We're Bound for Botany Bay

Commencing with an original theme based on the first five notes of the Australian folk song We're Bound for Botany Bay, this work attempts to portray the hustle and bustle of Australia's early settlement days.

Genre: Concert Band Series | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3.5 | Duration: 4:10

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

Bb Trumpet 1, 2, 3
F Horn 1, 2, 3, 4
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Euphonium BC, TC
Tuba
String Bass

Timpani
Mallets
Percussion 1, 2

Program Notes
Commencing with an original theme based on the first five notes of the Australian folk song We're Bound for Botany Bay, this work attempts to portray the hustle and bustle of Australia's early settlement days. A second them is introduce as the music develops, before a more pensive treatment of the title tune is heard. the last section combines fragments of the original melody and the folk song in a hemiola cross rhythm moving towards an exciting climax. This work was originally written from the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors' Associanation's Composition Contest in 1985.