Emperata Overture

Grade 4

SKU: CL.CTS-8018-00

For Flexible Ensemble. Composed by Claude T. Smith. Arranged by Earp. Concert Band. Score and set of parts. Composed 2021. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-8018-00. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-8018-00).

This is the composition that started it all! Emperata Overture is a wind band classic for concert and festival alike. The original publication of this work established Claude T. Smith’s use of the 7/8-time meter as his signature rhythmic device for instrumental ensembles. This flexible arrangement allows ensembles to perform the work with as few as fourteen musicians providing accessibility and flexibility for numerous instrumentation needs, while still allowing a full ensemble sound. The posted recording is based on the full band scoring but aligns with the suggested preferences for either woodwinds/strings or brass suggested in the score.

Grade 4

SKU: CL.CTS-8018-01

For Flexible Ensemble. Composed by Claude T. Smith. Arranged by Earp. Concert Band. Extra score. Composed 2021. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-8018-01. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-8018-01).

This is the composition that started it all! Emperata Overture is a wind band classic for concert and festival alike. The original publication of this work established Claude T. Smith’s use of the 7/8-time meter as his signature rhythmic device for instrumental ensembles. This flexible arrangement allows ensembles to perform the work with as few as fourteen musicians providing accessibility and flexibility for numerous instrumentation needs, while still allowing a full ensemble sound. The posted recording is based on the full band scoring but aligns with the suggested preferences for either woodwinds/strings or brass suggested in the score.

Grade 4

SKU: CL.CTS-7708-01

Composed by Claude T. Smith. Concert Band. Extra full score. Composed 1964. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-7708-01. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-7708-01).

This is the composition that started it all! A classic of the wind band literature for concert and contest alike. It was something completely different, with its appearance in 1964. The band’s literature had not experienced the trademark 7/8 measures, which we all know as a Smith trait. This composition also includes one of his few full band fugatos. Excellent percussion writing and a combination of all themes come together in a direct modulation to C Major. Originally titled Overture for Winds and Percussion, the word Emperata has no meaning; it was just, as Claude put it, an intriguing word! Still Smith’s best-selling work.

Grade 4

SKU: CL.CTS-7708-00

Composed by Claude T. Smith. Concert Band. Score and set of parts. Composed 1964. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-7708-00. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-7708-00).

This is the composition that started it all! A classic of the wind band literature for concert and contest alike. It was something completely different, with its appearance in 1964. The bandâ??s literature had not experienced the trademark 7/8 measures, which we all know as a Smith trait. This composition also includes one of his few full band fugatos. Excellent percussion writing and a combination of all themes come together in a direct modulation to C Major. Originally titled Overture for Winds and Percussion, the word Emperata has no meaning; it was just, as Claude put it, an intriguing word! Still Smithâ??s best-selling work.

Grade 4

SKU: CL.CTS-8018-75

Composed by Claude T. Smith. Arranged by Earp. Concert Band. Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 2021. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-8018-75. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-8018-75).

Grade 4

SKU: CL.CTS-7708-75

Composed by Claude T. Smith. Concert Band. Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 1964. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-7708-75. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-7708-75).

Grade 4

SKU: CL.CTS-7708-02

Composed by Claude T. Smith. Concert Band. Extra condensed score. Composed 1964. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-7708-02. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-7708-02).