March of the Roughnecks
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-3520-00

Composed by Huckeby. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR341). Score and set of parts. Composed 2006. Duration 2 minutes, 20 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3520-00. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3520-00).

This new concert march heralds back to the early days of the oil boom in the early 1900s. Commissioned by the Glenpool High School Band, commemorating one of the early oil field discoveries (the "Glenn Pool") in Oklahoma, this march recollects the undeniable spirit of the early petroleum pioneers and oil field laborers (called "roughnecks"). The roughnecks worked long, hard hours to drill for the "black crude" which helped to define the Tulsa area as the "oil capitol of the world" for many decades. The spirited and energetic style of the march makes it a "must play" for festival competition or concert performance.

About Heritage of the March

Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style