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Let Me Be Frank With You- Flexible Band 4 Parts & Percussion

Let Me Be Frank With You- Flexible Band 4 Parts & Percussion

  • Composer: Mackey, John
  • Grade: 3.5
  • Duration: 3:00
  • Genre: Concert Band
  • Publisher: Osti Music
  • Item No: GOMS-90030


$149.60
Printed set (Score & Parts)
PART 1:
Flute
Oboe
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinet
Bb Trumpet
Bb Soprano Sax

PART 2:
Flute
Oboe
Bb Clarinet
Bb Trumpet
Eb Alto Sax

PART 3:
Bb Clarinet
Eb Alto Sax
Bb Tenor Sax
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Bassoon

PART 4:
Bass Clarinet
Eb Baritone Sax
Trombone
Euphonium
Bassoon
Tuba
Double Bass

PERCUSSION:
Drum set (required, but can be split between separate players)
Tambourine (can be covered by drum set player if only one percussionist is available)
Bass drum (optional)

In the summer of 2020, in the midst of COVID, I felt like I needed to write something joyful. So I started writing, and after about 24 measures, I had this terrible feeling - not uncommon for composers - that maybe the piece I was writing had already been written. And in this case, I feared that I had just plagiarized Frank Ticheli.
I sent the opening to Frank, who was incredibly gracious in his response. He said that he had NOT written this tune - although maybe he COULD have. I agree - this is a Ticheli-esque tune if ever I had written one.
I finished the piece a few weeks later - my first attempt at writing from scratch for an adaptable instrumentation. I hope musicians (and eventually audiences!) enjoy this little 3 minute piece, in whatever combination of players come together to work on it. And thank you to Frank Ticheli - to whom the piece is dedicated - for his inspiration.