The title page of the manuscript reveals that this overture was composed ﾡﾰfor the London Citadel band on the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary of Salvation Army banding in Canadaﾡﾱ.The music is not difficult and there are no excessive technical demands. In the four measures of C the band becomes a ﾡﾮBroadwayﾡﾯ pit orchestra. This passage is intended as a surprise, so try to avoid the ﾡﾮjokeﾡﾯ getting out too early!This overture is short and can be programmed easily. It is based on five tunes which are, in order of appearance: Old Hundredth (TB 38), Ring the bell, watchman (TB 776), All through the years (TBCS 147), Lift up the banner (TB 106), and Monk/and (TB 286).
- Level of difficulty: moderately easy
- Morley Calvert
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