Moon Landing USA

$85.00

This triumphant work commemorates the 50th Anniversary of our first landing on the Moon, July 20, 1969. Listen to the recording and see if you can also visualize the cheering crowds, the Saturn V soaring into the blue morning sky, the quiet drifting through 240,000 miles of space, the business of going into orbit around the moon, and the triumph and victory of landing at Tranquility Base – The Eagle Has Landed!

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Eleven days ago as I write this (July 18, 2019), I heard a speaker mention that later this month would be the 50th Anniversary of our first landing on the moon in 1969. Immediately the thought popped into my mind – “We need some music to commemorate this event and the anniversary!”

So that afternoon, I sat down with a pen and blank manuscript paper – yes, I still start that way – and ten days later, Moon Landing USA / Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Our First Landing on the Moon, July 20, 1969, was finished.

Sadly, the first rehearsal of this piece will not be until two days AFTER that anniversary, but the MCSB will proudly present the WORLD PREMIERE of this significant new work in our concert on August 24, 2019. You don’t want to miss that!

Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Music Director of the Mississippi Community Symphonic Band, on having heard the first sketches of the work, asked, “How does this relate to the Moon landing?”

I had to think about that for a bit, then I replied, “The opening grand fanfare section could represent the crowds gathered at Cape Kennedy (formerly Cape Canaveral) in eager anticipation of the launch, and the cheer that went up from the nation on that day as the Saturn V rocket launched Apollo 11 up, up into the bright blue morning sky. The quiet section that follows portrays the peace and waiting as the capsule drifts for 3 days through the 240,000 miles to the moon, then we have a very busy section as they go into orbit around the moon for 24 hours, preparing to touch down. The grand fanfare then comes back as they finally touch down at Tranquility Base. The Eagle has landed.”

VIDEO OF WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE, August 24, 2019

VIDEO WITH SCROLLING SCORE

As you listen to this preview video and watch the compressed score scroll by (this is a Finale rendering of the full score – we haven’t had the first rehearsal yet), see how accurate that description seems to you, and let me know what you think of the piece. And if you can make it, DO NOT MISS the WORLD PREMIERE of this work at the Belhaven University Auditorium, 7PM on August 24, 2019.

The downloadable file is now complete and can be downloaded immediately after purchase. The Mississippi Community Symphonic Band will premiere this work on August 24, 2019. 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.

Moon Landing USA

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VIDEO OF WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE, August 24, 2019

VIDEO WITH SCROLLING SCORE

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VIDEO OF WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE, August 24, 2019

VIDEO WITH SCROLLING SCORE

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Transpositions Available for Each Part in the ENSEMBLE CONCERT BOOKS SERIES

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