Young Wizards

Cast a spell on your audience with this magnificent work for band. Young Wizards is a three-movement composition inspired by the composer's reading of ‘Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone.' Students will love experiencing the magic of the world of Hogwarts in this original suite.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 8:00

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

1st Bb Trumpet
2nd Bb Trumpet
3rd Bb Trumpet
1st F Horn
2nd F Horn
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone*
Euphonium
(TC Baritone)
Tuba

Percussion 1* (triangle, castanets, large suspended cymbal or tam tam)
Percussion 2* (snare drum, suspended cymbal, guiro, wood block, triangle)
Percussion 3* (bass drum, cabasa, wood block)
Timpani
Glockenspiel/xylophon

Parts marked with as asterisk (*) are NOT ESSENTIAL, although their presence will obviously enable a fuller realization of the composer's intentions to be had.

Program Notes
Young Wizards is a three-movement suite inspired by the composer's reading of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone.

The work is based on a tone row taken from the musical letters contained within the title. "Black Pointed Hats" in D minor sets the scene, with the bass instruments playing an accented form of the tone row. Note clusters and chromatic movement help to create the mysterious sound palette for listeners to let their imagination run riot. The contrary motion in the upper woodwinds at the beginning of "Spells" gives a mesmerizing effect. The third movement, "Flying Broomsticks," evokes the image of young wizards flying around, using chromatic runs and various accented sections where the flying is not so smooth. Both themes used in this movement combine to form a grand flypast!