Flying Colors

(3rd Movement of "A Tribute to Arthur Delamont")

by
Robert Buckley

Ensemble: Concert Band

Grade: 4

Duration: 03:15

Year of Composition: 2015

Commissioned by: West Vancouver Youth Band (Douglas Macaulay, director)

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Year of Publication: 2015

Publisher Catalog Number: 04004199

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase

Links:

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Sample Audio

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Instrumentation

Piccolo
Flute 1,2
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Mallet Perc.
Timpani

Third movement of A Tribute to Arthur Delamont. The full suite is in three movements:

I. Front and Center
II. Memento
III. Flying Colors


Program Notes:

Famed bandmaster Arthur Delamont always programmed a march in his concerts, and the hallmark of his band was their red capes. Imagine a band far off in the distance marching toward you – soft at first, the music becomes louder and louder; the red capes of the band sway in the wind, getting closer and closer. It was this image that inspired Flying Colors.

(Hal Leonard)