During the civil war union spy andrews and his men volunteer to steal a confederate train and drive it to union territory while destroying the confederate railway system along the way. Commissioned by and dedicated to the 19992000 tapp middle school ga symphonic band, erin cole, director the great locomotive chase robert w. Smith stages the train chase complete with fascinating textures and effects. Buster keatons 1926 film the general tells the tale of a locomotive chase through the deep south during the civil war. Encanto complete dont wait to play the beautiful compositions by robert w. The great locomotive chase took place april 12, 1862, during the american civil war 18611865. Concert band selections century high school patriot bands. Inspired by the events surrounding the railway between atlanta and chattanooga during the early years of the civil war, robert w. Stealing the general the great locomotive chase and the first medal of honor. Mar 06, 2017 there is a room in the museum almost entirely dedicated the disney movie the great locomotive chase. Download and print the great locomotive chase by robert w. Sep 19, 2017 music from how to train your dragon by john powellarr. On april 12, 1862, one of the most daring exploits of the civi. The great locomotive chase is a 1956 american adventure film produced by walt disney productions and based on the real great locomotive chase that occurred in 1862 during the american civil war.
The great locomotive chase complete for full orchestra, intermediate orchestra sheet music. Licensed to virtual sheet music by alfred publishing company. He attended high school in daleville, after which he left for troy state university, where he played lead trumpet in the sound of the south marching band. But for the accident of meeting the extra trains, which could not have been anticipated, the movement would have been a complete success, and the whole aspect of the war in the south and southwest would. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Do you have any questions or requests about robert w. In our catalog, you can find robert w smith sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. The great locomotive chase has become a legendary event that unfolded during the early years of the civil war, an attempt by union forces and sympathizers to destroy railroad infrastructure north of atlanta, georgia in hopes of eventually capturing the strategic city of chattanooga, tennessee.
Youll love this fascinating and exciting work by the talented j. See new and popular robert w smith songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. By default, this database of listed publishings is sorted by grade level then name. Robert w smith sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. He has over 600 publications in print with the majority composed and arranged through his long association with warner bros. Smiths credits include many compositions and productions in all areas of the. Smith ascap 1 conductor 8 c flute 2 oboe 4 1st bb clarinet 4 2nd bb clarinet 2 bb bass clarinet 2 bassoon 4 eb alto saxophone 2 bbaxophonetenor s. Concert band michael mike story warner bros concert band. Smith concert band sheet music online the great locomotive chase. Print and download in pdf or midi the great locomotive chase. Mason, this design selected, its execution was let to the smith granitecompany of westerly, r.
If the timpani part or drum part sounds too loud or quiet at spots, thats why. Smith is an american composer, arranger, and teacher. Smith youtube 2cellos thunderstruck official video duration. There is a room in the museum almost entirely dedicated the disney movie the great locomotive chase. Apr 10, 2010 april 12, 2010, is the 148th anniversary of the great locomotive chase that made the general famous. Search locomotive chase sheet music at jw pepper greatful. Smith featured composers and arrangers concert band.
With fess parker, jeffrey hunter, jeff york, john lupton. The great locomotive chase sheet music for flute, clarinet. Smith youtube 30 woodwind instruments played by one player in a single composition. Name published by series grade level publishers link a royal christmas alfredbelwin belwin very beginning band 0. The great locomotive chase and the first medal of honor. The great locomotive chase by robert w smith bandorchestra. Jefferson cain, an employee of the western and atlantic railroad, was engineer of. Music from how to train your dragon by john powellarr. The great locomotive chase by robert w smith composer alibris. Since at least 1979, the city of adairsville has held the great locomotive chase festival, a threeday festival in october which commemorates the event. Page 466 the expedition thus failed, from causes which neither reflected upon the genius by which it was planned, nor upon the intrepidity and discretion of those engaged in conducting it.
Click download or read online button to get the great locomotive chase book now. Jacob parrot, william reddick, robert buffum, william bensinger, elisha h. Ceremony song and ritual belwin mills publishing corp, african bell carol belwin mills publishing corp, african holy night rws music company, american bell carol c l barnhouse co, american flourish c l barnhouse co, and. Smiths popular band and orchestra piece the great locomotive chase is based on the same historic event. Read the great locomotive chase the andrews raid 1862 by gordon l. Digital sheet music for the great locomotive chase available now. The great locomotive chase download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Andrews, commandeered a train, the general, and took it northward toward chattanooga, tennessee, doing as much damage as possible to the vital western and. Search locomotive chase delivering music since 1876. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Bulletin united states national museum 1956 14784655835. He was born in the small town of daleville, alabama in 1958.
The story of the great locomotive chase video dailymotion. Petra and kipp are reluctantly pressed into service as mentors for a. Stealing the general the great locomotive chase and the first. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the joint readiness training center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in texas. The original yonah, however, did not have a 420 design, but actually had a 440 design that predated the newer 440 designs of the other locomotives involved in the great locomotive chase. Stealing the general the great locomotive chase and the. Smith wrote a concert piece named for and inspired by the incident. Smith the great locomotive chase sheet music for full orchestra. The great locomotive chase by robert w smith composer. Commissioned by and dedicated to the the great locomotive. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the stealing the general the great locomotive chase and the first medal of honor, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
In april 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. The great locomotive chase april 2, 2014 lowell smith no comments since i can remember, i have always had an interest in the american civil war, and have been rather fascinated by many stories of the family hardships that the war between the states caused. Shop and buy the great locomotive chase sheet music. Union forces planned to steal a train and travel at high speed to chattanooga, tennessee, disabling the line as they went, in order to cut off vital rail supplies to the confederate stronghold of atlanta, georgia, some 100plus miles to the southwest. Filmed in cinemascope and in color, the film stars fess parker as james j. Here is a song about the chase by robert w smith that i also found on you tube. But the story was far from over read the rest of the series here. The thrilling walt disney 1956 film, the great locomotive chase, first captured the authors imagination in his childhood and this book is a culmination of a lifelong interest in the subject.
Jw pepper is your sheet music store for band, orchestra and choral music, piano sheet music, worship songs, songbooks and more. I tried to make the rolls crescendo and decrescendo without having to actually put all of the 32nd notes in. Petra and kipp are reluctantly pressed into service as mentors for a new pair of travelers, peter and elani. Andrews, the leader of a group of union soldiers from various ohio regiments who volunteered to go behind confederate lines. The great locomotive chase austin high school concert band robert w. Media in category the great locomotive chase this category contains only the following file. The great locomotive chase also known as the andrews raid or mitchel raid was a military raid that occurred april 12, 1862, in northern georgia during the american civil war. Smith featured composers and arrangers concert band musicsound audio clips, abide with me c l barnhouse co, aces rws music company, africa. This is an exciting original concert opener or closer. Use coupon code spring20 at checkout to receive 20% off your order. Also known as the andrews raid, the mission saw civilian scout james j. This is just a sample of this item, buy this item to display the complete music. The great locomotive chase lowell smith signature series.