JASON K. NITSCH
DANCE PARTY
SOLO TROMBONE
Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe
Clarinet in Bb 1 Clarinet in Bb 2 Clarinet in Bb 3 Bass Clarinet Bassoon Alto Sax 1 Alto Sax 2 Tenor Sax Baritone Sax
Solo Trombone Trumpet in Bb 1 Trumpet in Bb 2 Trumpet in Bb 3 Horn in F 1 Horn in F 2 Trombone 1 Trombone 2
Euphonium (T.C.) Euphonium (B.C.)
Tuba Timpani Percussion 1: Wind Chimes Bass Drum Sleigh Bells Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbal Tom-Toms (4) Percussion 3: Drum Set Tambourine (Mounted) Congas Percussion 4: Crash Cymbals Claves Cabasa
1 1
Percussion 5: Triangle Anvil Gong Claves
Cowbells (2) Wood Blocks (4) Brake Drum Percussion 6: Vibraphone Ratchet Timbales Whip Gong
MA INSTRUMENTATION: 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
2 4 4 1 1 1 1 1
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Featuring a challenging trombone solo part and plenty of percussion, Dance Party's enthralling rhythms will challenge, excite, and entertain your ensemble and audience alike!
FROM THE COMPOSER:
Dance Party: The Untold Story of the Epic Plan to Rule the World One Gliss. At a Time was commissioned by Mark Poole and the Lone Star Wind Ensemble in commemoration of their performance at the 2022 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, IL. The piece is written for advanced (VERY!) trombone soloist and grade 3 band accompaniment.
Programmatically, the piece can best be summed up by imagining a hot-shot trombone virtuoso taking in a night out on the town…where they join in on the fun early…but the party ultimately follows them! If a good time is not had by all, then you’re doing it wrong!
In composing the piece, I wanted to create something extremely soloistic and virtuostic for the trombone soloist, while providing accompanying parts that were approachable for multiple ability levels and ages of ensemble performers. As such, great care was taken with instrument ranges, orchestrational doublings, rhythmic content and pitch center selections for the band proper. Although precision is always appreciated, the somewhat instinctively bombastic nature of the piece does provide some context for conductors and performers to live on the edge! I hope that you enjoy Dance Party!
DURATION: 5'30"
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First printing, September 2022
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Flute 1/2 Oboe Clarinet in B 1 Clarinet in B 2/3 Bass Clarinet Bassoon Alto Sax 1/2 Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Solo Trombone Trumpet in B 1 Trumpet in B 2/3 Horn in F 1/2 Trombone 1/2 Euphonium Tuba Timpani Percussion 1 Percussion 2 Percussion 3 Percussion 4 Percussion 5 Percussion 6 1 = 72 Wind Chimesad lib. G , B D , F 2 3 4 5 6 7 Suspended Cymbal 8 9 CB0100-01 DANCE PARTY Jason Nitsch 2022 Copyright © 2022 T.U.X. People's Music Publishing Company, LLC. International Copyright Secured. Printed and engraved in the U.S.A. All Rights Reserved including Public Performance. Learn more about all of our amazing titles at Tuxpeoplesmusic.com Transposed Score for Solo Trombon e and Concert Band for Mark Poole and the 2022-23 Lone Star High School Wind Ensemble in commemoration of their performance at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic; Chicago, IL PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 10 10 (wind chimes) 11 12 Vibraphone 13 14 14 = 172 Hi-Hat closed, with stick 15 16 17 2 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 18 18 19 20 21 22 Crash Cymbals Triangle Ratchet Bass Drum Tom-Toms (4) 23 24 24 to Anvil to Timbales 25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 26 26 Anvil (drum set) (toms) (bass drum) 27 Timbales 28 29 30 to Gong to Whip 3 31 Snare Drum ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ 4 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 32 32 Gong 33 Whip 34 3 35 36 to Triangle 37 ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ 5DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 38 38 (bass drum) (toms) (drum set) (whip) (cymbals) 39 40 41 to Timbales 42 42 insert mute insert mute to Claves Tambourine to Wind Chimes Triangle 43 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~ 6 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 44 44 45 46 Claves 47 48 49 50 7DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 51 51 (drum set) (toms) (triangle) (claves) 52 53 54 55 56 rit. 57 8 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 58 58 = 100 Gong Wind Chimes to Gong to Cabasa to Suspended Cymbal 59 to Vibraphone 60 61 rit. 62 63 64 = 72 mute mute Suspended Cymbal 65 Gong 9DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 66 66 = 120 to Cowbells to Tom-Toms to Sleigh Bells (drum set) 67 68 69 70 70 on rims Cowbells (2) 71 10 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 72 72 3 73 74 75 76 3 77 ~~ ~~ 11DANCE PARTY CB0100-01
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 78 78 Cabasa (toms) (drum set) (cowbells) 79 80 3 3 81 82 ~ 12 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 83 83 84 85 3 86 87 88 13DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 89 89 Sleigh Bells to Ratchet (toms) (drum set) (cabasa) (cowbells) 90 (mute) (mute) 91 92 14 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 93 93 94 95 remove mute remove mute 96 15DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 97 97 to Bass Drum to Suspended Cymbal (toms) (drum set) to Wood Blocks 98 open open Bass Drum Ratchet 99 16 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 100 100 101 102 103 to Congas to Gong 17DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 104 104 Suspended Cymbal (bass drum) (toms) 3 3 105 105 on rims Congas Wood Blocks (3) 3 3 3 3 106 3 3 107 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ 18 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 108 108 3 3 109 3 3 3 3 110 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 111 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ 19DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 112 112 (bass drum) (toms) (congas) (cymbal) (wood blocks) 113 113 Gong Anvil 114 115 20 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 116 116 117 118 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ 21DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 119 119 to Ratchet (toms) (congas) (cymbals) (anvil) (gong) (bass drum) 120 121 121 = 90 to Drum Set to Triangle 122 123 124 22 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 125 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 131 = 172 Hi-Hat 132 23DANCE PARTY CB0100-01
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Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 133 133 (drum set) (bass drum) (toms) (cymbals) 134 135 136 137 138 139 24 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 140 140 Triangle Ratchet 141 141 to Timbales to Anvil 142 143 Anvil 144 Timbales 145 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ 25DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 146 146 (anvil) (timbales) (cymbals) (drum set) (toms) (bass drum) 147 3 148 Snare Drum to Whip 149 149 150 Whip 151 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ 26 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 152 3 152 153 154 155 156 157 ~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ 27DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 158 158 (bass drum) (toms) (drum set) (cymbals) (whip) (gong) 159 160 3 161 162 to Brake Drum 163 164 ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ 28 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 165 165 166 167 168 Brake Drum 169 170 171 ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ 29DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
Fl. 1/2 Ob. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2/3 B. Cl. Bsn. A. Sx. 1/2 T. Sx. B. Sx. Solo Tbn. B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2/3 Hn. 1/2 Tbn. 1/2 Euph. Tuba Timp. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 5 Perc. 6 172 172 (bass drum) (toms) (drum set) (cymbals) (brake drum) 173 Gong 174 to Timbales 175 176 177 Timbales 178 179 30 DANCE PARTY CB0100-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase