March of the Shadows
for Adaptable Band

DURATION
3:00

LEVEL
Grade 2.5

SCORE
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NOTES
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March of the Shadows – Adaptable Band PDF Parts and Score – $75
March of the Shadows – Concert Band and Adaptable Band PDF Parts and Score – $105
*Adaptable Parts are a shorter version than the full band.
Although the Concert Band owes its origins to the performance of marches, today, after over one hundred years of repertoire to study from, I found myself asking what in 2019 exactly makes a march, a march? Composers these days freely cross boundaries without apology, as they should – after all, art and music must move forward. So, after reviewing typical characteristics of traditional marches, with their trios, break strains, lively snare and bass drum parts and many melodies, I decided to let myself write uninhibited by past formula, but with a clear homage to the genre of march.
March of the Shadows is my resulting creation for young band, whose title refers to the idea of following (as in my case, following the many composers of march who have come before me), and simultaneously referring to the overall dark, minor mood of the work.
This adaptable version in response to COVID-19 includes the following parts:
Line A Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/Trumpet/Mallets
Line B Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/Alto Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone/Trumpet/Mallets
Line C Alto Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone/Horn
Line D Bassoon/Bass Clarinet/Baritone Saxophone/Trombone/Euphonium T.C. and B.C.
Line E Bassoon/Bass Clarinet/Baritone Saxophone/Euphonium T.C. and B.C./Tuba

Concert Band Recording

Recorded by David Robinson and the Tarleton State University Wind Ensemble

Adaptable Band Video

Composer Introduction Video