Rodeo, Movement I: Buckaroo Holiday (tr Megan)

Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland (trans. Kenneth Megan)

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General Info

Year: 1946 / 2000
Duration: 7:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Cymbals
• Slapstick
• Snare Drum
• Triangle
• Wood Block
• Xylophone

Errata

In score and parts:

• Cornet I, m.212, beat 2: Should be an F#, not an E.

Program Notes

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Media

• Audio CD: L.V. Berkner High School Symphonic Band (Michael Brashear, conductor) – 2000

State Ratings

Texas: V

Performances

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• Honors Performance Series Wind Ensemble (Kirt Mosier, conductor) – 4 February 2023 (Carnegie Hall, New York)
• State University of New York, Potsdam, Concert Band (Michael Schaff, conductor) – 8 November 2017
• L.V. Berkner High School (Richardson, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Michael Brashear, conductor) – 22 December 2000 (2000 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Appalachian Spring (arr. Morita) (1944)
• Appalachian Spring (arr. Patterson) (1944)
• Buckaroo Holiday from "Rodeo" (tr. Megan) (1941/2000)
• Buckaroo Holiday from "Rodeo" (tr. Sudduth) (1941)
• Canticle of Freedom (arr. Duffy) (2000)
• Celebration (arr. Lang) (1938/1945)
• Ceremonial Fanfare
• A Copland Portrait (arr. Grundman) (1986)
• A Copland Tribute (arr. Grundman) (1986)
• Danzón Cubano (tr. Rogers) (1949/2000)
• The Dodger (arr. Knox) (c. 1880/1950/)
• The Dodger. See also: Old American Songs I
• Down a Country Lane (tr. Patterson) (1962/1991)
• El Salón México (tr. Hindsley) (1939/1972)
• Emblems (1964)
• Excerpts from "Appalachian Spring" (arr. Longfield) (1944)
• Fanfare for the Common Man (1942/1944)
• Fanfare for the Common Man (arr. Longfield) (1942/1944/2007)
• Finale from "Symphony No. 3" (trans. Patterson) (1946/)
• Four Dance Episodes from "Rodeo" (arr. Patterson) (1942/)
• Grover's Corners (arr. Longfield) (1940/2023)
• Hoe Down from "Rodeo" (arr. Moss)
• Hoe Down from "Rodeo" (tr. Rogers)
• Inaugural Fanfare
• Laurie's Song (tr. Martin) (1954/ )
• Laurie's Song (arr. Silbert and Buchanan) (1954/ )
• Letter from Home (arr. Belski) (1944)
• Lincoln Portrait (tr. Beeler) (1942/1951)
• Old American Songs (arr. Moss) (1950/2006)
• Old American Songs I (arr. Silvester) (1950/2001)
• Old American Songs II (arr. Duffy) (1952/2001)
• Our Town (arr. Singleton)
• An Outdoor Overture (1938/1948)
• Preamble for a Solemn Occasion (1949/1974)
• The Promise of Living (arr. Curnow) (1954/2012)
• The Promise of Living (tr. Duffy) (1954/2000)
• The Promise of Living (tr. Hile) (1954)
• The Promise of Living (tr. Singleton) (1954/2002)
• Quiet City (arr. Hunsberger) (1941/1992)
• The Red Pony (1969)
• Scenes from "Billy the Kid" (arr. Hilliard) (1941/2000)
• Stomp Your Foot (tr. Duffy) (1954/1956/2000)
• Symphony No. 3. See: Finale from "Symphony No. 3"
• Themes from "An Outdoor Overture" (arr. Curnow) (1938/2014)
• Three Excerpts from "Our Town" and "Simple Gifts" (arr. Cohen)
• Three Latin American Sketches (arr. Mikkelson) (1972/2021)
• Variations on a Shaker Melody (1960)
• Waltz and Celebration (arr. Lang) (1944/1972)

Resources

• Copland, A.; Megan, K. (2000) Buckaroo Holiday: From "Rodeo" [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [New York].