Festival of Dawn

Description

ABOUT THIS PIECE

This up-tempo, spirited piece evokes a celebration at the arrival of a new day. “Festival of Dawn” is ideal for middle school bands.

GRADE: 2.5
LENGTH: 3 minutes

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WHAT YOU GET

– ZIP folder of Score and Individual Parts

INSTRUMENTATION

• Flute
• Oboe
• B-flat Clarinet 1/2
• Bass Clarinet
• Alto Saxophone
• Tenor Saxophone
• Baritone Saxophone
• B-flat Trumpet 1/2
• French Horn
• Baritone (B.C.)
• Trombone
• Tuba
• Timpani
• Snare Drum
• Tenor Drum (optional)
• Bass Drum
• Marimba (opt. split into 2 parts)
• Glockenspiel
• Xylophone
• Cymbals
• Optional Violin Part – NOT REFLECTED IN SCORE
• Optional Cello Part

***A NOTE ABOUT OPTIONAL PARTS: This piece was composed when I taught at a school that had a couple string kids in the concert band (there was no dedicated orchestra). The parts are there if you need them, but if they’re absent, it won’t detract from the overall piece.