Rhapsody on an Old English Sea Song

The "Drunken Sailor" finally settles down and becomes respectable - though he does lurch about a little surprisingly from bar to bar! This is attractive music effectively scored.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3.5 | Duration: 4:30

Instrumentation
1st Flute/Piccolo
2nd Flute
Oboe
1st Bb Clarinet
2nd Bb Clarinet
3rd Bb Clarinet
Eb Alto Clarinet*
Bb Bass Clarinet*
1st/2nd* Bassoon
1st/2nd* Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone*

1st/2nd Bb Cornet
3rd Bb Cornet*
1st/2nd Bb Trumpet
1st/2nd F Horn
3rd/4th* F Horn
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone*
3rd Trombone
Euphonium
(TC Baritone)
Tuba/String Bass*

Percussion 1 [2 players] (snare drum, castanets, bass drum, triangle, suspended cymbal, glockenspiel)
Percussion 2 (timpani)
Xylophone

Parts marked with as asterisk (*) are NOT ESSENTIAL, although their presence will obviously enable a fuller realization of the composer's intentions to be achieved.

Program Notes
The "Drunken Sailor" finally settles down and becomes respectable - though he does lurch about a little surprisingly from bar to bar! This is attractive music effectively scored.