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John Cheetham

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Subtitle: Celebrating the Centennial of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair


General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 11:10
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: BoonsLick Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00


Movements

1. Gleaming Plaster Palaces 1:05
2. Mr. Ferris's Giant Wheel – 1:20
3. Shufflin' Down the Pike – 0:55
4. Exotica – 1:20
5. A Race at the Bandstand – 0:50


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
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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Glockenspiel
  • Sizzle Cymbal (suspended)
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Tam-Tam
  • Triangle (small)
  • Tubular Bells
  • Vibraphone
  • Whip
  • Wood Block
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Celebrating the Centennial of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Commissioned by the USAF Bands of Mid-America, Lt. Col. Steven Grimo, conductor.

- Program Note from score


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