Mother Earth

Composer David Maslanka brings a short 3 minute fanfare into existance based on ispiration from a prayer by St. Francis of Assisi. Often hgh school bands do not get the opportunity to perform music by this important composer due to their length and difficulty, but this piece is well within the reach of many high school groups. Certainly it will be a standard in the reportoire.

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo
• Flute
• Oboe
• Clarinet 1 in Bb
• Clarinet 2 in Bb
• Clarinet 3 in Bb
• Bass Clarinet in Bb
• Bassoon
• Alto Saxophone 1 in Eb
• Alto Saxophone 2 in Eb
• Tenor Saxophone in Bb
• Baritone Saxophone in Eb
• Trumpet 1 in Bb
• Trumpet 2 in Bb
• Trumpet 3 in Bb
• Horn in F
• Trombone 1
• Trombone 2
• Trombone 3
• Euphonium
• Euphonium T.C. in Bb
• Tuba
• Timpani
• Percussion 1
• Orchestra Bells
• Xylophone
• Percussion 2
• Vibraphone
• Crash Cymbals
• Percussion 3
• Chimes
• Orchestra Bells
• Tom-tom (High/Medium/Low)
• Percussion 4
• Suspended Cymbal (Large)
• Tenor Drum
• Bass Drum
• Tam-tam