Legacy March

This is a no-frills post to help you out with Legacy March, by Steve Hodges.

Here's a nice version by a middle school band.


Flute-centric version.

Latest Band News

1. An Extra Rehearsal will be held on Saturday, November 30, from 9 to 11:30 am. 
2. The Christmas Concert is on Wednesday, December 4. Tentative call time is 6:30 pm.
3. Concert attire includes a vest, supplied by the band. To make sure your vest fits properly, please come to the music room to be sized. If you're new to the band this year, your sizing date is Wed., Nov. 20 at lunchtime. Returning band members who want a better-fitting vest than they had last year, your sizing date is Thu., Nov. 21, at lunchtime.
4. The date of the Elementary School Performance Tour is Wednesday, December 18, all day. This day includes lots of playing time, some short bus rides, a moderate amount of equipment-moving, the happy faces of elementary school-children, and lunch at McDonalds. Permission forms will be available soon.
5. Here's what you should be practicing over the next week:

• Legacy March
• The Harmonious Blacksmith
• March Saranac
• Holiday Bobsled Ride
• Tidings of Comfort and Joy
• Christmas Swing
• Holiday Singalong

The Harmonious Blacksmith

Composed by George Frideric Handel around 1720, this piece was originally written for the harpsichord. Handel did not call it The Harmonious Blacksmith, and there is some question as to how the piece got its name. Check this Wikipedia entry for details on the mystery.

When playing this, Mr. McIlwain reminds us that, as an example of Baroque music, the timing should be steady throughout the piece, like a train moving to its destination.

Here's a link to an audio version of the arrangement that we're playing, arranged by Eric Osterling.