Time Traveller, The

The Time Traveller, a 3-movement tribute to H.G. Wells, perfectly captures the imagination and wonderment found in the author's collection of works. The first movement is a march that could easily be extracted and performed on its own as a nice alternative to Sousa.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 10:15

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

1st Bb Cornet
2nd Bb Cornet
3rd Bb Cornet
1st Bb Trumpet
2nd Bb Trumpet
1st F Horn
2nd F Horn
3rd F Horn
4th F Horn*
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone*
3rd Trombone
1st Euphonium
2nd Euphonium
Tuba

String Bass*

Glockenspiel
Percussion 1 (cymbals)
Percussion 2 (snare drum, bass drum)
Timpani

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 Time Traveller: A tribute to H.G. Wells is cast in three movements: "March: Anticipation," "Mankind in the Making," and "A Modern Utopia."

Commissioned by the Bromley Youth Concert Band and first performed under the Director: Peter Mawson, on Sunday, March 3, 2002, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London.