This easy-to-play, dramatic overture offers an extremely rewarding and memorable musical experience for beginning bands, -distributors website.

Grade 1 1/2 - teaching aids union bass line. Teaching aids for the director (p. [1]).

Instrumentation: 1 conductor -- 8 flute -- 1 oboe (opt.) -- 6 B© clarinet 1 -- 6 B© clarinet 2 -- 1 B© bass clarinet -- 4 E©alto saxophone -- 3 B© tenor saxophone -- 1 E© baritone saxophone -- 4 B© trumpet 1 -- 4 B© trumpet 2 -- 2 F horn (opt.) -- 4 trombone/baritone B.C./bassoon -- 3 baritone T.C. 4 tuba -- 4 percussion 1 (S.D., B.D.) -- 2 percussion 2 (Cr, cyms., sus., cym., gong, triangle) -- 1 bells.