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Concert Band

Three Quotations

Suite for Band

Three Quotations

Concert Band

Three Quotations

Suite for Band

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Performance time
00:14:05

Grade Level
Oberstufe

Publisher
Southern Music

Size
US 9x12 (229x305mm)

Info
Full Score + Parts

Order Number
SMC708

Release Date
1996

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While John Philip Sousa is justly well-known for his fine marches, his preferred form of composition for concert band was the suite of character pieces. "Three Quoatations" is a delightful trio of pieces whose titles were part of everyday conversation at the turn of the century. "The King of France" is a tongue-in-cheek concert march describing the advance and retreat of the forces of the King, with a miniature portrait of the dandy king himself. "I, too, was born in Arcadia" is a sensitive pastoral scene featuring a lovely solo for the English Horn. "In Darkes Africa" is a compendium of music characteristic of the continent, including savage rhythms, a hint of cakewalk, and a melancholy reference to the spiritual. Based on the autograph score and the special parts prepared for use by the Sousa Band.

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Suite

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