Play!

Extracted from Holmquist's "New Orleans Symphony," Play combines a light eighth-note New Orleans swing feel, a layered fugal development, and a serious and inspiring chorale into a work with a powerful message.

Program Notes

Winner of the 2007 Claude T. Smith Memorial Band Composition Contest

Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 2008
Number of Players: Standard
Duration: 6:00
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Concert Band

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Instrumentation

Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Piano

Cornet 1
Cornet 2
Bb Trumpet
Horn 1
Horn 2
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
(Baritone T.C.)
Tuba

Timpani
Mallets 1 (Marimba, Bells)
Mallets 2 (Crotales, Vibraphone)
Percussion 1 (Bass Drum, 4 Concert Toms)
Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Bongos, Tam-Tam)
Percussion 3 (Snare Drum, Triangle)