Colonel Bogey March

Description

Colonel Bogey March for Concert Band

About This Piece

Grade: 3
Length: 3 minutes

Enthrall audiences with this rendition of one of the most famous British marches, the “Colonel Bogey March”. Written in 1914 around the onset of WW1 by Frederick J. Ricketts (under the pseudonym Kenneth J. Alford), the piece was inspired by a golfer at Fort George in Scotland who whistled a two-note warning instead of shouting “Fore!”. Featured in the film “Bridge On the River Kwai”, this tune has been a staple of British musical literature for decades.

Additional information

Format	Print, Digital Download

Instrumentation

1 Conductor Score
1 Piccolo
6 Flute
2 Oboe
2 Bassoon
3 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
3 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
2 Bass Clarinet
3 Alto Saxophone 1
3 Alto Saxophone 2
2 Tenor Saxophone
1 Baritone Saxophone
3 Trumpet 1 (B♭)
3 Trumpet 2 (B♭)
2 French Horn 1
2 French Horn 2
3 Trombone 1
3 Trombone 2
2 Euphonium (B.C)
4 Tuba
1 Timpani (Variable Tuning)
1 Glockenspiel
1 Xylophone
3 Percussion 1 - Snare/Bass Drum
3 Percussion 2 - Clash Cymbal, Susp. Cymbal, Triangle