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The document provides an evaluation of the concert band piece 'American Salute' by Morton Gould. It details the composition's instrumentation, duration, difficulty level, technical and musical considerations, form, and recommendations for appropriate ensemble level.

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American Salute

The document provides an evaluation of the concert band piece 'American Salute' by Morton Gould. It details the composition's instrumentation, duration, difficulty level, technical and musical considerations, form, and recommendations for appropriate ensemble level.

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Reviewer: Krista M.

Reeder

REPERTOIRE EVALUATION FORM

Title: American Salute

Composer / Arranger: Morton Gould
arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Publisher: Belwin Band (Alfred)

Date of Publication: 1943
2009 this particular arrangement

Price: $75 Band Set & Score; $10 Extra Score

Ensemble Type: Full Concert Band

Description/Genre: Patriotic; Civil War; Fantasia on a Theme

Duration: 4:45-5:15

Difculty: V. Easy ! Easy ! Mod. ! Diff. ! V. Diff. !

Score: Full Score ! Reduced Score ! / Transposed ! C-Score !

Instrumentation:
Picc ! Fl1 ! Fl2 ! Fl3 ! Alto Fl ! Bass Fl !
Ob1 ! Ob2 ! EHn ! Bsn1 ! Bsn2 ! CBsn !
EbCl! Cl1 ! Cl2 ! Cl 3 ! Alto Cl ! Bass Cl !
CAltoCl ! CBCl ! SSax! ASax 1 ! ASax2 ! TSax !
BarSax ! BassSax !

Cor1 ! Cor2 ! Cor3 ! Trp1 ! Trp2 ! Trp3 !
Hn1 ! Hn2 ! Hn3 ! Hn4 ! Flg1 ! Flg2 !
Tbn1 ! Tbn2 ! Tbn3 ! BTbn ! BarTC ! BarBC !
Euph1 ! Euph2 ! Tuba1 ! Tuba2 ! StBass !

Harp ! Celeste! Glock. ! Xylo ! Mar. ! Vibes !
Piano ! Synth ! Chimes ! Crotales ! Timp ! Bass Dr. !
Snare ! Toms ! CrCym ! SusCym ! Tam ! Tri. !
Other Perc:

Vln 1 ! Vln. 2 ! Vla. ! VCello ! CBass !

Unusual Instrumentation/Usage:
World Parts available for download from the website

Other Considerations:
Highest Pitch Trumpet: A5 Highest Pitch Clarinet: C6

Clarinet Crosses Break?: Yes ! No ! N/A !

Other Range Concerns: Low 3rd Cl part

Technical Concerns: ACCIDENTALS!!
6/8 Patterns
Passing rhythms; intertwined melody & harmony
Constantly changing and emerging structures
Triplets AND dotted eighth-sixteenth
Attacks and aligning entrances

Articulations/Bowings: Very punctuated
Slurs only in passing or as a stylistic measure

Meter(s): 6/8
4/4

Rhythmic Complexities: Entrances on 3, 5, and 6
Transition 6/8 division into 4/4 and back
(Triple to duple and back)

Key(s): Ambiguous? Notated in C (Am?)
Modulates to F signature - ends in Dm

Harmonic Concerns: Ambiguous key(s) - use of accidentals

Primary Texture(s): Polyphonic - layered

Featured Instrument(s)/Solo(s): Every voice at some point

Compositional Techniques: Theme & Variations/Fantasy on a Theme

Form: Fantasia?

Program Notes:
Morton Gould, a well-known American composer, arranger, performer, and conductor, made it his life's
work to create music with a weaving of distinctly American fabric. American Salute is based on the Civil
War tune "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and takes on a fantasy of the sounds and highs and
lows of battles won and battles lost.

Similar Pieces (Title/Composer):
Although not similar, I think any Shenandoah or Spiritual could couple nicely. Deep River Suite...?

Additional Comments:

What is at the heart of this piece?
I think it is a fantastic way to teach contextual understanding and musical concepts through a captivating
and exciting piece of music.

I would play this piece with: Upper level high school or lower level college

I would recommend this piece: Yes! No !

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