Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet Southern Music Band Softcover

Series: Southern Music Band
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Format: Softcover
Score & Parts
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Arranger: Nathan Jones
Level: 4

This publication marks the first-ever symphonic wind band edition of the Dance of the Knights, from Scene 2 “Capulet's Ball” of Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. “[The ballet] led to one of the most beloved dance works in the repertory and a series of famous orchestral suites... but the celebrated legacy of Romeo and Juliet belies its tortured history: It left Prokofiev broken and emerged from a period that left many of his colleages dead.” (New York Times). Nathan Jones' scoring for symphonic wind band faithfully captures the magic of the original orchestraion of this famous work, which has been heard in numerous films and TV shows, including The Simpsons, Warm Machine, Good Morning Britain and Gotham, among many others. This piece is an ideal opener or closer for intermediate to advanced band.

Product Details

Inventory: #HL 294822
UPC: 888680943486
Publisher Code: S979CB
Width: 9.0"
Length: 12.0"
Run Time: 0:06:00

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Series: Southern Music Band
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Format: Softcover
Score
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Arranger: Nathan Jones

This publication marks the first-ever symphonic wind band edition of the Dance of the Knights, from Scene 2 “Capulet's Ball” of Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. “[The ballet] led to one of the most beloved dance works in the repertory and a series of famous orchestral suites... but the celebrated legacy of Romeo and Juliet belies its tortured history: It left Prokofiev broken and emerged from a period that left many of his colleages dead.” (New York Times). Nathan Jones' scoring for symphonic wind band faithfully captures the magic of the original orchestraion of this famous work, which has been heard in numerous films and TV shows, including <b>The Simpsons, Warm Machine, Good Morning Britain and Gotham</b>, among many others. This piece is an ideal opener or closer for intermediate to advanced band.