On the Quarter Deck

From Wind Repertory Project
Kenneth J. Alford

Kenneth J Alford


General Info

Year: 1917
Duration: 3:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $37.18

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.


Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Side Drum


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Alford composed On the Quarter Deck March for the World War I British naval officers in 1917, the same year he wrote The Middy for the midshipmen. The quarter deck was so called because it originally was half the length of the half deck -- it became a part of the ship usually reserved for officers. In port the officer of the deck on naval vessels stood his watch on the quarter deck. It is also the area where ceremonial events take place.

Although Alford used the evenly divisible 2/4 and 2/2 meter signatures for most of his marches, his choice of 56/8 meter for this lilting sailing march seems perfectly appropriate.

- Program Note from March Music Notes


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Lauren Reynolds, conductor) - 17 March 2022
  • Indiana Wind Symphony (Carmel, Ind.) (Charles Conrad, conductor) - 22 April 2017


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Alford, K. (1918). On the Quarter Deck: March [score]. Hawkes & Son: London.
  • Perusal Score
  • Smith, Norman E. (1986). March Music Notes. Lake Charles, La.: Program Note Press, pp. 7.