Red River Valley, The
Traditional, arranged by Pierre La Plante
General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Daehn Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $48.00 | Score Only - $3.80
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo (optional)
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bells
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Red River Valley is one of the most familiar folksongs in America; its enduring charm lies in its gentle grace and simplicity.
-Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Male High School Symphonic Band (Frederick Speck, conductor) – 2001
State Ratings
- Florida: II
- Georgia: III
- Louisiana: I
- Michigan: Junior High B
- North Carolina: II
- South Carolina: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Portmouth (Ohio) Wind Symphony (Terry Thompson, conductor) - 15 May 2021
- Moses Lake (Wash.) High School Wind Ensemble - 2013
- Male High School (Louisville, Ky.) Symphonic Band (Frederick Speck, conductor) – 20 December 2001 (2001 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All Ye Young Sailors (as arranger) (2005)
- American Riversongs (1991)
- American Sketches (2014)
- As I Walked Through the Meadow (2019)
- At the Old Camp Ground (2017)
- The Band in the Square (2006)
- The Cat's Pajamas (2018)
- Caribbean Rondo (2009)
- Come to the Fair!
- A Cowboy Symphony (2008)
- Early One Morning (as arranger) (2005)
- English Country Settings (1997)
- Fantasy on a Fiddle Tune (2005)
- Great American West Suite, The (2013)
- In the Forest of the King (2000)
- La Bonne Aventure (2010)
- Legends and Heroes (2003)
- Minka's Sleigh Ride (2007)
- Music for the King's Delight (2007)
- Overture on a Minstrel Tune (1979)
- Prairie Songs (1998)
- Prospect (1983)
- Red River Valley, The (as arranger) (2001)
- Song of the Mountain Horn (as arranger) (2013)
- Songs of the Plains (2015)
- Suite of English Country Dances (2022)
- Suite of Old French Songs (2015)
- The Thunder and the Roar (2004)
- Travelin' Music (2018)
- The Voyageurs (2002)
- A Walk in the Morning Sun (2010)
- Winds A' "Whispering" (as arranger) (1920/2009)
- Yorkshire Folk Song Suite (2016)
Resources
- La Plante, P. (2001). The Red River Valley [score]. Daehn Publications: New Glarus, Wisc.
[[Category: Folksongs