Tattoo
Subtitle: From 'Legacy,' a symphony for wind ensemble
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $99.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet or B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Bugle offstage (optional)x
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bell Tree
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Field Drum
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Although published separately, Tattoo is the final movement from the composer’s Legacy, a large-scale three-movement symphony for wind ensemble. It was commissioned for the bicentennial celebration of the United States Military Academy at West Point and “pays tribute to the gallantry, determination, loss, and courage of military men and women.”
The movement begins marked “Allegro molto” with unison trumpets playing Tattoo, the longest army bugle call that signals a return to quarters at the end of the day. The concluding section features additional bugle calls and introduces an old West Point song known as Henry Havens, an apparent reference to an off-limits tavern that is near the campus. This all leads directly to an exhilarating coda and finale. Colorful, dramatic, and exciting are all words that describe this powerful new work by one of our celebrated and influential American composers.
- Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: U.S. Military Academy Band (David Deitrick, conductor) - 2000
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Florida International University (Miami) Symphonic Band (Barry Bernhardt, conductor) – 19 April 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Celestial Dancers (2007)
- Celtic Hymns and Dances (1990/1995)
- Concert Fanfare (2000)
- Concerto for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Wind Ensemble (arr. Allen) (2000)
- Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2004)
- Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Ensemble (orch. Lasley) (1999/2007)
- Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble (orch. Allen) (1999/)
- Concerto for Oboe and Wind Ensemble (2010)
- Down a River of Time (tr. Hile) (1999/2022)
- Fanfarría Castellana (2012)
- Fantasia for Seven Trumpets
- Flight (2004)
- Hold Fast Your Dreams (2010)
- A Hymn for the Lost and Living (2002)
- Legacy (2000)
- ...Of a Fortress Over a River Valley (2000)
- ...Of Fields of Glory
- ...Of Home and Country (2000)
- Tattoo (2000/2015)
- On Wings of Song (2010)
- Shadowcatcher (1996)
- Southern Landscapes (2004)
- Spring Serenade (2015)
- Symphony in Brass (1992)
- Triple Concerto (2013)
- Visions of Light (2003/2006)
- A Western Fanfare (1997)
Resources
- Ewazen, E. (2015). Tattoo : For Concert Band (Grade 4) : From Legacy, a Symphony for Wind Ensemble [score]. Southern Music: San Antonio, Tex.
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 70.9 (2016): 27. Print