AFS #21 – The War to End All Wars

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The twenty-first volume in the famous American Frontier Suite series features music popular in the United States during the early years of World War I, before the U.S. entered that conflict. This medley includes four tunes popular during these years, tunes that portray the looming war and the early years as jazz was evolving into what we know it today.

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Volume 21 in this series features music popular in the U.S. during World War I, some of it from before the United States entered this terrible war. This medley features four tunes popular during this era, including:

How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree) — (Walter Donaldson, 1918) This delightful tune took America by storm in 1919, but in spite of the upbeat nature of the tune, the sentiment of sending our boys to a place where they could “see Paree” in a time when it took weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean highlighted the concern that American soldiers would not want to return to farm life after experiencing the culture of Europe during the war.
If You Were The Only Girl in the World — (Nat D. Ayer and Clifford Gray, 1916) One of the most poignant love songs of its day, this tune is still widely recognized and performed today.
Alabama Jubilee – (George L. Cobb and Jack Yellen, 1914) This tune brings out like very few others how America was moving inexorably into the era of jazz. True jazz as we know it today had not yet been developed, but its precursors, in ragtime and Dixieland, were making their way into the musical scene, and this tune is a wonderful example of how the jazz genre was developing in the early 1900s.
It’s A Long Way to Tipperary — (Jack Judge, 1912) One of the most widely recognized songs of WWI, and was the first truly big hit song in the UK during the war. The song was supposedly written for a 5-shilling bet and was performed in a music hall the next night.

NOTE: This work is ready now. The files are COMPLETE and can be downloaded immediately following your purchase. There is a possibility we might issue corrected parts after the first few rehearsals. If you would like to take advantage of our special introductory discount offer, let us know on our CONTACT page, and we will send you a discount code good for more than 50% off the cover price.

This piece has been carefully scored to be a challenging Grade 3, and would be another ideal piece for state contest lists.

It will also make an ideal easy-to-master showcase piece for your next concert.

Here is a video of the Mississippi Community Symphonic Band performing the Premiere of this work.

The downloadable file is now complete and can be downloaded immediately after purchase. The Mississippi Community Symphonic Band performed this on May 20, 2018, and feedback from the audience was overwhelmingly positive. We hope to post a video of that performance here soon.

This work will make an ideal easy-to-master showcase piece for your next concert.

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Transpositions Available for Each Part in the ENSEMBLE CONCERT BOOKS SERIES

This chart describes each transposition available for each voice in the Ensemble Concert Books Series, along with a list of most of the instruments that can be appropriate for playing that part. This will give you a good idea of which books to order, based on which instruments you have. The preferred instruments for each part are highlighted in red.

SOPRANO 1:

In C. This part includes both the high octave, suitable for flute, piccolo, and violin, and the low octave, suitable for oboe or brass instruments in C.
In Bb. This part is suitable for trumpets, (soprano) clarinets, and soprano saxophones.
In Eb. This part is suitable for and voiced for the Eb soprano clarinet. It can also be played by an Eb sopranino saxophone. If necessary, it can be played by an alto saxophone, but it will not be in the right register, and it would be good if the alto sax player could play it an octave above the written notes.
In F. This part will be available only on request. Please allow six weeks for us to produce it. It is available in the event that a French horn or F trumpet is the only instrument you have to play this voice, and it will require a horn player with a good high range to play it.

SOPRANO 2:

In C. This part is voiced for oboe and violin. It is possible for a flute to play it as well, but this part will frequently be in the lower range for a flute and therefore might lose some power.
In Bb. This is the part to get for (soprano) clarinets, trumpets, and soprano saxophones.
In Eb. This part is voiced for alto saxophones and alto clarinets. It can also be played by an Eb soprano clarinet, but should be played an octave below the written notes.
In F. For French Horns.
In Alto Clef. For violas. This part is only available on request. Please allow six weeks for production.

ALTO:

In C. For violin, viola, or any other C-pitched instrument playing treble clef n the alto range.
In Bb. For soprano clarinets. It can also be played by a trumpet, as it has higher-octave cue notes for those notes that go below the range of a trumpet. It can also be played by tenor saxophones and treble clef baritone horn, but that player should play an octave above the written notes.
In Eb. For alto saxophones, and alto clarinets.
In F. For French Horns.
In Alto Clef. For violas, and those rare (and strange) trombone players who prefer to read alto clef. This part is only available on request. Please allow six weeks to produce it.
In Bass Clef. For trombones and baritone B.C. players. This part will usually be in the higher end of the range of these players, but not uncomfortably so.

TENOR:

In Bb. This is for tenor saxophones and baritone horns who play treble clef.
In Eb. This can be played by alto saxophones, although it will be somewhat low in their register.
In F. For French Horns. This is not the preferred instrument for this part, but they CAN play it.
In Tenor Clef. For violas, and others who prefer tenor clef. This part is only available on request. Please allow six weeks to produce it.
In Bass Clef. For trombones, baritone horns, and cellos. It can also be played by bassoons when needed.

BASS:

In Bb. For Bass clarinet and contra-bass clarinet. Also for Bass Saxophone and brass band type tuba/bass players who read Bb treble clef bass parts.
In Eb. For baritone saxophones and Eb Contra-alto Clarinets.
In F. For experienced horn players only. This part is only available on request. Please allow six weeks to produce it.
In Bass Clef - High. For string bass players.
In Bass Clef - Low - for tubas and bassoons.

MISCELLANEOUS PARTS:

Piano. If you cannot fill in all five other parts, adding a piano player may give you all the extra harmony notes you need.
Drum Set. While not required, adding a drum set to your performances, especially when you are using ten or more players, will definitely enhance the presentation.

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