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Inspired by his daughters' first dance recital, Robert Smith has created an original work for the first performance of the beginning instrumentalist's experience. This work is accessible by any beginning or young band, and is based of the first few notes taught in most beginning method books. This is a most charismatic work that will evoke a musical celebration.
Technical Notes: The first percussion part is for triangle, snare drum, and bass drum. The second percussion part is for suspended cymbal, crash cymbal, and tambourine.
Dance Celebration was inspired by my attendance at my daughter's very first dance recital during the spring of 1999. My youngest (Madison) performed in a beginning ballet movement ensemble that served as the creative seed for the introducttion of this work. My oldest (Savannah) danced in a more contemporary style that led to the celebratory (and energetic!) body of the piece. This work was composed for the "very beginning ensemble" for performance during the first year of instruction.
This entire piece uses only the first series of notes taught in most instrumental method books. The band should be prepared for the piece once they have been introduced to the notes of the B flat concert scale and rhythmic values including whole, half, dotted quarter, quarter, and eighths.
In effort to provide a "mature" musical experience and to provide as many teaching opportunities as possible, I have included expression markings throughout. I suggest using this as an opprtunity to teach or reinforce style markings, dynamic levels, dynamic shaping, and articulations.
The percussion section, using a variety of instruments, plays a very important role throughout the piece. I tried to provide a viable musical experience for the prcussion without the use of rolls or sixteenth-note patterns. Of particular importance is the timpani (written for two drums and two fixed pitches). I suggest assigning the student with the strongest sense of pulse to this part. Please note that a low tom may be substituted if no timpani are available. Also, the triangle and tambourine play important roles in the piece. This provides an excellent opportunity to teach a good fundamental technique on these intruments in the early stages of development.
The bass clarinet has been used as a member of the clarinet choir in the introduction as well as serving the traditional role of tuba double. This is an attempt to allow the color of this wonderful instrument to be featured. However, the presence of the bass clarinet is not required for a successful performance.
I hope that you and your ensemble find "Dance Celebration" to be a rewarding musical experience. Best of luck in your teaching endeavors. Best wishes for a great performance. Robert W. Smith
Composed By: "Dance Celebration" was composed by Robert W. Smith.
Published By: "Dance Celebration" was published by Warner Brothers Publications.
Series: This piece is part of the series "Belwin Very Beginning Band Series".
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| Instrumentation | | 1 | - | Full Score | | 8 | - | Flute | | 2 | - | Oboe | | 8 | - | B Flat Clarinet | | 2 | - | B Flat Bass Clarinet | | 6 | - | E Flat Alto Saxophone | | 4 | - | B Flat Tenor Saxophone | | 2 | - | E Flat Baritone Saxophone | | 8 | - | B Flat Trumpet | | 4 | - | French Horn | | 4 | - | E Flat Horn | | 6 | - | Trombone/Baritone B.C./Bassoon | | 3 | - | Trombone In B Flat T.C. | | 2 | - | Baritone T.C. | | 4 | - | Tuba | | 2 | - | E Flat Tuba T.C. | | 2 | - | B Flat Tuba T.C. | | 1 | - | Bells | | 1 | - | Vibraphone | | 3 | - | 1st Percussion | | 3 | - | 2nd Percussion | | 1 | - | Timpani or Low Tom |
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 Difficulty 1 on a scale of 1 to 6 with 6 being the hardest.
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