Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral - Concert Band

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral

for Concert Band Grade 4

Excerpts below are used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc., and are from "Teaching Music Through Performance In Band - Volume 4"

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral appears towards the beginning of Act II of Lohengrin, as she and her bridal party enter the cathedral for her marriage.  Cailliet's transcription was published in 1938 and is approximately six minutes in duration.  Instrumentation is for standard concert band; percussion requirements include timpani, bass drum, snare drum, crash cymbals and suspended cymbal.  There are extensive cues and doubling among instrumental parts, allowing a band of limited instrumentation access to the work.

Instrumentation: Piccolo, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Flute, 1st and 2nd Oboe, English Horn, 1st and 2nd Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bb Clarinet, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 1st and 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Bb Bass Saxophone, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bb Cornet, 1st and 2nd Bb Trumpet, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th F Horn, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Trombone, Euphonium BC, Baritone TC, Tuba, String Bass, Percussion, Harp.

Includes score and parts.