On Aug 25, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
There are also national variations, as I found to my surprise when
presented with a piece scored for the standard Maltese band of
today, which is so different from the American one that I felt
compelled to add this note to the instrumentation page:
This piece is scored for a standard Maltese band. With the
composer’s approval, additional parts for the full complement of an
American concert band are included among the performance materials.
Conductors wishing to play this piece with the forces for which it
was conceived should use approximately the following numbers of
players: 1+1 flutes, 2 E≤ clarinets, 12+10 B≤ clarinets, 2 alto
sax, 2 tenor sax, 6+5 trumpets, 1+1+1 horns, 1+1+1 trombones, 6
baritones, 6 euphoniums, 6 tubas, 1+1+1 percussion.
Whee! Six and five trumpets, 6 baritones, 6 euphs, 6 tubas, and only
two flutes one on a part and three horns one on a part! You know,
sometimes I say to myself, I sure would like to hear more bottom end,
well I might just like it in Malta!
Christopher
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