First Command Challenge (Band Gr. 1)

Opening with a short fanfare punctuated by strong, confident percussion interjections, First Command Challenge quickly establishes a sense of ceremony and anticipation. The full band soon takes up the stately and majestic main theme, before dramatic chords announce solo or sectional features from around the ensemble.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Elementary Band Series
Level: 1 | Duration: 2:30

Instrumentation
Transposed Score (A4 stapled booklet)

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
B-flat Euphonium T.C.
Tuba
Double Bass

Timpani (2 drums)
Glockenspiel
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Percussion 2: Triangle, Suspended Cymbal

Program Notes

Opening with a short fanfare punctuated by strong, confident percussion interjections, First Command Challenge quickly establishes a sense of ceremony and anticipation. The full band soon takes up the stately and majestic main theme, before dramatic chords announce solo or sectional features from around the ensemble.