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Sea Hawk
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (arr. Brubaker)
Subtitle: Suite for Symphonic Band
Contents
General Info
Year: 1940 / 2010
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - 75.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Eric Korngold’s score to Sea Hawk is considered to be Korngold’s film score masterpiece. In 1940, when Korngold chose to work on The Sea Hawk, he had already written outstanding scores for Errol Flynn's films The Adventures of Robin Hood and Captain Blood. Korngold wrote 106 minutes of music for its 126-minute length. He used the full Warner Bros. orchestra of 54 players, plus exotic percussion instruments in the sequences set in Panama.
- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
The Sea Hawk was released in 1940 and starred Errol Flynn, who played an English pirate who terrorizes the Spanish Armada.
In the process, he falls in love with a Spanish princess named Dona Maria and must contend with the conflict between his
loyalty to the crown and his desire to win the heart of his love. The present collection of music from the film highlights all of
the main themes of Korngold’s film score, from the swashbuckling action to the heartfelt love story at the center of the
adventure.
- Program Note from United States Marine Band concert program, 14 March 2016
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Orange County (Calif.) Wind Symphony (Anthony Mazzaferro, conductor) – 19 June 2016
- City of Fairfax (Va.) Band (Robert Pouliot, conductor) - 19 March 2016
- Orange County (Calif.) Wind Symphony (Anthony Mazzaferro, conductor) – 19 June 2016
- Hawaii Symphonic Band (Honolulu) ( Ernest Taniguchi, conductor) - 25 March 2016
- United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Jason K. Fettig, conductor) – 14 March 2016
- Encore Concert Band (Orland Park, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) - 26 October 2014
- Mount Prospect (Ill.) Community Band (Ralph Wilder, conductor) - 2014
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Captain Blood (arr. Morsch) (1935/1985(?))
- Die tote Stadt (arr. Langslet)
- King's Row
- Marletta's Lied
- Robin Hood and His Merry Men (1938/)
- Sea Hawk (arr. Brubaker) (1940/2010)
- Sea Hawk, The (arr. Verhaert) (1940/2004)
References
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Eric Korngold." Accessed 28 October 2014
- Korngold, E.; Brubaker, J. (2010). Sea Hawk: Suite for Symphonic Band [score]. Belwin Band: Van Nuys, Calif.
