage
- Canzonetta
- Festival March (arr. Summers) (1901/2018)
- Fleurette
- The Fortune Teller (arr. Campbell-Watson) (1898/1941)
- The Gold Bug (1896)
- Italian Street Song (arr. Barrow) (1910/1987)
- March of the Toy Soldiers (arr. Kinyon) (1903/1993)
- March of the Toys (arr. Clarke; ed. Rogers) (1903/1999)
- March of the Toys (arr. Cray) (1903/1950)
- March of the Toys/Toyland (arr. Wallace) (1903/1995)
- Pan Americana
- Romany Life (arr. Daehn) (1898/2009)
- Twenty-Second Regiment March
- Under the Elms
- Victor Herbert Favorites (arr. Lake) (1926)
Resources
- Herbert, V.; Clarke, H.; Langey, O.; Rogers, M. (1999). March of the Toys: From the Operetta Babes in Toyland [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tex.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Victory Herbert." Accessed 15 December 2014