Sword Dancer

Sword Dancer is a single-movement oboe feature cast in 4 sections that has a Gaelic flavor inspired by Highland pipes and dance.

Genre: Solo Oboe with Band | # of Players: Standard + 1
Level: 4 | Duration: 8:00

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1/2
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2
Clarinet in Bb 3
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Oboe Solo

Trumpet in Bb 1
Trumpet in Bb 2/3
Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
Trombone 1/2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
(Baritone T.C.)
Tuba

Timpani
Percussion 1 (Bells, Chimes)
Percussion 2 (Vibraphone)
Percussion 3 (Bass Drum, Snare Drum)
Percussion 4 (Suspended Cymbal, Triangle)
Percussion 5 (Low Tom, Tambourine)

Program Notes
Commissioned by
The Andover High School Symphony Band
Bloomfield Hills, MI, Robert H. Ambrose, Conductor

Dedicated to the Memory of
Dr. Robert H. Ambrose, M.D.
1925-1994