March on an Irish Aire
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: III+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: KnightWind Music, LLC
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00; (digital) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
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
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This march is based on a traditional Irish tune from the nineteenth century entitled The Irish Jaunting Car.
A jaunting car is a light two-wheeled carriage for a single horse, in its most common form with seats for two or four persons placed back to back, with the foot-boards projecting over the wheels. The first part of the word is generally taken to be identical with the verb to jaunt, now only used in the sense of to go on a short pleasure excursion, but in its earliest uses meaning to make a horse caracole or prance, hence to jolt or bump up and down. It was a popular mode of transportation in 19th-century Dublin and remains in use for tourists in some parts of the country, notably Killarney in County Kerry where tours of the lakes and national park are popular.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- East Tennessee State University (Johnson City) Concert Band (Joe D. Moore, conductor) - 16 April 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Echoes of 1869 (2019)
- March on an Irish Aire (2019)
Resources
- Joe Moore, personal correspondence, August 2019