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Title	A Festival Prelude (1956)
Article no.	9245490
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Original contemporary music (20th, 21st century)
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	USA (us)
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Series title	Concert Band Series
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Year of publication	1962
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Composer	Reed, Alfred
Difficulty level	4
Evaluation level of countries	A4 (Austrian D level); D4 (German upper level)
Duration	4:30
Additional info/contents	Composed in the 1950s (1957), this masterpiece by the late Alfred Reed showcases his signature style and total mastery of wind orchestration. This concise work, consisting of a single theme and two fanfare figures woven throughout, stands out as a true classic in the repertoire. Prt PicFlt Flt 1,2 Ob 1,2 Fag 1,2 EsClr Clr 1,2,3 AClr BClr CAClr CBClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax Trp 1,2,3 Cnt 1,2 Hrn in F 1,2,3,4 Trb 1,2,3 Brt (BC+TC) Tub KB Tmp BD SD MCym Trng
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	Format
	A Festival Prelude (1956) (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	A Festival Prelude (concert/wind band), full score
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