Fanfare, Lament, Finale
by Kimberly Archer
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2, Bassoon, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2/3, Bass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone 1/2, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Bb Trumpet 1, Bb Trumpet 2/3, F Horn 1/2, Trombone 1, Trombone 2/3, Baritone, Baritone T.C., Tuba, Timp) - grade 4

SKU: CN.09181

Composed by Kimberly Archer. Score only. Duration 8:45. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.09181).

This 3-movement work grabs your attention from the opening notes of the Fanfare to the powerful heart-wrenching Lament to the rousing, swashbuckling Finale. The Fanfare may be detached and performed as a concert opener by itself.

Fanfare, Lament, & Finale was inspired by a conversation with Paula Crider, a former band director at the University of Texas at Austin. In the course of a discussion about the current state of band repertoire, Ms. Crider pointed out that there are very few fanfares available to use as concert openers, especially for high school honor bands -- that is, aside from Jack Stamp's repertoire -- and that I should consider making a contribution to this area. I took her advice. Once the fanfare was finished, I decided it would be fun to develop the two most prominent features of the fanfare as the basis of two additional movements. The result is a suite in which the first movement may be detached and played as a concert opener by itself, or the whole piece can be performed as a unit. - Kimberly Archer.