VERY BEGINNING BAND A Classic Touch eaturing LARGO rom Symhony No 9 in E Minor y Antonín Dvořák and LARGO rom Xerxes y G Handel 1 Conductor 10 lute 2 Ooe 10 B Clarinet 2 B Bass Clarinet 6 E Alto Saxohone B Tenor Saxohone 2 E Baritone Saxohone 8 B Trumet Horn 6 Tromone/Baritone/Bassoon Arranged y VICTOR LOEZ (ASCA) INSTRUMENTATION 2 Baritone Trele Cle (World art Tromone in B Trele Cle) Tua 1 Otional Timani (Tune: B E C ) 2 Mallet ercussion (Otional Chimes/Bells) 2 ercussion 1 (Snare Drum Bass Drum) 3 ercussion 2 (Susended Cymal Bell Tree/Triangle) ANTONíN DVOŘáK (181 190) Antonín Dvořák as orn on Setemer 8 181 in Nelahozeves near rague (then the Austrian Emire today the Czech Reulic) here he sent most o his lie He died in rague in May 190 at the age o 62 It as in Euroe that Dvořák achieved international acclaim or his musical genius Hoever he acceted the ost o director o the nely estalished National Conservatory o Music in Ne York City rom 1892 to 1895 In the inter and sring o 1893 hile in Ne York Dvořák rote his most oular ork Symhony No 9 rom the Ne World GEORGE RIDERIC HANDEL (1685 1759) World arts Availale or donload rom alredcom/orldarts Horn in E Tromone/Baritone in B Bass Cle Tua in E Bass Cle Tua in E Trele Cle Tua in B Bass Cle Tua in B Trele Cle revie Only G Handel is considered one o the greatest comosers o the late Baroque eriod (1700 1750) and during his lietime erhas the most internationally amous o all musicians Handel as orn eruary 2 1685 in Halle Germany to a amily o no musical distinction His on musical talent hoever maniested itsel so clearly that eore his tenth irthday he egan to receive rom a local organist the only ormal musical instruction he ould ever have The amous Largo Omra Mai u (Serses/Xerxes) used in this arrangement is requently erormed at uneral services Legal Use Requires urchase lease note: Our and and orchestra music is no eing collated y an automatic high-seed system The enclosed arts are no sorted y age count rather than score order
ROGRAM NOTES A Classic Touch arranged y Victor Loez is ased on the 2nd Movement o Symhony No 9 in E Minor y Antonín Dvořák and Largo rom Xerxes y G Handel NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR The entire selection is to e layed in a legato style Legato is the Italian ord or tied To lay a series o notes legato means to lay smoothly ithout articulating or accenting the eginning o each note; in other ords no reak eteen notes Legato laying does not come naturally to most students The smooth connection eteen notes in a musical line is diicult on any ind instrument The key is in the steadiness o air suort urthermore legato laying is a it dierent or tromone layers ecause or a tromonist it is more aout articulation than slide movement This ill e a great oortunity to exlain the oosite o legato hich is staccato meaning searated or detached or eective legato laying encourage ind layers to tongue ith ust the tongue and not the entire a They should use the syllale d as in do or dah thinking o ay talk hile tonguing Legato study should e art o every ind layer s daily routine Much attention should e laced on dynamics as ell This arrangement is actually to in one as it eatures to Largo movements It is suggested that they e rehearsed searately eore laying the entire ork In the irst art a concert B-natural aears in measures 1 11 and 2 Revieing these ingerings at irst ill save time during rehearsal Notice that the lo rass and oodind arts have een scored in unison This should roduce a nice ull ass sound and rovide strength throughout At measure 6 the designation marking is With assion The melody is introduced y the lute ooe and trumet The lo rass horn and tenor saxohone lay oen iths This may e a ne harmonic sound to young layers or good sonority ensure that the oen iths are layed ith good intonation At measure 13 the reath or ause mark ( ) is used as a hrase marking and all ind layers should take a reath or make a slight ause simultaneously At measure 1 the melody continues in the lute and clarinet arts and then adds the ooe alto saxohone and trumet in harmony on the reeat Ensure that the dynamic level stays at a mezzo orte Measure 19 is the same as the A section excet or the crescendo to orte at measure 2 and then decrescendo to a iano at measure 26 The continuation o this arrangement hich starts at measure 28 resents the Largo y Handel and it is ritten in a 3/ time signature As mentioned earlier and or rehearsal uroses only this section should e treated as a searate art all together It is marked Exressively and should e layed legato Note that a ritard marking is introduced in measure 31 and then aears again in measures 6 57 and 58 A it o ork may e needed as the ensemle lays through the ritard and continues to the A Temo section Again ay much attention to the dynamics seciically toards the end o the iece Notice that almost all measures have the 3/ ulse This should estalish a steady rhythmic coniguration hrasing intonation and legato laying are critical and students need to e made aare o these characteristics Additionally crescendos and diminuendos need to start and end at the marked dynamic levels ercussion arts have een added as cautiously as ossile so that their contriution is not overdone ut at the same time kee the layers involved Ultimately uon comletion o this ork my hoe is that it ould also rovide ensemles ith valuale daily arm-u literature I hoe that you and your students enoy A Classic Touch a ne rendition o to o the most amous Largo melodies ritten y Antonín Dvořák and G Handel Best ishes! revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase
ULL SCORE Arox Duration - 3:5 lute Ooe B Clarinet B Bass Clarinet E Alto Saxohone B Tenor Saxohone E Baritone Saxohone B Trumet Horn Tromone/Baritone/ Bassoon Tua Mallet ercussion (Otional Chimes/Bells) Timani ercussion 1 (Snare Drum Bass Drum) ercussion 2 (Susended Cymal Bell Tree/Triangle) A Classic Touch eaturing LARGO rom Symhony No 9 in E Minor y Antonin Dvor ák and LARGO rom Xerxes y G Handel Sloly = 66 Sloly = 66 Tune: B E 1 N N 2 Sus Cym (Sot mallets) SD BD æ æ æ 3 Arranged y Victor Loez (ASCA) revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase 2008 BELWIN-MILLS UBLISHING COR (ASCA) a division o ALRED UBLISHING CO INC All Rights Reserved including ulic erormance 5
l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 6 6 Largo rom Symhony No 9 in E Minor - ANTONIN DVORÁK ˇ With assion = 72 Largo rom Symhony No 9 in E Minor - ANTONIN DVORÁK ˇ With assion = 72 revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase n n erc 2 Bell Tree ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 7 8 9 Bell Tree ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 11
5 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 N N N A A 1 1 Chimes (ot Bells) lay second time only lay second time only (O) lay second time only 1 ẇ revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase 1 erc 2 12 13 Sm Triangle ± 1 ± 15 ± 16 ± 17
6 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 erc 2 2 2 æ Sus Cym æ æ 18 19 19 lay 19 20 21 æ æ æ 22 revie Only Bells Change: B to C E to Legal Use Requires urchase 23
7 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 n n N N N A A 28 28 n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n Largo rom Xerxes - G HANDEL Exressively = 66 3 3 3 3 Largo rom Xerxes - G HANDEL Exressively = 66 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase erc 2 2 25 Sm Trgl ± 26 27 3 28 29
8 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 erc 2 æ Sus Cym 30 rit - - rit - - - - æ æ 31 Chimes (ot Bells) 33 33 A temo J A temo 32 33 3 35 36 revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase
9 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 Bells 2 2 (A Sax) revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase erc 2 37 38 39 0 1 Sm Trgl ± 2
10 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 n n lay rit rit J 7 7 A temo A temo revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase erc 2 ± 3 ± 5 6 Bell Tree ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 8
11 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 erc 2 Trgl ± 9 50 ± 51 52 ± 53 revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase Sus Cym ( ) ( ) æ æ ( ) ( ) æ 5
12 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Tim erc 1 erc 2 ( ) 55 56 1 rit 1 rit J ( ) 57 2 rit 2 rit - - J - - - ( ) - 58 Chimes (ot Bells) Bell Tree 59 revie Only Legal Use Requires urchase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 60