Fanfare Fantastique: Concert Band Conductor Score

$8.00 USD

Fanfare Fantastique: Concert Band Conductor Score

Name: Fanfare Fantastique: Concert Band Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 98-RWS204001
Price: 8.00 USD
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By Robert W. Smith

Level:.5

Item: 98-RWS204001

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Written as an opener for your beginning band concert, Fanfare Fantastique is bold, exciting and aggressive work that will clearly make a strong musical statement. Active percussion combined with powerful melodic lines in the brass and woodwinds, this new contemporary classic by Robert W. Smith will make your young band sound mature and artistically accomplished. Appropriate for any concert or festival performance.

Original Item#: RWS-2040-01

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Series: RWS - Very Beginning Band

Publisher: RWS Music Company

ISBN10: 1-4706-9811-0

ISBN13: 978-1-4706-9811-9

UPC: 038081613963

SKU: 98-RWS204001

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About the Composer: Robert W. Smith

Robert W. Smith stands among America's most frequently performed composers for concert band and orchestra, with over 400 published works to his credit. He holds degrees from Troy State University and the University of Miami, and his original compositions have reached audiences across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. His symphonies The Divine Comedy and The Odyssey, along with works like The Tempest, have become standard repertoire in bands worldwide.

Beyond the concert hall, Smith's music has appeared in Olympic broadcasts, network television productions, and major ceremonial events including the opening of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Ringling Brothers circus. His dual career as composer and guest conductor has taken him across the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Europe, where he continues to shape the sound of developing and accomplished ensembles.

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Why we love this

Fanfare Fantastique delivers exactly what a beginning band needs in an opener: confidence without overreach. Smith writes for young players with genuine maturity in mind, giving them a piece that sounds impressive while remaining technically accessible. The orchestration balances all sections fairly, which means your entire band gets a moment to shine.

What to expect

Fanfare Fantastique announces itself immediately with the bright, percussive energy of a ceremonial fanfare, then unfolds into bold melodic statements that give every section voice and purpose. The combination of active percussion and powerful brass-woodwind lines creates an impression of artistic maturity that belies the actual technical demands on young players.

Who it's for

Beginning concert bands that need a strong opener for their first public performance or an early-season festival. This piece works equally well for Grade 1/2 bands that want their debut to sound polished and assured without requiring advanced technique from individual players.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the melodic lines in brass and woodwinds with clear phrase direction; avoid letting the active percussion overshadow the primary voice, which shifts between sections.
Lock the percussion section's rhythmic precision early in rehearsal. Tight timpani and accessory parts will make the younger wind players feel secure and enable the whole ensemble to sound unified.
Conduct with clarity and energy that matches the piece's aggressive character. Young musicians respond well to confident gestures that reflect the bold statement you're trying to make.

How to use it

Open your first concert of the year with this piece to set a professional tone and build your students' confidence early. It also pairs well as the opening work for a festival or invitational performance, especially when programming transitions to more substantial repertoire later in the concert.

Skills your students will build

Executing rhythmic precision with active percussion accompaniment
Balancing primary melodic lines with supporting harmonic texture
Sustaining tone quality across full dynamic range (soft to loud transitions)
Maintaining ensemble unity in a contemporary idiom with multiple rhythmic layers
Responding to confident conducting gestures in a performance context