The Mad Major was Alford's first post-war march, written and published in 1921. Like Colonel Bogey, with which the series began, it is cast in a “double” three-part form, the first of which allows the tune of the A part to serve, conveniently, as counterpoint to B.
Instrumentation | Number of Parts | Pages Per Part |
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CONDENSED SCORE | 1 | 16 |
FLUTE/PICCOLO | 6 | 2 |
OBOE 1 | 1 | 2 |
OBOE 2 | 1 | 2 |
BASSOON 1 | 1 | 2 |
BASSOON 2 | 1 | 2 |
EB CLARINET 1 | 1 | 2 |
EB CLARINET 2 | 1 | 2 |
BB CLARINET 1 | 3 | 2 |
BB CLARINET 2 | 3 | 2 |
BB CLARINET 3 | 3 | 2 |
BB CLARINET 4 | 3 | 2 |
EB ALTO CLARINET | 2 | 2 |
BB BASS CLARINET | 2 | 2 |
BB CONTRA BASS CLARINET | 1 | 2 |
EB ALTO SAX | 2 | 2 |
BB TENOR SAX | 1 | 2 |
BARI SAX & EB CONTRABASS CLAR | 2 | 2 |
BB CORNET 1 | 2 | 2 |
BB CORNET 2 | 2 | 2 |
BB CORNET 3 | 2 | 2 |
BB CORNET 4 | 2 | 2 |
BB TRUMPET 1 | 1 | 2 |
BB TRUMPET 2 | 1 | 2 |
F HORN 1 | 1 | 2 |
F HORN 2 | 1 | 2 |
F HORN 3 | 1 | 2 |
F HORN 4 | 1 | 2 |
TENOR TROMBONE 1 | 2 | 2 |
TENOR TROMBONE 2 | 2 | 2 |
BASS TROMBONE | 2 | 2 |
EUPHONIUM BC | 3 | 2 |
EUPHONIUM TC | 3 | 2 |
BASSES | 5 | 2 |
STRING BASS | 1 | 2 |
KETTLE DRUM | 1 | 1 |
SNARE DRUM/FIELD DRUM | 3 | 2 |
BASS DRUM | 1 | 1 |
CYMBALS | 1 | 1 |
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Series: Boosey & Hawkes Concert Band
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