Agua's Whelm
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-3315-00

Composed by C. McBride. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR331). Score and set of parts. Composed 2004. Duration 5 minutes, 59 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3315-00. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3315-00).

A very exciting and contemporary work that is descriptive of the tragedy that occurred in Central America in 1541 when a long quiet volcano that had filled with water suddenly erupted, sending mud and water covering the city of Ciudad Vieja killing many and completely wiping out the city. The name of that volcano was Agua, which on that day brought whelm on to everything that its waters touched. This is the second published work by young composer Cory McBride and was written when he was a 16 year old high school student. Bold, unique and distinctive, includes solos for flute, tenor sax, bari sax & horn and it’s an excellent programming choice for any festival or concert performance by better bands.

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Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style