Down Wilderness Road

by
David Marlatt

Ensemble: Concert Band

Grade: 3.5

Duration: 05:15

Year of Composition: 2018

Publisher: Eighth Note

Year of Publication: 2018

Publisher Catalog Number: CB18356

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase

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Instrumentation

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinet 1, 2, 3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1, 2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1, 2, 3
F Horn 1, 2
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Baritone
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion 1:] Bells, Chimes
[Mallet Percussion 2:] Vibraphone
[Percussion:] Triangle, Wind Chimes, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum

For the Stouffville D.S.S. Symphonic Band 2017/18


Program Notes:

This lyrical piece was inspired by the opening of Appalachian Spring by the great American composer Aaron Copland. The title has two possible meanings: it could be a depiction of someone walking on a rough trail through the many woods of Ontario enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of the peaceful forest; or it could be describing a specific path in the southern United States of America. The Wilderness Trail was one of the principal routes used by settlers to Kentucky in the late 1700s and was blazed by none other than Daniel Boone. It was steep, rough, and narrow, and could only be traversed on foot or horseback.

(Eighth Note Publications)