Celebration Overture, Op. 61 (Revised Edition)

Composer: Paul Creston
Editor: John T. Madden
Instrument: Concert Band

Song List:
Celebration Overture

Instrumentation:
CONDUCTOR SCORE (FULL SCORE)
PICCOLO
FLUTE 1
FLUTE 2
OBOE 1
OBOE 2
BASSOON 1
BASSOON 2
BB CLARINET 1
BB CLARINET 2
BB CLARINET 3
EB CLARINET
EB ALTO CLARINET
BB BASS CLARINET
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE
BB TRUMPET 1
BB TRUMPET 2
BB CORNET 1
BB CORNET 2
BB CORNET 3
F HORN 1
F HORN 2
F HORN 3
F HORN 4
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
TROMBONE 3
EUPHONIUM IN TREBLE CLEF
EUPHONIUM IN BASS CLEF
STRING BASS
TUBA 1
TUBA 2
PERCUSSION 1
PERCUSSION 2
TIMPANI
MALLET PERCUSSION

Description:
Commissioned by Edwin Frank Goldman for the American Bandmasters Association, Paul Creston's Celebration Overture was premiered at the 1955 ABA convention. His third work for symphonic band, it is a standard of concert band repertoire and is included on several state contest lists. This 2016 edition (edited by John T. Madden) is completely re-engraved, correcting errors from the earlier original printing. Dur: c. 7:45
Difficulty: 5