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Bolero For Band (for Large Symphonic Wind Band Oversized Score) New

Initially commissioned by Ida Rubenstein as a ballet work initially, Maurice Ravel's BOLERO has become his most popular and often-performed orchestra composition, which was a surprise to the composer who described it as “seventeen minutes of orchestra without any music.” With a structure that is simplicity itself, BOLERO uses two alternating melodies in what Ravel described as a “crescendo on commonplace melod[ies].” Mark Rogers' transcription of BOLERO is an entirely complete wind band version of the piece; omitting not a single note or exotic instrument, thereby transferring the brilliance of Ravels orchestral score to the symphonic wind band with as much fidelity to the original as possible. Ravel calls for a very large orchestra (triple woodwinds, saxophones, large brass section, harp, celesta and percussion). Consequently, this transcription of BOLERO contains a large amount of divisi writing. It goes without saying that this transcription will be most successfully performed by large symphonic wind band.

Details

Publisher: Southern Music Company
Publisher Code: S1067OS
Credits: Maurice Ravel; arr. R. Mark Rogers
Medium: Softcover
Length: .00 in.
Width: .00 in.
Series: Southern Music Band
Format: Oversized Score
Voicing: OVERSIZED FULL SCORE
Band Grade: 5