ULL SCORE Concert Band Grade CARL ISCHER SERIES The Ides o March Sean O Loughlin Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only CPS INSTRUMENTATION ull Score lute lute Oboe Clarinet in B Clarinet in B Clarinet in B Bass Clarinet in B Bassoon Alto Saxohone in E Alto Saxohone in E Tenor Saxohone in B Baritone Saxohone in E Trumet in B Trumet in B Trumet in B Horn in Horn in Trombone Trombone Euhonium TC in B Euhonium BC Mallet Percussion Chimes, Bells Timani Percussion Snare Drum, Bass Drum Percussion 7 Crash Cymbals, Tam-tam, Triangle, Susended Cymbal, Tambourine, Claves, China Cymbal
About the Comosition Pulse ounding and haunting are to very distinct characteristics o The Ides o March This dramatic comosition or band celebrates my love o modern ilm music and is an exercise in economy o musical material This economy is oten reerred to as minimalism, although I ould not go so ar as to include this comosition in that orld The Ides o March is a hrase that irst aeared in the lay ulius Caesar by William Shakeseare and reresented the time hen a cou d etat haened in the Roman government Et tu, Brute is the amous line recited by ulius Caesar at the climactic scene The music relects the heart ounding ace o the events leading to the cou d etat or overthro o the government in oer The music starts ith a three note idea that ermeates the entire comosition The irst section o the iece rom mm -5 is essentially one big crescendo Dierent elements get added to the core three-note idea to increase its comlexity The sells in the lo voices rovide a grounding element to the rhythm above The rhythm starts to break aay rom itsel at m ith the addition o a counter rhythm in the irst lute and trumet This counter rhythm becomes the main driving orce at m ith some melodic material introduced in the loer voices The to eighth-note rhythmic ideas unite once again at m 9 ith a third rhythmic idea brought into the loer voices to rovide the inal ush into m 5 The rhythmic cycle starts u again at m 6, but this time it elcomes a lyrical line in the lutes The staccato quarter notes in the lo oodinds should have a light and sirited quality to them similar to izzicato strings A counter line oins the lyrical line at m 6 ith several intriguing moments o dissonance The rhythm lets u a touch at m 5, but quickly returns at m 6 ith the same three note rhythm dislaced by one beat beteen lutes and oboes, as ell as clarinets and saxohones A build-u ollos that releases into the big lyrical and haunting moment o the iece at m 7 The sound here should be broad, rich and triumhant Bring out the eighth notes at mm 80-8, hile having the sustained notes ull back a bit The sot dynamic at m 90 signals a return to the rhythmic cycle As beore, layers o rhythms kee being added to increase the intensity o the moment This crescendo inally releases itsel at the end Be mindul o the to beats o tutti rest in m that sets u the inal climactic gesture in the olloing measure About the Comoser Sean O Loughlin (b97) is a resh voice and a rising name in the music orld His music is characterized by vibrant rhythms, assionate melodies, and colorul scoring Commissions rom the Boston Pos Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollyood Bol Orchestra highlight and shocase his diverse musical abilities As a conductor, he has led erormances ith the Boston Pos Orchestra, the Hollyood Bol Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Vancouver Symhony, the Atlanta Symhony, the Baltimore Symhony, the Houston Symhony, and the Seattle Symhony amongst others He as the assistant conductor and arranger or a roduction o Sgt Peer Live in Las Vegas eaturing the band Chea Trick Recent collaborations include such artists as Sarah McLachlan, Adele, Hall and Oates, Gloria Estean, Diana Krall, Itzhak Perlman, Natalie Merchant, Chris Isaak, Blue Man Grou, Pink Martini, Brandi Carlile, The Decemberists, Martina McBride, osh Ritter, Gloria Gaynor and others The Los Angeles Times calls his orchestrations colorul hile adding even more dimension to the comositions Daily Variety heralds Sean s riting as most imressive ith a ide range o coloring in the orchestra that adds het and rolling energy Groing u in Syracuse, NY, Sean dislayed a assion or music at an early age Sean beneited rom loving arents ho suorted his musical asirations and challenged him to exlore music as a career During his undergraduate years at Syracuse University, Sean s musical career began to take shae ith the guidance o Larry Clark As Vice-President at Carl ischer Music, Larry continues to be a maor inluence in Sean s roessional career as mentor and riend Through his groing number o commissioned and ublished orks, Sean is excited to continue contributing to the rich history o orchestral and ind band literature He is a requent guest conductor ith roessional orchestras and honor bands around the country An annual ASCAP Secial Aards inner, Sean as a comosition ello at the Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles, and holds comosition degrees rom Ne England Conservatory and Syracuse University Sean, his ie Dena and daughter Kate reside in Los Angeles or more inormation, lease visit seanoloughlincom CPS Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only
ull Score lute Oboe Clarinet Bass Clarinet Bassoon Tenor Saxohone Baritone Saxohone Trumet Horn in Trombone Euhonium Mallet Percussion Timani (G : Ab : C : Eb ) Percussion Alto Saxohone (Chimes, Bells) (Snare Drum, Bass Drum) (Crash Cymbals, Tam-tam, Triangle, Susended Cymbal, Tambourine, Claves, China Cymbal) CPS b b b b b b b b b b Allegro q = 8 Allegro q = 8 Commissioned by North Hills High School Bands, North Hills, PA, Leonard Lavelle, director The Ides o March Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only Coyright 0 by Carl ischer, LLC International Coyright Secured All rights reserved including erorming rights WARNING! This comosition is rotected by Coyright la To hotocoy or reroduce by any method is an inringement o the Coyright la Anyone ho reroduces coyrighted matter is subect to substantial enalties and assessments or each inringement BD 5 a 6 SEAN O'LOUGHLIN
l B Tt in b b b b b 9 9 Euh Tim b b 7 8 Chimes 9 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only Tam-tam 0 CPS
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l b b b b a 7 B Tt in b Euh Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only Tim CPS b b Tambourine T-tam 5 6 7 8 China Cym 9
8 l B Tt in Euh Tim CPS b b b b b b b - - - - b b b - - - 0 æ æ Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only 5
9 l 6 b b b b a Soli P B a Tt 6 in or on-screen use only b Illegal to rint or coy Euh Tim b b Bells 6 7 Triangle ± 8 9 ± 0 CPS
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l B b b b b 5 Tt in Euh or on-screen use only b 5 St Mute b b a St Mute Illegal to rint or coy Tim on rim Claves 5 55 56 57 58 59 CPS
l B Tt in Euh Tim CPS b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b T-tam 60 Sus Cym O æ 6 6 6 O 6 6 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only 6 65
l B Tt in Euh Tim b b b b b b b a Oen bring out Chimes 66 a bring out bring out 67 68 æ 69 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only cresc cresc cresc cresc Oen cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc cresc on head cresc 70 7 CPS
l B Tt in Euh Tim CPS b b b b b b b Sus Cym Oæ 7 Oæ 7 æ 7 7 Cr Cym a a æ O O 7 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only 75 76 77 5
6 l B Tt in Euh Tim CPS b b b b b b b ẇ 78 79 bring out bring out 80 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only Oæ 8 æ æ O O 8 a a 8
7 l b b b b B Tt in Euh b Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only b b Tim 8 85 86 87 88 89 CPS
8 l B Tt in Euh Tim CPS b b b b b b b b b b b b b 90 P P P Oæ æ æ 9 9 9 a 9 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only 9 9 95
l B Tt in Euh Tim b b b b b b b 96 T-tam 97 98 99 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only a Claves 00 a 0 9 CPS
0 l b b b b B Tt Illegal to rint or coy in Euh b Tim CPS b b 0 0 or on-screen use only 0 05 06 Sus Cym æ O æ 07
l B Tt in Euh Tim CPS b b b b b b b 08 08 a a O O 08 China Cym 09 O 0 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only Tamb T-tam
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ull Score Allegro q = BILL CALHOUN b b b b b lute b Oboe Clarinet b b b b Bass Clarinet b b b b Bassoon b Cue: Clar # Alto b b b Saxohone b Tenor Play Saxohone # Baritone Saxohone b n Allegro q = Trumet Horn in b b Trombone b b b b Euhonium b b b b b Mallet b Bells + Chimes Percussion (Bells, Chimes) Mallet b Marimba + Xylohone Percussion b b b b (Xylohone, Marimba) b b Timani æ SD æ æ (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Gong) BD Percussion P Sus Cym O æ + Cr Cym (Triangle, Susended Cymbal, Crash O Cymbals) P CPS9 Matinee Coyright 0 by Pembroke Music Co, Inc, a division o Carl ischer, LLC International Coyright Secured All rights reserved including erorming rights b b b l b b b b B b b b # b b b b # Tt in b b b b b b Euh b b b b Bells b b b b b b b Tim æ Gong SD O æ BD P Sus Cym O æ + Cr Cym O P 5 6 7 8 CPS9 Illegal to rint or coy or on-screen use only The Carl ischer Perormance Series or Band has ive erormance levels to rovide you ith a highly ocused reertoire or your band Each level has been careully designed and graded, ithin seciic guidelines, so that each iece in a level ill ork ith your band hen it achieves that level Each level is also color coded or ease in inding the series that ill be aroriate or your band, as it develos Within each grade level, you ill ind selections in a variety o styles and genres designed to meet all o your erormance and teaching needs The Carl ischer comosers and arrangers are some o the most resected riters in the business Their music is dynamic, resh and eminently orthy o your attention Concert Band Exanded instrumentation to lute, Clarinet, Trumet, Horn and Trombone arts Exanded use o rhythms, ranges, keys, but technical demands are still careully considered Generous cross cueing o exosed or solo arts Exanded ercussion riting, ithin reason, or maturing students Careul selection o keys and degree o diiculty or advancing musicians ISBN 978-0-858-989-9 carlischercom CPS $8000 Set CPS $00 ull Score CPSP $00 Parts UPC