Arabian Dances
General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: 2:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Band Set & Score - $55.00 | Score Only - $9.00
Instrumentation
Conductor
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Claves
- Cymbals (suspended)
- Maracas
- Rainstick
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Timpani (3)
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
- Woodblock
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
After a long day's journey, the nomads set up camp for the evening. As the sun casts its final searing rays on the desert landscape, a campfire roars to life and the celebration begins. As the sky darkens, the festivities grow wilder and wilder until eventually three groups of revelers take turns dancing at the edge of the fire, each trying to outdo the other. Finally, the entire tribe joins, dancing wildly for hours until the campfire dims and morning grows near.
- Program Notes by composer
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Forbes Middle School Honor Band (Lauren Esparza, conductor) - 2009
State Ratings
- Arkansas: II
- Georgia: III
- Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP II
- Louisiana: II
- Maryland: II
- South Carolina: III
- Texas: II. Complete
Performances
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- Blacksburg (Va.) Middle School Band (Brian Quakenbush, conductor) - 14 May 2026
- Delaware Symphonic Winds (Dover) (Danielle Jones, conducting) - 1 November 2025
- South Hamilton (IA) Middle School Band (Alexa Gibbs, conductor) - 17 May 2025 (2025 IBA Conference, Des Moines)
- Union Park School (Phoenix, Ariz.) Toro Band (Nate Kievert, conductor) – 8 May 2025
- Missouri S&T (Rolla) Wind Symphony (David Samson, conductor) - 23 February 2024
- Peshtigo (Wisc.) Middle School Band (Marcus Welander, conductor) - 18 December 2023
- Ohio University (Athens) University Band (Justin G. McCrary, conductor) – 3 October 2023
- Moanalua Middle School (Moanalua, Hi.) Symphonic Band (Ryan Howe, conductor) - 7 April 2023
- Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Wind Ensemble (Debra Traficante, conductor) – 16 October 2019
- Edison-Computech Middle School (Modesto, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Chuck Salanitro, conductor) -15 March 2019 (2019 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Mineola (Tx.) Middle School Symphonic Band (Melissa Fisher, conductor) - 10 February 2017 (2017 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- Gangnam Wind Orchestra (Korea) (Hee Chan Ahn, conductor) - 13 June 2013
- Forbes Middle School (Georgetown, Tx.) Honors Band (Lauren Esparza, conductor) – 18 December 2009 (2009 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All Through the Night (as arranger) (2013)
- American Salute (1997)
- Ancient Visions (2003)
- And So He Also Loves the Bow (2019)
- And in the End It Was Earth (2012)
- The Andromeda Connection (2012)
- Appalachian Dreams (2015)
- Arabian Dances (2008)
- At the Edge of Chaos (2013)
- Australiana (2016)
- Autumn Sketches (1996)
- Believe (as arranger) (2009/2010)
- Blessed Are They (2019)
- Burn (2014)
- Capricorn Moon (2006)
- Centavo (1995)
- Chants Long Forgotten (1998)
- Chasing Orion (2010)
- Cheyenne (2004)
- Children of a Different Sun (2017)
- A Christmas Fantasy (as arranger) (2010)
- A Christmas Montage (as arranger) (2007)
- Cimarron Sketches (1994)
- Cimarron Sunset (2004)
- Clockwork (1993)
- Convergence (2006)
- Courtland Hills (1994)
- Dança Arabé
- Desert Voices (2008)
- Dramatic Sessions
- Dreams and Proclamations (2007)
- Dream Variants (2012)
- Fanfare and Dance Segments
- Fanfare And Jubilation (2007)
- Fanfare and Modal Apparitions (2018)
- Fanfare Nobilise (2021)
- Festival Sinfonia (1999)
- Fiesta! (2003)
- Final Impact (2009)
- Fireburst Fanfare (2008)
- Firefall (2006)
- Flight of the Banshee (2009)
- The Fourth Angel (1999)
- Ghost Dances (2010)
- Ghost Riders (2007)
- Golden Eagle (2002)
- Guardians of the Canyon (2010)
- I Was Born for This (as arranger) (2012/2013)
- In the Realm of Kings (2014)
- The Jaws of Fenris (2016)
- Just the Way You Are (as arranger) (2010/2011)
- The Legend of El Muerto (2017)
- The Legend of Killarney (2014)
- Lennon (as arranger) (2013)
- Let it Rock (2009)
- The Lightning Spirit (2005)
- Ludlow (2014)
- Medal of Freedom (2013)
- Month of the Cold Moon (2008)
- New Dawn (2005)
- Ode to Joy (as arranger) (1824/1965/1995)
- Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings (1995)
- Of Men and the Sea (2004)
- Of Wizards and Warriors (2005)
- On The Wings Of The Chosen (1992)
- Paint it Black (as arranger) (1966/2014)
- Prelude and Firestorm (2014)
- Prelude and Passages (2018)
- Racing the Sun (2011)
- Riders On The Southern Front (1998)
- Ritual Images (2012)
- Rituals (2008)
- Roswell, 1947 (2004)
- Sahara (2005)
- Samba de Soleil (2014)
- Scirocco (2012)
- Sentinels (2006)
- The Seventh Resolution (2015)
- Silent Stands the Elm (2010)
- Soar The Untamed Spirit (1998)
- Song Of Freedom (2002)
- Structures (2011)
- The Summoning (2020)
- Sunchasers (2005)
- Sunrise Song (2001)
- Symphonic Journey No. 1 (1993)
- Tangents Angulár (2009)
- They Stood at the Edge of the Sky (2001)
- They Walked in the Valley of Fire (2016)
- The Third Vortex (2000)
- Tick Tock (as arranger) (2011)
- Variations On A March Tune (2000)
- Ventures (1993)
- A Winter Memory (1999)
- A Yuletide Holiday (as arranger) (2016)
- A Yuletide Memory (2009)
- Zombie Dreams (2013)
- Zydeco Cajun Crawdad Dance (2013)
Resources
- Barrett. E. (2008). Arabian Dances [score]. Belwin-Mills Publishing: [Miami, Fla.]
- Roland Barrett website.