Description
Delight listeners with this lighthearted work. Derek Bourgeois wrote the Serenade, Op. 22 for his own wedding, to be played by the organist as the guests left the ceremony. Not wishing to allow them the luxury of proceeding in an orderly 2/4, the composer wrote the work in 11/8, and in case anyone felt too comfortable, he changed it to 13/8 in the middle!
Genre: Flex Band | # of Players: 6+
Series: The SpectraFlex Series
Level: 3.5 | Duration: 2:55
Instrumentation
Transposed Score (showing all transposed parts)
Condensed Score (only “C” parts)
Adaptable Parts
(2 copies of each of all parts for each listed instrument)
Part 1: Flute/Oboe, B-flat Clarinet
Part 2: Flute/Oboe, B-flat Clarinet, E-flat Alto Saxophone
Part 3: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, E-flat Alto Saxophone, F Horn
Part 4: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, E-flat Alto Saxophone, F Horn
Part 5: B-flat Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon
Part 6: B-flat Bass Clarinet, E-flat Baritone Saxophone, Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon, Tuba, Double Bass
Percussion Parts (100% optional)
Timpani (4 drums)
Percussion 1: Maracas, Crash Cymbals
Percussion 2: Tambourine, Triangle
Program Notes
Derek Bourgeois wrote this Serenade for his own wedding, to be played by the organist as the guests left the ceremony. Not wishing to allow them the luxury of proceeding in an orderly 2/4, the composer wrote the work in 11/8, and in case anyone felt too comfortable, he changed it to 13/8 in the middle! The work has now been released in a number of different orchestrations of the original version for organ.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The SpectraFlex Series for adaptable wind band offers flexibility with pieces across all grade levels, featuring traditional high-to-low scoring with 5 or 6 parts and optional percussion. Each part is transposed and playable by a multitude of wind or keyboard percussion instruments while maintaining the spectrum of sound we have grown to love about the wind band.
