Lively and engaging concert march. Winner of the Commandant's Prize for the Best Student bandmasters Quick March in 1979.

    

PRODUCT INFORMATION

TITLE Front Parade/StaffordshirYeomary
COMPOSER Geoff Kingston
ARRANGER Geoff Kingston
CATEGORY Concert March
CATALOGUE NO SM0082
DURATION Circa 3 mins
ABOUT THIS WORK ‘Front Parade’, composed by Geoff Kingston under the title ‘Staffordshire Yeomanry’ won the Commandant’s prize for the ‘Best Student Bandmasters Quick March’ at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, in 1979. Revised in 1999 whilst he was Director of Music for the Royal Artillery Band it was performed during the Regiments ‘Sunset Ceremony’ on Horse Guards Parade, London, in 1998. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen’s Music, chose it as one of his eight recordings for the BBC Radio 4 programme 'Desert Island Discs' broadcast on Sunday 20 January 2005. This lively and engaging march this is ideal as a concert opener or on parade.
DIFFICULTY This piece has difficulty rating of 3 on a scale one through 6, with 6 being the hardest. Click here to see how we grade our band sets
INSTRUMENTATION Piccolo
Flutes 1-2
Oboe
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinets 1-2-3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bassoon
Horns in F 1-2
Horns in F 3-4
Bb Trumpets 1-2-3
Tenor Trombones 1-2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Snare Drum/Cymbals/Bass Drum
Double Bass

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