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VERY BEGINNING BAND Grade ½ Armada VICTOR LÓPEZ (ASCAP) INSTRUMENTATION 1 Conductor 2 Baritone Treble Clef WP orlD arts 10 Flute (World Part Trombone in B Treble Clef) Available for download from b www.alfred.com/worldparts 2 Oboe 4 Tuba 10 B Clarinet 2 Mallet Percussion Horn in E b b 2 B Bass Clarinet (Bells and/or Xylophone) Trombone/Baritone in B Bass Clef b b 6 E Alto Saxophone 1 Optional Timpani Tuba in E Bass Clef b (Tune: G, C) b 4 B Tenor Saxophone Tuba in E Treble Clef b 2 Percussion 1 b 2 E Baritone Saxophone Tuba in B Bass Clef b (Snare Drum, Bass Drum) b 8 B Trumpet Tuba in B Treble Clef b 1 Percussion 2 b 4 F Horn (Tambourine) 6 Trombone/Baritone/Bassoon PROGRAM NOTES This piece was inspired by the Spanish Armada, which was the fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Queen Elizabeth I of England to stop English involvement in the Spanish Netherlands and English-sponsored piracy in the Atlantic. The fleet’s mission was to sail to the Gravelines in Flanders and transport the famous Tercios de Flandes, a ground force of over 30,000 men led by the Duke of Parma, across the channel to England. The mission eventually failed due to strategic errors of the Spanish commander, bad weather, and early British attacks on the Armada, especially during the Battle of Gravelines. The following year, England mounted a similar large-scale naval campaign against Spain known as the English Armada (or Drake-Norris Expedition), which also failed. NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR Armada was written specifically for the Very Beginning Band Series and utilizes the first six notes of most band methods. At the beginning, the melody is played by the flute, oboe, and clarinet. Note that although the melody (measures 1 through 17) is an eight-bar phrase, it is broken into a 2-2-4 pattern. Make certain that the unison whole notes in the alto saxophone and horn parts are played in tune, without vibrato, and kept under the melody. The staccato quarter notes should be played short and tight. At rehearsal number 9, the mallet percussion and tambourine parts have an ostinato pattern, which is persistently repeated. Please strive to have each note in the pattern played with the same weight or stress. At measure 17, the staccato quarter notes in the low brass and woodwinds should be played as if they were eighth notes with eighth rests in-between. In this section, the trumpet has the melody and the alto saxophone and horn have a very simple countermelody. At rehearsal number 25, the melody is now in the low brass and woodwinds while the flute, oboe, and clarinet have the staccato quarter notes. Aim for balance and have the lower-sounding instruments heardPreview with a bit more prominence. At measure 33, the percussion section is Onlyfeatured. In the absence of the optional timpani player,Legal the part has been cuedUse in the bass clarinetRequires and tuba parts. Purchase Armada is one of those pieces that will make very young musicians sound as if they have been playing a lot longer. Enjoy! Please note: Our band and orchestra music is now being collated by an automatic high-speed system. The enclosed parts are now sorted by page count, rather than score order. Armada FULL SCORE By Victor López (ASCAP) Approx. Duration - 2:00 Moderato Œ = 116 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Flute & b b 4 Œ Œ Œ F œ œ b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Oboe & b b 4 Œ Œ Œ F b b 4 Œ œ Œ œ Œ B Clarinet & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ F 4 ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Bb Bass Clarinet & b 4 œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. F b 4 E Alto & 4 w w w w w Saxophone F b 4 B Tenor & b 4 ŒÓ Ó Œ œ. ŒÓ Ó Œ œ. ŒÓ Saxophone œ. œ. œ. F b 4 œ. œ. E Baritone & 4 œ ŒÓ Ó Œ œ ŒÓ Ó Œ œ ŒÓ Saxophone . F Moderato Œ = 116 4 Bb Trumpet & b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b 4 F Horn & b 4 w w w w w F ? 4 œ. œ. Trombone/Baritone/ bb 4 œ ŒÓ Ó Œ œ ŒÓ Ó Œ œ ŒÓ Bassoon b . F ? b 4 ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Tuba b b 4 œ œ œ. œ. œ. F b 4 Mallet Percussion & b b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ (Bells and/or Xylophone) Tune: G, C ? b 4 ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Optional Timpani b b 4 œ œ œ œ œ F PreviewS.D. Only 4 ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Ó Œ ŒÓ Percussion 1 ã 4 œ œ œ œ œ (Snare Drum, Bass Drum)LegalŒÓ UseÓ RequiresŒ ŒÓ Ó PurchaseŒ ŒÓ B.D.F 4 Tambourine Percussion 2 ã 4 œ ŒÓ Ó Œ œ œ ŒÓ Ó Œ œ œ ŒÓ (Tambourine) F 1 2 3 4 5 © 2011 BELWIN-MILLS PUBLISHING CORP. (ASCAP), a division of ALFRED MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., INC. 35333S All Rights Reserved including Public Performance 3 œ œ 9 œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Fl. & b b Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ob. & b b Œ b œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ Cl. & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b ∑ ∑ Ó Œ ŒÓ Ó Œ B. Cl. & œ. œ. œ. A. Sax. & w w ˙ ˙ w w b ∑ ∑ Ó Œ ŒÓ Ó Œ T. Sax. & œ. œ. œ. ∑ ∑ Ó Œ œ ŒÓ Ó Œ œ Bar. Sax. & œ. 9 b ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ œ Tpt. & œ œ œ œ œ œ F bb Hn. & w w ˙ ˙ w w ? œ. œ. 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