Slane
Arranger/Composer: Elliot Del Borgo
Item Code: 15580
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Slane (more popularly known as 'Be Thou My Vision') is a dramatic piece for middle school concert band set in motion by a driving, syncopated figure in the timpani which is soon joined by an equally syncopated, repeated figure in the F Horn/Trombone Baritone sections. The ensuing stately melodic themes are similarly characterized by driving accompaniment figures that build in rhythmic and harmonic tension. Every section in the band contributes to the growing melodic development throughout this piece.
Grade Level: 2
Copyright: 2009
Number of Players: Standard
Duration: 6:00
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Concert Band
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Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Eb Alto Saxophone 1
Eb Alto Saxophone 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2/3
F Horn
Trombone 1/2
Euphonium
T.C. Baritone
Tuba
Mallet Percussion (Bells, Vibraphone, Xylophone)
Timpani (4)
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Woodblock, Claves, Crash Cymbals)
Percussion 2 (4 Toms, Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Field Drum)