Variations on an American Cavalry Song

Donald Grantham

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General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Piquant Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) – Rental ($350.00) | Score Only (print) - $60.00

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Commissioned by the United States Army Field Band. The cavalry song used is of uncertain origin.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. U.S. Army Field Band
Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 2002
Audio CD: United States Army Field Band (Finley Hamilton, conductor) – 2003

State Ratings

Louisiana: V
Texas: V. Complete

Performances

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United States Army Field Band (Washington, D.C.) II (Finley Hamilton, conductor) – 17 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic)

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Variations on an American Cavalry Song (2001)
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Resources

Donald Grantham website Accessed 18 October 2020
Grantham, D. (2001). Variations on an American Cavalry Song [score]. Piquant Press: Austin, Tx.