fanfare and flourishes "2"
for a festive occasion
James Curnow - Grade 2
About the music
Based on Marc-Anotoine Charpentier's (1634-1704) "Te Deum", Fanfare and Flourishes For a Festive Occasion was commissioned for the 1991 European Brass Band Championships held if Rotterdam, Holland. The premiere performance was given by the world famous Black Dyke Mills Brass Band during the Gala Concert. The symphonic band version was commissioned by the Alred M. Barbe High School, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Seven Hand, Conductor. This grade 2 version is dedicated to Marguerite Wilder, Woodward Academy Middle School Band Director, College Park, GA., an outstanding music educator, colleague and friend.
Tempo & style
Allegro moderato e maestoso (HN=84-92)
Ranges
Flute
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Clarinet 1
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Clarinet 2
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Trumpet
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Trombone
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instrumentation
WOODWIND
Flute Oboe Clarinet 1-2 Alto Clarinet Bass Clarinet Bassoon Alto Sax 1-2 Tenor Sax Baritone Sax |
BRASS
Trumpet 1-2 French Horn Trombone 1-2 Euphonium Tuba |
PERCUSSION
Bells Xylophone Suspended Cymbal Snare Drum Crash Cymbals Tambourine Timpani |
teaching concept categories
teaching considerations
As with any fanfare, this one must be approached with flare and energy while working to maintain an exacting tempo and marcato style To help create energy, all woodwind trills must be extremely fast, and all eighth notes (played by the brass) must be carefully measured and unhurried. Be careful to avoid the natural tendency to rush in passages that are fast, loud or have a crescendo.
The instrument ranges are quite modest throughout the piece. The trumpet 1 part only reaches a top-space E until the final note, a divisi with G above the staff as the top note. Avoid the tendency to overplay, both dynamically and in terms of accent. The while written in marcato style, there should still be a sense of "lightness," appropriate to the Baroque style of Charpentier's "Te Deum."
The instrument ranges are quite modest throughout the piece. The trumpet 1 part only reaches a top-space E until the final note, a divisi with G above the staff as the top note. Avoid the tendency to overplay, both dynamically and in terms of accent. The while written in marcato style, there should still be a sense of "lightness," appropriate to the Baroque style of Charpentier's "Te Deum."