FULL SCORE C A R L F I S C H E R Beginning Band Grade S E R I E S Follow The Leader March Joseph Compello BPS55 INSTRUMENTATION Full Score............................ Flute................................8 Oboe (Opt. Flute )................... Clarinet.........................8 Bass Clarinet.................... Alto Saxophone.................5 Tenor Saxophone............... Baritone Saxophone............. Trumpet........................8 Horn in F.............................3 Trombone, Baritone B.C., Bassoon.....6 Baritone T.C....................................................3 Mallet.....................3 Bells, Chimes, Xylophone Timpani.......................................................... Snare Drum, Bass Drum............................ Crash Cymbals, Temple Blocks
Performance Notes Follow the Leader is an easy march. It should be played marcato at a tempo suitable for a march, yet within the abilities of a young band. The theme at m. 9 will give young players the opportunity to perform independent part playing. The theme has three entrances. Some players will begin the theme immediately, some will have one measure rest, and others will have two measures rest. All sections of the band, at some point in the music, will either lead with the theme or play the imitation. The contrasting section beginning at m. 5 consists of a descending scale imitated at one measure intervals. Beginning at m. 33, the percussion section performs the first theme and the imitation soli. Mallet instrument parts are cued in the winds. The range for wind instruments is B up to A. All eighth notes occur in pairs on the same pitch. Cymbal crashes should be performed on crash cymbals. A suspended cymbal crash does not have an equal effect. Thank you for choosing this composition. I hope you and your students find it enjoyable, challenging and instructive. Joseph Compello Glen Arm, Maryland, 009 About the Composer Joseph Compello, a native of Carbondale, Pennsylvania, holds degrees in music education from the Peabody Conservatory and Towson University. During his 3 year career as an instrumental music teacher in Maryland, he wrote numerous compositions for his students. In 994, Carl Fischer began publishing many of these classroom-tested pieces including his debut publication Cadets on Parade, and the 996 best-seller Rock to the Max, Mr. Sax. In 003, Compello s journey from local band director to internationally published composer was chronicled in the prestigious Baltimore Sun. Now retired from teaching, Compello, continues to draw on his extensive background in music education to compose new music exclusively for Carl Fischer s Performance Series, which now contains 85 of his works
Full Score Flute March tempo ( =0-3) Follow the Leader (March) 3 JOSEPH COMPELLO Oboe (Opt. Flute ) Clarinet Bass Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Trumpet March tempo ( =0-3) Horn in F Trombone, Baritone, Bassoon Mallet (Bells, Chimes, Xylophone) Timpani ers required B : F (Snare Drum, Bass Drum) (Crash Cymbals, Temple Blocks) S.D. B.D. 3 4 Copyright 009 by Carl Fischer, LLC International Copyright Secured. All rights reserved including performing rights. WARNING! This composition is protected by Copyright law. To photocopy or reproduce by any method is an infringement of the Copyright law. Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. Printed in the U.S.A.
4 ( ) B. Opt. roll Cr. 5 6 7 8
5 9 ( ) B. 9 9 0
6 ( ) B. 3 4 5 6
7 7 ( ) B. 7 7 8 9 0
8 ( ) B. 3 4
9 5 ( ) B. 5 Bar. Sax Bells Temple Blocks (or Woodblock) 5 6 7 8
0 ( ) B. Optional rest for player 9 30 3 3
33 ( ) B. 33 Chimes (or Bells) Xylophone Chimes (or Bells) Xylophone 33 34 35 36
( ) B. Chimes (or Bells) Xyl. Chimes (or Bells) Xyl. 37 38 39 40
4 3 ( ) B. 4 Bells Cym. 4 4 43 44
4 48 ( ) B. 48 45 46 47 48
5 ( ) B. 49 50 5 5
6 ( ) B. either Chimes (or Bells) L.V. briefly 53 54 55 56 BPS55 $45.00 Set $6.00 Full Score BPS55P $3.00 Parts 65 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 00 www.carlfischer.com UPC ISBN 0-858-6989-7