Charter Oak
General Info
Year: 1955
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bourne Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $67.95 | Score Only (print) - $13.00
For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Deep-rooted in the historic tradition of Connecticut, the Charter Oak tree is one of the most colorful and significant symbols of the spiritual strength and love of freedom which inspired our Colonial forebears in their militant resistance to tyranny. This venerable giant of the forest, over a half century old when it hid the treasured Charter, in 1687, finally fell during a great storm on August 21, 1856.
- Program Note from score
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Sacramento (Calif.) Concert Band (Grant Parker, conductor) - 5 June 2022
- Belleville (Ill.) Community Band (Kerry Welker, conductor) – 9 December 2015
- duPont High School (Jacksonville, Fla.) Band (William F. Swor, conductor) - historic recording, 1955-1964
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Aerostar (1993)
- Australian Rhapsody
- Bandology (1963)
- Bandwagon March
- Beguine for Flutes (1961)
- Beguine for Youth
- Big Band Classics (as arranger) (1984)
- Blue Mist Beguine
- Bluesville
- Castlewood
- Cha Cha Lite
- Charter Oak (1955)
- A Christmas Ballet
- Clarinet Magic
- Come in from the Rain (as arranger)
- Crystal Star
- Dancing Trumpet
- Die Meistersinger (as arranger) (1868/1959)
- Dixieland Struttin’
- Dorchester
- Environ
- Fanfare Gasparilla (1986)
- Fire Brand
- First Symphony (1973)
- Gateway March
- Glory of the Sea (1957)
- God of Our Fathers (as arranger) (1876/1983)
- Golden Crown
- Grand Island Parade
- The Harmonious Blacksmith (as arranger) (1720/1992)
- Hogan's Heroes March (as arranger) (1965/2002)
- Holiday for Flutes (as arranger) (1944/1997)
- Holiday for Trumpets (as arranger)
- Hollingsworth March
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 (as transcriber) (1869/1978)
- Jaguar
- The Jungle Book: Colonel Hathi’s March (as arranger) (1992)
- Le Sabre
- Little Saint Nick (as arranger) (1963/2001)
- The Maestro
- March and Procession of Bacchus (as arranger) (1878/1966)
- March for a Festive Occasion
- Mount of Might (1962)
- Mustang! (1966)
- Noble Procession
- Night Train (as arranger) (1940/1995)
- Nocturne for Winds
- Nordic Overture
- The Nutmeggers (1954)
- An Occasional Suite (as arranger) (1746/1958)
- Pennsylvania Polka (as arranger)
- Pulsar
- Renegade
- Ring of Honor
- Rockin’ Bach
- Rudolph's Christmas Concert (as arranger) (1962)
- Sagebrush (1989)
- Salute to Louis Armstrong (2003)
- Sambalita (1956)
- Satin Doll (as arranger) (1988)
- Saxology (2000)
- Scandinavian Fantasy
- The Showstopper (1979/2004)
- Solara
- Study in Lavender
- Sunburst (1970)
- Sunliner
- Swamp Dog Rag
- Symphonic Chorale (1969)
- Symphony No. 1. See: First Symphony
- Tall Cedars (1968/1985)
- Thundercrest (1964)
- Trilogy
- Totem Pole (1959)
- Tropical Scene
- Waltzing Winds (1957)
- We Know Cha-Cha (1963)
- When I'm 64 (as arranger) (1967/)
- Wipe Out (as arranger)
- The Woodwind Rag
- The Worried Drummer (as arranger) (1960/2004)
- Yorkdale
Resources
- Osterling, E. [1955]. Charter Oak: Concert March [score]. Bourne: New York.