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Band Standards
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:47 pm
by phoenix
Now that all off our spring concerts are finished, my high school wind ensemble has about a week or so just to sight read stuff until the end of the school year. I'm wondering what "standards" for band a high school group should play. So far our list for sight reading is:
1. Incantation and Dance
2. American Salute
3. Variations on America
4. Apocalyptic Dreams
What others should we add?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:55 pm
by TexTuba
Suite of Old American Dances
Festivo
Chester
Festive Overture
Ralph
Re: Band Standards
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 5:44 pm
by Rick Denney
phoenix wrote:What others should we add?
English Folk Song Suite
Both Holst Suites
Toccata Marziale
Rick "who thinks most high-school kids have never seen these foundational compositions" Denney
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 5:56 pm
by winston
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:12 pm
by Tubainsauga
-Armenian Dances, Alfred Reed
-De Meij's Symphony #1 (Lord of the Rings Symphony)
-4 Scottish Dances, Malcolm Arnold
Just some thoughts
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:24 pm
by Doug@GT
Irish Tune from County Derry and Shepherd's Hey
Salvation is Created
The Holst Suites
American Salute
Festive Overture is a great challenge. Lot of fun to play, too.
I would hold off on Variations on America for sightreading purposes. Ives doesn't make sense even after practicing it for 3 months. Sightreading it is asking for a train wreck.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:08 pm
by horto008
Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss arr. Holsinger (played this at least 10 times)
American Overture for Band -- Jenkins
Sousa (anything)
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:35 pm
by sinfonian
Hammersmith
Lincolnshire Posy
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:45 pm
by Chuck(G)
Dances from West Side Story
Barnum & Bailey's Favorite
Them Basses
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:59 pm
by punk_tuba
anything by james swearigean
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:07 pm
by Tom
Anything Claude T. Smith
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:22 pm
by Tubainsauga
I believe montre8 meant "Marche des Parachutistes Belges" by Pierre Leemans which is great piece for all HS bands to play as it is completely different from traditional Sousa marches. It is also very satisfying to play well.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:40 pm
by Charlie Goodman
Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Variants on a Midaeval Tune by Norman Dello Joio (or I understand it at least used to be)
Lincolnshire Posy
Rocky Point Holiday
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:42 pm
by Charlie Goodman
Oh, someone already said Licolnshire Posy. I think anything by Grainger can pretty much be considered band canon though. I really like Molly on the Shore, which has a really cool part if you don't have a bass player.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 12:50 pm
by Gorilla Tuba
check this out:
John R. Stevenson, Most Recommended Band Music on 25 States' Selective Lists, as published in the Instrumentalist, September 2004, pp. 18-22.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 1:01 pm
by Chuck(G)
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 2:40 pm
by ThomasDodd
the elephant wrote:
God of Our Father's, Smith
Variant on a Medieval Hymn Tune, Dello Joio
Sixteen Chorales by J.S. Bach (HL50351790);
Are these still allowed in Publik skools?
Someone might be offened
Other than that I agree, whole-heartedly, with you on the chorales. Wish I got to play more.
Add these...
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 3:44 pm
by GC
Scenes From The Louvre, by Norman Dello Joio
Court of Arms, by Charles Kinney
Danza Final from Estancia, by Ginasterna
Chorale and Cappriccio, by Cesar Giovannini
Finale to the Shostakovich 5th
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:15 pm
by dtemp
Robert W. Smith - "Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual"
Re: Band Standards
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:19 pm
by Lew
Rick Denney wrote:phoenix wrote:What others should we add?
English Folk Song Suite
Both Holst Suites
Toccata Marziale
Rick "who thinks most high-school kids have never seen these foundational compositions" Denney
I wonder if high school band has changed so much from the early 70s that they wouldn't have seen these. We played them multiple times when I was in high school. Still good choices.