1812 1/2 Overture

Poor Tchaikovsky – first his music is mixed up with "Frère Jacques" and then it is subjected to all sorts of indignities from the percussion section. There cannot be too many pieces in which the conductor shoots the first horn player. (Perhaps there should be more!)

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 1.5 | Duration: 4:30

Instrumentation
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Bb Cornet 1
Bb Cornet 2
Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
Trombone
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba

Piano (for rehearsal only)

Timpani (cannon/bass drum, rifles/artillery)
Percussion 1 (alarm clock, duck call, bass drum, cuckoo, toy pistol, Klaxon, whistle, glockenspiel)
Percussion 2 (temple blocks, snare drum)