Gum-Suckers March

General Info

Composer: Percy Aldridge Granger
Arranger: Chalon Ragsdale
Year of Published: 2024
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
Duration: 00:03:50
Cost: Score and Parts - $120.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Saxophone Ensemble

Player 1: Soprano Saxophone 1
Player 2: Soprano Saxophone 2
Player 3: Alto Saxophone 1
Player 4: Alto Saxophone 2
Player 5: Alto Saxophone 3
Player 6: Tenor Saxophone 1
Player 7: Tenor Saxophone 2
Player 8: Tenor Saxophone 3
Player 9: Baritone Saxophone 1
Player 10: Baritone Saxophone 2
Player 11: Bass Saxophone

Percussion Ensemble

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone 1 Player 3: Vibraphone 2 Player 4: Chimes
Player 5: Xylophone
Player 6: Marimba 1
Player 7: Marimba 2
Player 8: Marimba 3
Player 9: Marimba 4
Player 10: Timpani
Player 11: Snare Drum & Woodblock
Player 12: Crash Cymbals
Player 13: Suspended Cymbal
Player 14: Bass Drum

Program Notes

Gum-Suckers March is the final movements of Percy Grainger’s Suite for Orchestra "In a Nutshell," an original work in which no folksongs are used. “Gum-suckers” is a nickname for Australians hailing from Grainger’s Australian home state of Victoria. The leaves of the ‘gum’ (Eucalyptus) trees are very refreshing to suck in the hot Australian summer weather.

Arrangements for Percussion by this Author

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