By Antonin Dvorák / arr. Brendan McBrien
Full Orchestra
Level: 4
A musical postcard to the world! Your audiences will be thrilled with this early piece of Americana, and your musicians will love the colors and energy of this uniquely American music as imagined by the great Czech master following his visit to America in the 1890s. This work contains music inspired by African-American, Native-American and Scottish music and features three movements (I, IV and V) of Dvorák’s original five-movement suite.
INSTRUMENTATION
Conductor Score ………………………… 1
Flute/Piccolo …………………………….. 2
Oboe I ……………………………………… 1
Oboe II …………………………………….. 1
Bassoon I ………………………………….. 1
Bassoon II …………………………………. 1
Bb Clarinet I ………………………………. 1
Bb Clarinet II ……………………………… 1
F Horn I ……………………………………. 1
F Horn II …………………………………… 1
Bb Trumpet I ………………………………. 1
Bb Trumpet II ……………………………… 1
Trombone I ……………………………….. 1
Trombone II ………………………………. 1
Tuba ………………………………………… 1
Timpani (A-E) ……………………………… 1
Percussion I (Triangle, Crash Cymbals) …. 1
Percussion II (Snare Drum, Bass Drum) … 2
Violin I …………………………………….. 8
Violin II ……………………………………. 8
Viola ……………………………………….. 5
Cello ……………………………………….. 5
String Bass ………………………………… 5
Flute/Piccolo …………………………….. 2
Oboe I ……………………………………… 1
Oboe II …………………………………….. 1
Bassoon I ………………………………….. 1
Bassoon II …………………………………. 1
Bb Clarinet I ………………………………. 1
Bb Clarinet II ……………………………… 1
F Horn I ……………………………………. 1
F Horn II …………………………………… 1
Bb Trumpet I ………………………………. 1
Bb Trumpet II ……………………………… 1
Trombone I ……………………………….. 1
Trombone II ………………………………. 1
Tuba ………………………………………… 1
Timpani (A-E) ……………………………… 1
Percussion I (Triangle, Crash Cymbals) …. 1
Percussion II (Snare Drum, Bass Drum) … 2
Violin I …………………………………….. 8
Violin II ……………………………………. 8
Viola ……………………………………….. 5
Cello ……………………………………….. 5
String Bass ………………………………… 5