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Title	Conquest
Article no.	4033977
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Concert music
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	USA (us)
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Series title	Beginning Concert BandWorks Series
Year of publication	2009
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Composer	Schmit, Nolan E.
Difficulty level	2+
Duration	4:35
Additional info/contents	In five evocative sections depicting the siege of a medieval castle, this riveting composition features cinematic themes and intense rhythmic ostinati. Designed to meet the needs of an ensemble with a large percussion section, it's guaranteed to engage all young percussionists. REHEARSAL SUGGESTIONS Conquest is a Grade 2 work that features numerous exciting percussion parts to meet the needs of an ensemble with many percussionists. It should be performed powerfully and dramatically. For the Winds: • Wind players should pay careful attention to articulation markings and dynamics. Play accented notes for their full value. • Carefully balance chords that feature the interval of a major 2nd (example: mm. 25, 38, 41, 56, 60, 64, 80, and 112). • Measures 5-12 and mm. 101-107: Wind players need to tongue these sections cleanly and take care to not overly separate the notes. Play boldly. • Measures 49-81: Note the ease of fingering in the 3rd Bl» Clarinet and B> Bass Clarinet and point this out to the players. For the Percussion Section: Young percussionists need to learn to play with equal commitment across the family of instruments, and Conquest is crafted to be performed by ten players, one student per instrument. To achieve the desired effect, all percussion parts should be played on the instruments indicated. Vibes with hard mallets or bells can be substituted for the chimes if necessary. A snare drum with the snares turned off can be substituted for the timbales. • The score calls for a break drum. Multiple players can play this part on as many different kinds of metal as available. Only one is necessary, but others can be added. • Many of the percussion rhythms are organized as ostinati. Once the initial rhythm is learned, the patterns will appear again. • Measures 1-12: This section is essentially a duel/duet between competing percussion groupings. Group 1 includes the tam-tam, low torn, snare drum, and bass drum; Group 2 includes the crash and suspended cymbals, break drum, timbales, and high torn. Both groups need to be equal in power with no discernable difference in volume. It is marked forte, but it is acceptable to play louder and bolder than a typical forte. Be sure the tam-tam is played with a great deal of presence.
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	Conquest (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Conquest (concert/wind band), full score

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