Land of the Silver Birch
Vince Gassi
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 2.5
Duration: 03:00
Year of Composition: 2011
Publisher: Alfred
Year of Publication: 2011
Publisher Catalog Number: 36704
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
Percussion 1 (Toms)
Percussion 2 (Mark Tree/Triangle/Suspended Cymbal)
Timpani
Program Notes:
This inspirational setting for band will provide a refreshing change of pace for your next concert. It is one of Canada's most popular folk songs and a favourite with Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and campers of all ages.
(Alfred Music)
[Editor's note: The folk song used in this arrangement, "Land of the Silver Birch", is arguably a romanticized stereotype of Indigenous cultures in both its music and its text. The text's attribution to Canadian poet E. Pauline Johnson, whose father was Mohawk, is spurious.]