Songs of the West (Thurston)
Subtitle: A Rhapsody for Band
General Info
Year: 2003
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $11.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Brake Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
- Vibra-slap
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The folksongs Cindy and Streets of Laredo are skillfully interwoven in this brightly scored, rhythmically exciting piece of musical Americana.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Trade Winds (Daniel Schmidt, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Across the Clouds (2005)
- Ascendance (1998/2002)
- Assurance (2019)
- Atlantic Rhapsody (2020)
- Chief of Staff March (2010)
- Departures (2014)
- Dreidel Dance (2006/2017)
- Fantasia for a King (as arranger) (1998/2002)
- Festive Dances (2000/2001)
- The Flight of the Falcon (2003)
- Frontier (1990/2005)
- Gates of Freedom (2001)
- The Heart of a Mustang (2017)
- Here We Come A-Wassailing (as arranger) (2007)
- Hiding in the Shadows (2020)
- The Midday Blues (2017)
- Mischief (2019)
- Ningabii’anose
- Red Hills Saga (2017)
- Salute (2019)
- Simple Gifts (as arranger) (2017)
- Songs of the West (2003)
- Time Travels (2012)
- Tower of Inspiration (2019)
- Uprising (2003)
Resources
- Robert Thurston website – Accessed 19 May 2022