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Concert Band Music - Grade 3 SKU: TA.TSPCB18-003 For concert band and xylophone soloist. Composed by Charles Owen. Arranged by Ralph Hicks. Concert Band. Folio & Parts on CD-ROM. Tapspace Publications #TSPCB18-003. Published by Tapspace Publications (TA.TSPCB18-003). Ralph Hicks' clever and entertaining arrangement of Charles Owen's classic theme and variations is now available for a full concert band! This version preserves the myriad of musical styles presented in Owens' original, the waltz, rhumba, tango, lento, allegro, galop, and presto, while expanding the accompaniment to a full wind ensemble. Just like Ralph Hicks' percussion ensemble arrangement, the option to play or omit the written cadenza is still available to the soloist. This is a great opportunity to showcase the talent of a percussion program and makes for an interesting and entertaining concert program! The concert band version of Chopsticks comes as a full, bound score and includes a CD-ROM containing individual parts and an audio recording.Flute/ Oboe/ Bassoon/ Clarinet 1 in B-flat/ Clarinet 2-3 in B-flat/ Bass clarinet in B-flat/ Alto saxophone/ Tenor saxophone/ Baritone saxophone/ Trumpet 1 in B-flat/ Trumpet 2 in B-flat/ Horn in F/ Trombone/ Tuba/ Percussion: (7 players + soloist)/ Solo xylophone/ Glockenspiel +marimba (shared)/ Snare drum and Bass drum (2 players) +hi-hat/ Crash cymbals +marimba (shared)/ Castanets + marimba (shared), woodblock (low), tam-tam/ Tambourine +woodblock, maracas, castanets (shared), triangle/ 4 Timpani.