Zenyatta "Galop"
General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Woodblock
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Perhaps the most famous of all galops is Offenbach’s Infernal Galop from Orpheus in the Underworld. However, many other prominent composers have written this form, including Dmitri Shostakovich, Franz Liszt, and Karl L. King. Named after the fast running gait of the horse, this style of music reveals unbridled exuberance and spirit and was sometimes referred to as the ’post horn galop’ describing the valve-less coiled trumpet once used to signal the arrival of the post rider.
The composition Zenyatta takes its title from the 2010 International Horse of the Year named Zenyatta. In her spectacular career, she was only beaten once in twenty starts. Interestingly, it was a musical inspiration that led owner Jerry Moss to choose Zenyatta as the name of his horse — she was named after a rock album by the English band The Police.
-Program note by Rich Paluch for the Wheaton Municipal Band
Commercial Discography
Media
Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Wheaton (Ill.) Municipal Band (Bruce Moss, conductor) – 22 December 2012 (2012 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
None discovered thus far.
Resources
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