Paul G Young

Pomp and Circumstance Paul G Young

Looking for an alternative to having your full band perform for a graduation ceremony? Are you asked to provide music for graduation ceremonies at lower grade levels other than senior graduation? If so, this may be the arrangement you have been looking for. Rather than require the full band to perform for these special ceremonies, focus on a small brass ensemble or the brass section of your band. This arrangement is scored for brass quintet (2 trumpets, Horn, and 2 trombones). However, it includes parts for Tuba and T. C. Baritone. The Horn in F part doubles the 2nd Trombone and Tuba and T. C. Baritone double the 3rd Trombone providing flexibility of use. Following an eleven-measure, fanfare-type introduction, the traditional trio of the Pomp and Circumstance March, The Land of Hope and Glory, is introduced in Concert Key of Bb Major. There is an easy modulation to Concert C Major for the final verse(s) before a short ending that is reminiscent of the introductory fanfare. This is a relatively easy arrangement, playable by capable middle level and high school players. The purchaser of this volume is free to make copies of the parts for rehearsal and performance purposes. So, once you've prepared the parts for the first rehearsal/performance, file this volume away and it will be there, complete, without missing parts, for years to come. Scroll below for a video of the score as played in Finale.