Devil Dance
General Info
Year: 1985
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $58.90 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
Instrumentation
- Full Score
- Flute
- Oboe
- Bassoon
- 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
- Horn in F I-II
- Trombone I-II-III
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Timpani
- Percussion, including:
- *Bass Drum
- *Bells
- *Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Devil Dance is, for the most part, based on the style of the saltarello, an ancient Italian dance. In keeping with tradition, the music is in compound 6/8 time and lively in character. Although the sparkle and drive of the number give the effect of technical difficulty, the playing demands are quite modest and well suited for junior high as well as senior high performance. In addition, all exposed parts are cross-cued, making the work ideal for less-than-perfect instrumentations.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- Indiana: ISSMA JH/MS/ELEM BAND GROUP II
- Kansas: III
- Louisiana: I
- Maryland: II
- New York: IV
- North Carolina: III
- South Carolina: II
- Tennessee: III
- Virginia: III
- West Virginia: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Burlington (Kan.) High School Concert Band (William Bostic, conductor) - 18 February 2026
- E.E. Smith High School (Fayetteville, N.C.) Symphonic Band (Roosevelt Pratt, Jr., conductor) – 16 May 2023
- New Trier Township High School (Winnetka, Ill.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (John A. Thomson, conductor) – 19 December 1985 (1985 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Accidental Waltz (1965)
- American Patrol (as arranger) (1885/1891/1970)
- America the Beautiful (as arranger) (1882/1969)
- Appalachian Suite (1953)
- Astro Overture (1967/1995)
- Bach Fugue (as arranger) (/1984)
- Bavarian Folk Dance
- Blue Ridge Rhapsody (1982)
- Chorale and Canon (as arranger) (1968)
- Courtly Dance
- Devil Dance (1985)
- Edinburgh Castle (1987)
- Episode for Band (1984)
- First Waltz (1950)
- Flurry for Winds and Percussion (1983)
- Folk Song Blues (1951)
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- Grandpa's March (1955)
- The Heavens Resound (as arranger) (1803/1990)
- Londonderry Ballad (1988)
- O Come All Ye Faithful (as arranger) (1969)
- Pageantry for Band (1984)
- Pomp and Circumstance (as arranger) (1907/1969)
- Royal March (1968)
- Set of Early English Airs (as arranger) (1975)
- Shenandoah Valley (1981)
- Sherman Oaks March (1986)
- The Silver Scepter (1982)
- Spanish Flea (as arranger) (1965/1968)
- Sweet Caroline (as arranger) (1969/1973)
- The Two Minute Waltz (1985)
- Wildwind Overture (1990)
Resources
- Kinyon, J. (1985). Devil Dance [score]. Alfred Music Publishing: Van Nuys, Calif.
- Perusal score