Score Video
Instrumentation
Piccolo, 2 Flutes, Oboe, Bassoon, 3 Clarinets in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb, 2 Alto Saxes in Eb, Tenor Sax in Bb, Baritone Sax in Eb
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3 Trumpets in Bb, 4 Horns in F, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
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Double Bass (opt.)
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Timpani
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Chimes (opt.)
Percussion 1 (Drum set with opt. concert snare drum)
Percussion 2 (Bass Drum, 5-wood block set, suspended cymbal)
Percussion 3 (Crash cymbals, 4-pitch concert toms/marching toms, triangle, tam-tam)
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Programme Notes
Originally commissioned by Adrian Chiang and the Eunoia College Symphonic Band for a flexi-band instrumentation during the Covid-19 pandemic, Battle of the Houses depicts the liveliness, excitement and ferocity of a high school’s annual inter-house* games, where students compete in all manners of sports in a bid to clinch a grand trophy for their house.
This edition is a revised version for full wind band.
*the ‘house’ system traditionally features in schools in the United Kingdom, and this practice has spread to schools in Commonwealth countries as well. Each school is divided into a few units called ‘houses’ and each student is allocated to one house for the duration of their studies.
