Victory Dance (Band Gr. 3)

Recall a moment of great celebration - a goal scored to win an important game, a great exam mark after months of work, a new job or any other fantastic moment of triumph in life. Victory Dance is music that reflects a moment when you just feel that fantastic that you need to get up and move! Importantly, moments like this are so wonderful because of the effort and the struggle to achieve them. The music throughout this work reflects the tumultuous journey to achieve our goals, including moments of frustration where the joyous melody is held back by ominous undertones. Ultimately, however, after a moment of reflection, the celebration of an achievement hard won continues to the conclusion of the work.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Concert Band Series
Level: 3 | Duration: 3:55

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

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

Timpani (China cymbal)
Mallets (glockenspiel, xylophone, shaker)
Percussion 1 (snare drum, bass drum)
Percussion 2 (crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, wind chimes)
Percussion 3 (claves, tom-toms)
Percussion 4 (congas, shaker)

Program Notes
Recall a moment of great celebration - a goal scored to win an important game, a great exam mark after months of work, a new job or any other fantastic moment of triumph in life. Victory Dance is music that reflects a moment when you just feel that fantastic that you need to get up and move! Importantly, moments like this are so wonderful because of the effort and the struggle to achieve them. The music throughout this work reflects the tumultuous journey to achieve our goals, including moments of frustration where the joyous melody is held back by ominous undertones. Ultimately, however, after a moment of reflection, the celebration of an achievement hard won continues to the conclusion of the work.

SCORE VIDEO

COMPOSER TALK: ROGER SCHMIDLI