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Here Comes The Band (Her kommer vi)

I wrote this march for Furuset skoles musikkorps and Haugen skolekorps for the 17th of May 2007. It has a simple texture that you will have sounding good with not too much practice. It is also suitable for a smaller instrumentation. The highest notes in flute and trumpet is doubled in octaves, but the lower octave should only be played if the high notes are too difficult. During rehearsal one should stress the melodic aspect of each part, and that all parts are just as important. Basically four voices is carried thru the composition, which makes it possible to make up for a small or unbalanced instrumentation, by compensating in other groups.

Part 1/melody: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Tenor sax, Trumpet 1
Part 2: Clarinet 2, alto sax 1/2, Trumpet 2, Horn
Part 3: Trombone 1/2, Euphonium/Baritone
Part 4/bass: Bassoon, Bass clarinet, Baritone sax, Tuba

If there is no tuba or other bass instrument present in your band, the bass clarinet part can be played by the euphonium/baritone. Also, the bass part can be covered by trombone playing the bassoon part, or tenor sax playing the bass clarinet part with octave replacements for the lowest notes. In the third to the last bar, the whole band shouts out: 'Yes, Here Comes the Band!'. The dynamics in percussion (Bass Drum) needs here to be adjusted to the size of the band. On the other hand, in bar 37 and 38, the percussion section can play as loud as they are able to.

Because of its title and duration of appx. two minutes, this march is perfect for presenting the band at various arrangements you take part in.

Instrumentation:

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet 1 in Bb
Clarinet 2 in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet 1 in Bb
Trumpet 2 in Bb
Horn in F
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Baritone in Bb (treble clef)
Euphonium / Baritone
Tuba
Glockenspiel w/ brass mallets
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Percussion 2: A2 Cymbals

Additional transposed parts
Horn in Eb
Trombone 1 in Bb (treble clef)
Trombone 1 in Bb (bass clef)
Trombone 2 in Bb (treble clef)
Trombone 2 in Bb (bass clef)
Baritone in Bb (bass clef)
Tuba in Bb (treble clef)
Tuba in Bb (bass clef)
Tuba in Eb (treble clef)
Tuba in Eb (bass clef)