Monarchs - PDF Score and Parts

M O N A R C H S  for Concert Band 
Composed by Lachlan Pierce
Grade 4
Written in January 2010 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
 
W H A T   T H I S   I N C L U D E S
PDFs of the score and parts (letter sized - 8.5"x11")
Reference recording
Cover art
 
Physical score sold separately. No refunds for digital products.
 
C O M P O S E R ‘ S   N O T E S
In the backyard of my childhood home in Remuera, New Zealand, there was a wall of milkweed stalks where I used to play. Every year, hundreds of monarch butter­flies flocked to the milkweed stalks to eat, lay eggs, and protect their young. From the eggs hatched caterpillars, and although they blended in with the milkweed so well I always enjoyed trying to find them all. Eventually the caterpillars would wrap themselves in cocoons and in a week or two they would emerge as beautiful butterflies. I was always so fascinated by the butterfly life cycle, and I looked forward to butterfly season each year. 
 
Monarchs was written for the memories I have of the butterflies fluttering about my backyard. It is a light piece that makes use of the woodwind and mallet percussion colours as well as the percussive sounds of accented brass. There are three sections for the piece: the main monarch theme, the caterpillar and chrysalis themes, and a reprise of the monarch theme as the new butterflies come out of their cocoons. 
 
This piece is important to me not only because of the memory it is based off of but because it is my first concert band composition. As such, Monarchs set the stage for my future concert band works and is a special part of my catalogue.
 
I N S T R U M E N T A T I O N
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Bb Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
F Horn 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Marimba
Piano
Chimes
Snare Drum
Tenor Drum
Bass Drum
Cymbals