Format : Score and Parts
SKU: HL.4491221
UPC: 884088872649. 10.5x14 inches.
Performance time - ca. 4:30Originally written for concert band (and commissioned by the U.S. Marine Band), Esprit de Corps is a fantasy-march that serves as a tribute to both the Marine Corps and the Marine Band. Composed immediately after the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, the composer chose to forego an elegiac tribute in favor of a work that reflects the positive spirit of the Corps, full of energy and dynamism. Even the tempo marking, ?Tempo di Bourgeois,? reflects the dramatic and spirited conducting of Col. John R. Bourgeois, conductor of the Marine Band at the time of composition.
SKU: AP.49057S
ISBN 9781470645731. UPC: 038081564210. English.
Playing together as a team is the name of the game in Esprit de Corps by Doug Spata! This cheery all-pizzicato march uses only the 1st-pattern notes of the D major scale. Part independence is minimal, and, in fact, many sections are homorhythmic, which will help beginners learn to listen to each other as they play. Teachers will love the counting and note-reading experience this piece provides, while students will adore the animated tunes and bouncy, melodic accompaniments. (2:10).