Salute to Grofé, A

Ferde Grofé

Ferde Grofé (arr. Paul Yoder)

General Info

Year: 1955
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Robbins Music Corp.
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

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Instrumentation

Condensed Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani & Bells
Drums, including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Orchestra Bells
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Temple Blocks (2)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This medley of Grofé melodies includes Alice Blue (Three Shades of Blue), Sob Sister (Tabloid), On the Trail (Grand Canyon Suite), and Mardi Gras (Mississippi Suite).

- Program Note from score

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State Ratings

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Performances

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• Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor)– 6 May 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Concerto for Piano in F (as transcriber) (1925/1928)
• Death Valley Suite (arr. D. Bennett)
• Elk's Grand Reunion (1909)
• Grand Canyon Suite (tr. Bass) (1931)
• Hawaiian Suite (1965)
• Hendrick Hudson from ''Hudson River Suite'' (arr. Hawkins)
• March for Americans (1945)
• Mardi Gras from ''Mississippi Suite'' (arr. Leidzen)
• Mississippi Suite Overture (arr. D. Bennett) (1925/1954)
• N-E-W-S (1958)
• Ode to an American Soldier (1958)
• On the Trail (arr. Bennett) (1931/1951)
• On the Trail from ''Grand Canyon Suite'' (arr. Leidzen) (1931/1935)
• Over There Fantasie (as arranger; scored by Leidzen) (1917/1937/1951)
• Owls to Parade (1953)
• Paris Portrait from ''Atlantic Crossing'' (arr. Yoder)
• Rhapsody in Blue (as transcriber) (1924/1938)
• Scalawag (1956)
• Salute to Grofé, A (arr. Yoder) (1955)
• San Francisco Suite (arr. Tam) (1960/2015)
• Symphony in Steel (1935)
• Themes from "Grand Canyon Suite" (ar. Wagner) (1931)
• Valley of Enchantment (1958)

Resources

• Grofé, F.; Yoder, P. (1955). A Salute to Grofé [score]. Robbins Music Corp: [s.l.]
• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Ferde Grofé." Accessed 28 June 2022