The Knights' Creed

by
Robert Buckley

Ensemble: Concert Band

Grade: 3

Duration: 05:15

Year of Composition: 2018

Commissioned by: St. Thomas More Collegiate Senior Band

Premiered by: St. Thomas More Collegiate Senior Band (Ethan Shoemaker, director)

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Year of Publication: 2018

Publisher Catalog Number: 04005435

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase

Links:

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Sample Audio

Perusal Score 

Instrumentation

Flute 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinet 1
B♭ Clarinet 2
B♭ Clarinet 3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1
B♭ Trumpet 2,3
F Horn 1,2
Trombone 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Mallet Percussion 1
Mallet Percussion 2
Timpani

Commissioned by the St. Thomas More Collegiate Senior Band - Ethan Shoemaker, director - with proud support from the STMC Parent's Association.


Program Notes:

The mascot of St. Thomas More Collegiate is the knight. The medieval knights had a code of chivalry that included courage, community and wisdom – in this composition each of these ideals is symbolized with its own melody.

(Robert Buckley)