Download digital sheet music the great locomotive chase. Smith the great locomotive chase sheet music for full. Smith stages the train chase complete with fascinating textures and effects. Apr 10, 2010 april 12, 2010, is the 148th anniversary of the great locomotive chase that made the general famous. Smith called the great locomotive chase, no pictures, just listen. The great locomotive chase and the first medal of honor by russell s.
In our catalog, you can find robert w smith sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. This is just a sample of this item, buy this item to display the complete music. During the civil war union spy andrews and his men volunteer to steal a confederate train and drive it to union territory while destroying the confederate railway system along the way. He attended high school in daleville, after which he left for troy state university, where he played lead trumpet in the sound of the south marching band. Smith is an american composer, arranger, and teacher. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It was composed in the fall of 1999 for the tapp middle school. Andrews, the leader of a group of union soldiers from various ohio regiments who volunteered to go behind confederate lines. On april 12, 1862, one of the most daring exploits of the civi. Buy the great locomotive chase by robert w smith composer online at alibris. Robert w smith bio, facts, family famous birthdays.
Ascap all rights administered by warner bros, publications inc. Written for large mixed ensemble with a duration of 4 mins. The great locomotive chase is a 1956 walt disney productions cinemascope adventure film based on the real great locomotive chase that occurred in 1862 during the american civil war. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the joint readiness training center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in texas. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. This caused some military conflict, drama, and boom. Stealing the general the great locomotive chase and the first. Intermediate arrangement for a small band or wind ensemble. The great locomotive chase complete for full orchestra, intermediate orchestra sheet music. The great locomotive chase composed by robert w smith. You and i talked a bit about bluegrass music and foggy moutain breakdown. Commissioned by and dedicated to the the great locomotive.
See new and popular robert w smith songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. I tried to make the rolls crescendo and decrescendo without having to actually put all of the 32nd notes in. Apr, 2012 union forces would not gain undisputed control of the town until november 1863. Suggest it in the comments and i will try to upload it soon. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The great locomotive chase download sheet music pdf file. Bonds is a blend of meticulous research and compelling narrative that is now considered to be the definitive history of the boldest adventure of the war. On april 12, 1862, one of the most daring exploits of the. A cliff bursts into a large ball of fire, destroying a railroad bridge. Buster keatons 1926 film the general tells the tale of a locomotive chase through the deep south during the civil war. Commissioned by and dedicated to the 19992000 tapp middle school ga symphonic band, erin cole, director the great locomotive chase robert w. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Andrews led a group of volunteer union soldiers to seize control of a confederate passenger train in big shanty now kennesaw, georgia. Erin cole, director the great locomotive chase robert w.
The great locomotive chase sheet music by robert w smith sku. Montgomery county concert band the great locomotive chase, robert w. Ion concert media brings these two works together in its engaging film edit. The great locomotive chase, by robert smith youtube. Name published by series grade level publishers link a royal christmas alfredbelwin belwin very beginning band 0. This is an exciting original concert opener or closer. Oms 8th grade symphonic band the great locomotive chase robert w. This is a grand commemorative set, of the texas and the general, for the disney film the great locomotive chase, based on the actual civil war event. Disneys liveaction movie the great locomotive chase 1956 details a fascinating episode of the american civil war.
Smith ascap 1 conductor 8 c flute 2 oboe 4 1st bb clarinet 4 2nd bb clarinet 2 bb bass clarinet 2 bassoon 4 eb alto saxophone 2 bbaxophonetenor s 2 eb baritone saxophone 4 1st bb trumpet. With fess parker, jeffrey hunter, jeff york, john lupton. Memorial to andrews raiders andrews in the movies the general final resting homenorthern illinois university 15. The thrilling walt disney 1956 film, the great locomotive chase, first captured the authors imagination in his childhood and this book is a culmination of a lifelong interest in the subject. The great locomotive chase by robert w smith composer alibris. Smith concert band sheet music online the great locomotive chase. Although i believe there was some sort of historical event this composition is based on, i do not know the details behind it. After taking huntsville on friday, mitchel put a brigade aboard a captured train and, on saturday, while the great locomotive chase was convulsing northern georgia, steamed eastward to stevenson, alabama, thirty miles from chattanooga. Youll love this fascinating and exciting work by the talented. Smith the great locomotive chase sheet music for full orchestra. Robert w smith, not sure if you remember but i was a member of the sunbird honor band at wibc this year. The basic idea behind this song is that a train, during the civil war, was stolen. Smith wrote a piece for concert band named for the incident.
The great locomotive chase the texas video dailymotion. Mar 23, 2016 montgomery county concert band the great locomotive chase, robert w. Smith was born in daleville, alabama on october 24, 1958. More to the story will be coming, but if you can join barb and i, it will be a very fun day. Smith s fourmovement work the divine comedy based on dante alighieris literary classic of the same name. The great locomotive chase and the first medal of honor free. Great locomotive chase, the wind repertory project. Youll love this fascinating and exciting work by the talented robert w.
If the timpani part or drum part sounds too loud or quiet at spots, thats why. Inspired by the events surrounding the railway between atlanta and chattanooga during the early years of the civil war, robert w. The great locomotive chase sheet music for flute, clarinet. The great locomotive chase commissioned and dedicated to the.
Commissioned by and dedicated to the the great locomotive chase. Apr 20, 20 the great locomotive chase posted on april 20, 20 by danelle no comments v the general, famed for the daring theft of it during the civil war, resides now in the southern museum of civil war and locomotive history, kennesaw, georgia. There he halted, apparently to await the arrival of his raiding party. The great locomotive chase has become a legendary event that unfolded during the early years of the civil war, an attempt by union forces and sympathizers to destroy railroad infrastructure north of atlanta, georgia in hopes of eventually capturing the strategic city of chattanooga, tennessee. The great locomotive chase ricky rodriguezrios based on. By default, this database of listed publishings is sorted by grade level then name. Digital sheet music for the great locomotive chase available now. The great locomotive chase sorry, this item is currently out of print lead time before shipment.
Andrews fess parker leads a band of union spies into confederate territory in order to capture an enemy. Dantes vision of hell consists of nine concentric circles divided into four categories of sin. Print now the great locomotive chase complete sheet music for full orchestra by robert w. The great locomotive chase took place april 12, 1862, during the american civil war 18611865. Smith this powerpoint presentation covers a brief history of. The walt disney dramatic film the great locomotive chase 1956, starring fess parker as andrews, was also based on these exploits. Click download or read online button to get the great locomotive chase book now.
But one general authorized a daring plan that could have led to federal occupation more than a year and a half earlier. See the walt disney family museum website for additional details. Smith s popular band and orchestra piece the great locomotive chase is based on the same historic event. Shop and buy the great locomotive chase sheet music. The great locomotive chase austin high school concert band robert w. This first movement of the epic work uses visual imagery with huge blocks of sound and explosive winds and percussion. Unlike other books from this time period dealing with historica. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions starting at. Apr 14, 20 although i believe there was some sort of historical event this composition is based on, i do not know the details behind it. Smith, land of grant honor band, kenneth will on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
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Buy the great locomotive chase additional score at. The great locomotive chase ricky rodriguezrios based on the music by robert w. He was born in the small town of daleville, alabama in 1958. Robert winston smith born october 24, 1958 is an american composer, arranger, and teacher. Robert w smith sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Released 1956, the great locomotive chase stars fessparker, jeffreyhunter, jeffyork, johnlupton the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Licensed to virtual sheet music by alfred publishing company. Print and download in pdf or midi the great locomotive chase.