Band Standards

phoenix · Post by **phoenix** » Tue May 24, 2005 4:47 pm

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?

TexTuba · Post by **TexTuba** » Tue May 24, 2005 4:55 pm

Suite of Old American Dances
Festivo
Chester
Festive Overture

Ralph

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Tue May 24, 2005 5:44 pm

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

winston · Post by **winston** » Tue May 24, 2005 5:56 pm

Tubainsauga · Post by **Tubainsauga** » Tue May 24, 2005 6:12 pm

-Armenian Dances, Alfred Reed
-De Meij's Symphony #1 (Lord of the Rings Symphony)
-4 Scottish Dances, Malcolm Arnold

Just some thoughts

Doug@GT · Post by **Doug@GT** » Tue May 24, 2005 6:24 pm

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.

horto008 · Post by **horto008** » Tue May 24, 2005 7:08 pm

Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss arr. Holsinger (played this at least 10 times)
American Overture for Band -- Jenkins
Sousa (anything)

sinfonian · Post by **sinfonian** » Tue May 24, 2005 8:35 pm

Hammersmith
Lincolnshire Posy

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Tue May 24, 2005 8:45 pm

Dances from West Side Story
Barnum & Bailey's Favorite
Them Basses

punk_tuba · Post by **punk_tuba** » Tue May 24, 2005 8:59 pm

anything by james swearigean

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue May 24, 2005 9:07 pm

Anything Claude T. Smith

Tubainsauga · Post by **Tubainsauga** » Tue May 24, 2005 9:22 pm

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.

Charlie Goodman · Post by **Charlie Goodman** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:40 pm

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

Charlie Goodman · Post by **Charlie Goodman** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:42 pm

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.

Gorilla Tuba · Post by **Gorilla Tuba** » Wed May 25, 2005 12:50 pm

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.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Wed May 25, 2005 1:01 pm

http://www.windband.org/lists/hughes.htm
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Study/BandMusic.html

When in doubt, Google.

ThomasDodd · Post by **ThomasDodd** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:40 pm

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.

GC · Post by GC » Wed May 25, 2005 3:44 pm

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

dtemp · Post by **dtemp** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:15 pm

Robert W. Smith - "Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual"

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:19 pm

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.

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