Gum-sucker's March, The (sax & percussion ensemble)

Gum-Suckers March is the final movements of Percy Grainger’s Suite for Orchestra "In a Nutshell," an original work in which no folksongs are used. “Gum-suckers” is a nickname for Australians hailing from Grainger’s Australian home state of Victoria. The leaves of the ‘gum’ (Eucalyptus) trees are very refreshing to suck in the hot Australian summer weather.

Genre: Saxophone & Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 25
Series: Aux Arcs Music
Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 3:50

Instrumentation
Score (11"x17" spiral bound)
Small Study Score (8.5"x11" stapled booklet)

B-flat Soprano Saxophone 1
B-flat Soprano Saxophone 2
E-flat Alto Saxophone 1
E-flat Alto Saxophone 2
E-flat Alto Saxophone 3
B-flat Tenor Saxophone 1
B-flat Tenor Saxophone 2
B-flat Tenor Saxophone 3
E-flat Baritone Saxophone 1
E-flat Baritone Saxophone 2
B-flat Bass Saxophone

Glockenspiel
Vibraphone 1
Vibraphone 2
Chimes
Xylophone
Marimba 1 (4-octave)
Marimba 2 (4-octave)
Marimba 3 (4-octave)
Marimba 4 (5-octave)

Timpani
Snare Drum/Woodblock
Crash Cymbals
Suspended Cymbal
Bass Drum

Program Notes

Gum-Suckers March is the final movements of Percy Grainger’s Suite for Orchestra "In a Nutshell," an original work in which no folksongs are used. “Gum-suckers” is a nickname for Australians hailing from Grainger’s Australian home state of Victoria. The leaves of the ‘gum’ (Eucalyptus) trees are very refreshing to suck in the hot Australian summer weather.