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Welcome the Queen
General Info
Year: 1954
Duration: c. 7:00
Original Medium: Orchestra
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HAFABRA Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $158.37 | Score Only - $32.34
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The appropriately entitled Welcome the Queen is a march that follows closely the tradition: it opens in fanfare-like introductory calls. The low register instruments take charge for a moment in preparation for the main theme's full blown burst of joy. This level of exhilaration cannot go on for too long, and a subsidiary theme slightly relax the atmosphere. The excitement returns with the repetition of the main theme. A bridge slows down the movement, leading a totally different atmosphere with its melody, noble but full of nostalgic flavor. The first section is then repeated, and finally the Trio returns, but this time the orchestral sound gives prominence to the solemnity over the nostalgia. A brief coda, based on the opening fanfare closes this excellent march.
- Program Note from publisher
Commercial Discography
Media
- Reference Recording: Royal Band of the Belgian Navy (Michel Dumont, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 20 October 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- An Age of Kings (arr. Erickson) (1966)
- Call to Adventure
- Checkmate
- Fanfare for a Dignified Occasion (1938)
- First Guards
- Royal Palace Music (arr. Erickson) (1967)
- Things to Come (1936)
- Welcome the Queen
Resources
None discovered thus far.