Silly Circus Suite

Silly Circus Suite conjures up images of an animated cartoon of a rather low-budget circus, complete with tumblers who are in sore need of more practice, a ballerina who could use a diet, as well as their imaginary audience. A piece of exaggeration and fun, conductors are encouraged to take liberties and go for expression and comedic effects.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 6:00

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone 1
Eb Alto Saxophone 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Bb Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba

Timpani (4 drums)
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Tambourine)
Percussion 2 (Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Bass Drum, Cowbell, 2 Woodblocks)
Percussion 3 (Bells)
Percussion 4 (Xylophone)
Percussion 5 (Marimba)

Program Notes
In composing Silly Circus Suite, I tried to imagine an animated cartoon of a rather low-budget circus, complete with tumblers who are in sore need of more practice, a ballerina who could use a diet, as well as their imaginary audience. A piece of exaggeration and fun, conductors are encouraged to take liberties and go for expression and comedic effects.

- Gary Gackstatter