El Salon Mexico

Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland (transcribed by Mark Hindsley)

General Info

Year: 1939 / 1972
Duration: 12:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Cost: Unknown

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (necessary)
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (suspended)
• Gourd
• Snare Drum
• Tenor Drum (low sound)
• Wood Block
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

• Florida: VI
• New York: VI

Recent Performances

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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• "Buckaroo Holiday" from Rodeo (tr. Megan)
• "Buckaroo Holiday" from Rodeo (tr. Sudduth)
• Ceremonial Fanfare -- for brass choir
• Down a Country Lane (tr. Patterson)
• El Salon Mexico (tr. Hindsley)
• Emblems
• Fanfare for the Common Man --for brass and percussion
• "Hoe Down" from Rodeo (tr. Rogers)
• Inaugural Fanfare
• Lincoln Portrait, A (tr. Beeler)
• Our Town (arr. Singleton)
• Outdoor Overture, An
• Promise of Living, The (tr. Singleton)
• Quiet City (arr. Hunsberger)
• The Red Pony: Film Suite for Band
• Variations on a Shaker Melody

Additional Resources

• Svanoe, Erika Kirsten. (2009) El Salón México by Aaron Copland: A Study and Comparison of the Orchestral Score and Two Transcriptions for Band. Doctoral Dissertation Ohio State University.