Journey to the West, A (Band Gr. 4)

Inspired by the many Wild West soundtracks and feature films, mainly cartoons and animated films, the composer tells his own story in music. The piece A Journey to the West tells of the bravery, courage, but also the innocence of a hero in spite of himself. After a baroque and majestic opening imposing on us the atmosphere of this typical American setting, a rapid gallop of bass and percussion brings us the theme of our hero. Lively, light, carefree, it makes the horns and saxophones roar, then taken up by the woodwinds and trumpets. If the melody is light, the atmosphere quickly becomes heavier, a shadow flies over the city! Beware!

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: N/A
Level: 4 | Duration: 6:20

Instrumentation
Conductor's Score (8.5'x11" stapled booklet)

Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bassoon
E-flat Clarinet
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
F Horn 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium B.C. 1 & 2
B-flat Euphonium T.C. 1 & 2
Tuba
String Bass

Timpani (4 drums)
Drum Set
Percussion 1: Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 2: Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum, Temple Blocks
Mallets: Xylophone, Glockenspiel

Program Notes