Format : Score and Parts
Rolling Thunder
SKU: AP.36-50105073
ISBN 9781621561194. UPC: 659359520808. English.
There's never been another screamer quite like it! Fillmore's venerable warhorse has been given a thorough looking over by one of the foremost band conductors of our time. Drawing on his years of experience with the United States Air Force Band, Colonel Gabriel has meticulously edited this formidable march for the modern band. Rolling Thunder has long been an admired and often performed work in the symphonic band repertoire. Composed by (James) Henry Fillmore in 1916, this march was a favorite of conductor Merle Evans and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The work is dedicated to Ed Hicker, who as far as the little documentation shows, was an actor and musician in the Cincinnati, Ohio area and who may have performed with Fillmore in the many pit orchestra engagements of his youth. Rolling Thunder is unique within the march oeuvre, in that its softest dynamic marking is forte! In later printings, Fillmore added the subtitle A Trombone Ace, perhaps a tip of the hat to his own instrument and that the trombones and other bass instruments are playing to the fore from beginning to end. Fillmore also indicates that the march should be played Furioso. So sit back, close your eyes and enjoy the exciting, death defying sounds of the circus as only Henry Fillmore (our Uncle Henry) can do.
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SKU: CY.CC2918
Rolling Thunder is a popular screamer march composed in 1916 to show off the technical wizardry of the Trombone section. Christian Birkness has brilliantly arranged Henry Fillmore's legendary work for Tuba Quartet with several famous orchestral excerpts humorously hidden in the texture. This arrangement is both technically impressive and highly comedic. It is great for recitals and is sure to be enjoyed, especially by brass players.This 4-minute work is appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CL.012-3176-75
Oil up the valves and slides, take a deep breath and away you go with one of Henry Fillmore's greatest and most dynamic circus marches. At the circus it was used to generate excitement while on the concert stage it's known as show-stopper. Your mature band will love this impressive and challenging arrangement of a true march classic!
About Heritage of the March
Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style
SKU: TM.13749SC
Professional Pops edition. Original key if F, Db.
SKU: TM.13749SET
