Red Ribbons (Band Gr. 1.5)

Red Ribbons is a dramatic and colourful concert piece that takes its inspiration from the Red Ribbon Rebellion which flared up on the Bendigo goldfields of Victoria, Australia in 1853. Thousands of miners, objecting to the harsh license conditions imposed by the government, formed the Anti-Gold License Association. The miners who joined the movement wore red ribbons on their hats as a symbol of defiance and solidarity. Building tensions on the goldfields spread throughout Victoria to eventually erupt in the Eureka Stockade in 1854.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Young Band Series
Level: 1.5 | Duration: 4:25

Instrumentation
Conductor's Score

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

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium B.C.
B-flat Euphonium T.C.
Tuba

Timpani
Glockenspiel
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Percussion 2: Tam-Tam, Anvil (Brake Drum), Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine