Mysterious Village

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Colgrass continues to write music on commission specifically for school ensembles. Mysterious Village contains some easy tone clusters and modern compositional techniques in this mystical and subtle addition to the school band repertoire. This wonderful piece has already been recognized for inclusion in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series of texts.

Instrumentation:

• Flute 1
• Flute 2
• Oboe (opt.)
• Clarinet 1 in Bb
• Clarinet 2 in Bb
• Clarinet 3 in Bb
• Bass Clarinet in Bb
• Bassoon (opt.)
• Alto Saxophone in Eb
• Tenor Saxophone in Bb
• Baritone Saxophone in Eb (opt.)
• Trumpet 1 in Bb
• Trumpet 2 in Bb
• Horn 1 in F
• Horn 2 in F
• Trombone 1
• Trombone 2
• Euphonium
• Euphonium T.C. in Bb
• Tuba
• Percussion
• Piano
• Chimes
• Timpani
• Gong