WHITE OAK

Concert March by: Kenneth L. Griffin

Alternating between major and minor, White Oak has that "big band sound" everyone is looking for. A great warm-up march for use at contest or on a concert. Commissioned by the 2002 White Oak High School Wind Ensemble in White Oak, Texas, Mark Crim, Director.

LEVEL:
Medium; Grade 3 

Appropriate for high school school bands.

SAMPLES:
Sample pages (.pdf): 
Sound files:
COST:
$45 U.S. (plus shipping) for full score, parts, and site-license

Extra full scores are $6 U.S. (plus shipping).

PROGRAMMING:
  • Spring or Fall concert.
  • Performance Time: about 3:40
  • FEATURES:
  • Solo Clarinet part (optional use) doubles Flute line on final strain
  • only two short rolls (9-stroke) in snare part
  • CHALLENGES:
  • Flute obligato line in 1st strain and final strain
  • Unison Trombone countermelody in 2nd strain and final strain
  • KEY and RANGES:
    F minor; A-flat major

    All parts are within "3rd-year" ranges: Flute to A-flat above staff (three times); Clarinet 1 to C above staff (once); Clarinet 3 crosses break only 6 times; 1st Trumpet to B-flat above staff (twice); 3rd Trumpet to D (once); Trombones to E-flat above staff (four times); BC Euphonium to high A-flat (twice).

    INSTRUMENTATION:
    Full Instrumentation
    • plus Horn 3, 4 and Bass Trombone
    • optional Solo Clarinet part included (doubles Flute part in final strain)
    • parts for String Bass and Alto and Contra-Alto Clarinet included
    MINIMUM
    INSTRUMENTATION
    REQUIREMENTS:
    Playable without: Oboe; Bassoon; Alto, Bass, and Contra-Alto Clarinet; Baritone Saxophone; Mallets. Need either Tenor Saxophone or Euphonium.
    PERCUSSION:
    Parts for 5-6 percussionists: 
      Percussionist 1 = Snare Drum 

      Percussionist 2 = Tenor Drum 

      Percussionist 3 = Bass Drum 

      Percussionist 4 = Cymbals (crash cymbals and finger cymbals)

      Percussionist 5 = Xylophone

      Percussionist 6 = Marimba (optional)


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