Chariton Chronicles
Vince Gassi
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 3
Duration: 03:45
Year of Composition: 2019
Commissioned by: Chariton H.S. Concert Band (Daniel Scheetz, director)
Publisher: Alfred
Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher Catalog Number: 48134
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinets 1,2
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxes 1,2
Bb Tenor Sax
Eb Baritone Sax
Bb Trumpets 1,2
F Horn
Trombones 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
Mallet Percussion (Bells/Marimba/Xylophone/Chimes)
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum)
Percussion 2 (Mark Tree, Suspended Cymbal/Crash Cymbals)
Timpani
Commissioned by the 2019 Chariton (IA) H.S. Concert Band (Daniel Scheetz, director) and the Lucas County Historical Society.
Program Notes:
According to historical records, “Monday, Sept. 10, 1849. James Robinson arrives to assist in Chariton’s birth. He finds five men and a boy seated around a deck of cards and an empty whiskey jug in the tall grass at what is now the southwest corner of the town square.” So began the opening chapter of Chariton’s history. What followed? A burgeoning community, a coal mining and railroad boom, dynamic people like Smith Mallory, Theopolis (Buster) Gibson, Dr. Dora Wyland McAfee, and Capt. Helen Malony Talboy. Like the town’s story, Chariton Chronicles is rich in thematic statements both lively and lyrical which capture the vibrancy of this great Midwest town.
(Alfred Music)
