Monkey Business
General Info
Year: 1999 / 2007
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Lovebird Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass/Contrabassoon
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cowbell
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Police Whistle
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Wood Block
- Xylophone (optional Fire Bell)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This challenging circus march is a rollicking romp from start to finish! It attempts to capture the excitement of a child's first trip to the circus: the thrill, the laughter, the joy. Lots of rowdy percussion (whistle, slapstick, cowbell), in-your-face brass and whirling woodwind runs. A favorite of community bands, it has also been used by several Texas high school bands in sweepstakes contest performances.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of California Davis Concert Band (Pete Nowlen, conductor) - 8 March 2023
- St. George's School (Vancouver, B.C., Can.) Wind Ensemble - 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adeste Fideles (2006)
- Alpine Legion (1983/2007)
- Ark of Hope, An
- Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) (as arranger) (1853/2004)
- Away in a Manger (arr. Kirkpatrick and Wilberg; setting Lovrien) (1987/2017)
- Biergarten Mazurka
- Calliope Rag (as arranger) (1906/2018)
- Christmas Sing-Along (1997)
- Colonial Medley (as arranger) (2005)
- Diminished Minor Alterations (2018)
- The Hill Country Theme (as arranger) (1966/2019)
- Karusselbrise (Carousel Breeze)
- Lakeshore Picnic
- Last Silent Noël (as arranger) (2018)
- Midwesterner, The
- Minor Alterations (2007)
- Minor Alterations No 2 (2010/2013)
- Minor Forty-Niner (2021)
- Monkey Business (1999/2007)
- Old Ironsides (as arranger)
- Procession of Nations
- Seven Cities of Gold (2003)
- Texas, Our Texas (as arranger) (1924/2018)
- Texas Star (1997/2007)
- A Texas Tribute (2021)
- To Awaken a Sleeping Giant
- Tubilustrium (2001)
- The Unfortunate Band of the Iron Brigade (2018)
Resources
- David Lovrien website Accessed 11 March 2023
- Lovrien, D. (2007). Monkey Business: Circus March for Concert Band [score]. Lovebird Music: Plano, Tx.