Product Description
Volume 1 of our Patriotic collection contains four classic patriotic tunes and three complete Sousa marches. Altogether this has 15 minutes of music that both you and your audience are sure to love.
This version is arranged for 3, 4, or 5 bass instruments as listed below. We also have a version for 3, 4, or 5 treble instruments, and another version with 3-7 mixed parts that can expand all the way to a full band.
To demonstrate the flexibility of this collection, the audio clip has "America the Beautiful" performed as a bassoon quintet and a trombone trio.
The songs included in Volume 1 are:
The Star-Spangled Banner (US National Anthem), by John Stafford Smith.
America the Beautiful, by Samuel Ward.
Battle Hymn of the Republic ("Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory").
My Country, 'Tis of Thee ("America", known as "God Save the King/Queen" in England).
Stars and Stripes Forever, by John Philip Sousa.
Washington Post March, by John Philip Sousa.
Semper Fidelis, by John Philip Sousa.
Each song is in its original key, so it is easy to combine these with your own choir or piano/organ parts.
This collection contains a full score, as well as individual parts in all the appropriate clef and transposition to support the following ensembles:
Brass trio, quartet, and quintet.
Woodwind trio, quartet, and quintet.
String trio, quartet, and quintet.
Mixed trio, quartet, and quintet.
Clarinet trio, quartet, and quintet.
Saxophone trio, quartet, and quintet.
Bassoon trio, quartet, and quintet.
Trombone trio, quartet, and quintet.
Euphonium trio, quartet, and quintet.
Cello trio, quartet, and quintet.
The parts are described as follows (part ranges are given in concert pitch, where C4 is middle C):
Part 1 [D3-Ab4] is the main melody. Bb Clarinet, Alto/Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon, French Horn, Baritone, Trombone, C/Bb Euphonium, Viola, Cello.
Part 2 [G2-Eb4] has some B-section melody and harmony. Alto/Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon, French Horn, Trombone, C/Bb Euphonium, Tuba, Cello, Bass.
Part 3 [F2-C4] is the main bass line. Bass Clarinet, Baritone/Bass Saxophone, Bassoon, French Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, C/Bb Euphonium, Tuba, Cello, Bass.
Part 4 [G2-Bb3] is additional harmony. Alto/Bass Clarinet, Baritone/Bass Saxophone, Bassoon, French Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, C/Bb Euphonium, Tuba, Cello, Bass.
Part 5 [E2-C4] is other harmony. Bass Clarinet, Bass Saxophone, Bassoon, French Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, C/Bb Euphonium, Tuba, Cello, Bass.
We recommend the following combinations:
Trio: Parts 1, 2, 3.
Quartet: Parts 1, 2, 3, 4.
Quintet: Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Be sure to also check out our three volumes of Christmas Carols for All!
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.