I know that we are coming up to the bicentennial of The War of 1812, but I'm not sure whether it is a celebration, or the more politically correct (ala Jamestown) "commemoration" of the event.

In any case what is a commemoration without musick?  Six years ago to commemorate the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark, I arranged 26 selections of the day (early 19th century) for the military band of music of the time...... 2 Bb clarinets, 2 natural horns, a bass line, and optional drums.  I have (1) recycled this with a terrific new COLOR cover as MUSIC OF THE WAR OF 1812, and (2) digitized the whole magilla.

Thanks to the economies of digital data, I am announcing that I shall make this available to anybody out there who wants to take a musical stroll through those times, and/or put together a little band to liven up celebra... uh.... commemorations.  The PDF file is only about 5 MB, so if you send me your Email address, I'll be glad to send you the complete book in that format.  

An added bonus is a 3 MB MP3 introduction to the band of the day, using that old favorite MARCH OF THE RIFLEMEN to synthesize the parts into the complete band sound.  Narration is by Virginia's answer to Uncle Lenny Bernstein..... well..... modesty prohibits me......

Each selection fits on one page (2 for the Downfall of Parais), for all the parts.  The music is simple and can be played by high-school clarinetists, tuba/baritone/trombone players and drummers.  The French horn players will get out of joint because the horn parts are for Natural Horns (no valves) in Bb and Eb.  But that's the way it was then, and that's what orchestral horn players face every day. 

Its all free, with no strings attached..... pun intended :))

Randy Cabell
Musickmafter

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