CB0038-01 Nitsch, J. - Astortango PREVIEW

M

JASON K. NITSCH

ASTORTANGO CONCERT BAND INSTRUMENTATION: 8

Flute

1

4

Oboe

Cymbals

4

Clarinet in Bb 1

Snare Drum

4

Clarinet in Bb 2

4

Clarinet in Bb 3

Triangle

2

Bass Clarinet

Cymbals

2

Bassoon

4

Alto Sax

Cabasa

2

Tenor Sax

Cymbals

1

Baritone Sax

1

1

1

Percussion 1:

Percussion 2:

Percussion 3:

Percussion 4: Castanets

2

Horn in F 1/2

1

2

Horn in F 3/4

3

Trumpet in Bb 1

6

Trumpet in Bb 2/3 2

2

Trombone 1

4

Trombone 2/3

2

Euphonium (T.C.)

4

Euphonium (B.C.)

4

Tuba

Percussion 5: Bass Drum Marimba

AB OUT: Give your band something that they'll love this season! With its strong countermelodies and light syncopation, Astortango brings Latin rhythm and percussion to the concert hall in a new and exciting way that is sure to please!

FROM THE COMPOSER: The Astortango was written in the spring of 2019 for the Memorial High School Band (Frisco, TX). It is my own musical homage to Argentine Tango master composer Astor Piazzolla, as I have been a fan of the “Libertango” for many years. Initially, I considered producing a concert band arrangement of the “Libertango”, but abandoned that idea to focus on writing an original work in that style.

Included in this work is a featured trumpet solo, both a reflection of the wonderful abilities of the personnel in the ensemble for which it was composed and my fondness for Tine Thing Helseth’s several amazing versi ons of the “Libertango. ” It seemed a fitting choice!

The percussion parts were constructed to allow for multiple levels of experienced performers to achieve success, while allowing directors and performers some degree of latitude for additions and subtractions…please feel free to expand or contract at the discretion of the conductor. At measure 76, although my preference is for the trumpet scoring to be performed as presented, it is also acceptable and equally effective to perform one or more of the following phrases down the octave.

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ASTORTANGO after Piazzolla

Transposed Score

f o r C o nce rt B an d



Bassoon

Alto Sax

Tenor Sax













Horn in F 1/2

       

Horn in F 3/4

Baritone Sax

          

           

 

           





 



                

  











 





Trombone 1

   



Trombone 2/3

   





Euphonium

    







Trumpet in B  2/3



         

(Cymbals Snare Drum)

Percussion 2

(Triangle Cymbals)

Percussion 3

Triangle



(Cabasa Cymbals)



Percussion 4



(Castanets)

Percussion 5 (Bass Drum)

Marimba





        Cabasa         3              

           

        

1 CB0038-01

 

le

Percussion 1



  

PE

Tuba

 

     







  



      

 

             

 

     









                



           

           







 





    



 







 







 











   





   









  



 

  

                     3 3                                              

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  





4

 

5

    

     



   

 





3







                     3 3                                              









 





 







  

     

 

 

                

  





 







2



















                                                               

R ga U lu se S r A



 







 



Trumpet in B  1



           

    



ui re

Bass Clarinet





                           

  

eq

Clarinet in B  2/3



C pu rc O ha P se Y

Oboe

   



s



L

Flute

 = 142    

Clarinet in B  1

Jason K. Nitsch 2019

 

   



         



                        

3

   

6

2

ASTORTANGO

Ob.



       

B  Cl. 1



B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.



Bsn.







 

 

                              

 

9 



































     

                              

 

   

       

         

       

         

     

         

         

       

     

A. Sx.



     

 

     



T. Sx.



    

 

     



B. Sx.



 

  

  



  





      

 

     



Hn. 3/4

      

 

     



B  Tpt. 1



B  Tpt. 2/3



Euph.

 







     





    







  

  



Trgl.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.



Mrb.





           3         

  











  

      

   

  

7 CB0038-01



  





     

 

         

8

  

























 



   

     



































                        3 3                       





to Snare Drum

      

Cymbals





le

Cym.













PE

Tuba

    





ui re

 

solo

 

eq

Tbn. 2/3



R ga U lu se S r A

Tbn. 1

 



L

Hn. 1/2



C pu rc O ha P se Y

Fl.



s

7

      



                                            3 3 3                                 

      

9



        

 

      

       

  

10

11

     



   

          

12

ASTORTANGO 13

Fl.

Ob.



3 17































B  Cl. 1











B  Cl. 2/3











B. Cl.



      

    

         

       



  



















Hn. 1/2









Hn. 3/4









B  Tpt. 1



B  Tpt. 2/3



B. Sx.



 

Tbn. 2/3

 

Euph.

 

Tuba

  

  

  



Trgl.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.



Mrb.

   

        

         

      

   

  





















    





































                            3 3                  

















  







   







  















           3        









     













13 CB0038-01

  



le

Cym.

      



PE

Tbn. 1





ui re





  

eq

T. Sx.





R ga U lu se S r A





             

L



A. Sx.



C pu rc O ha P se Y

         

  

          

s

Bsn.

  

  

            

14

                            3 3                  

      

       

15

       

3

         

 

      

16

               

      

    

        

17

               

18

4

ASTORTANGO 19

Fl.

















Ob.

















B. Cl.

Bsn.







             







         

         

        

 

  

    

    

 

A. Sx.



T. Sx.



B. Sx.









 







          

   





     

  

       

  



























Hn. 3/4









B  Tpt. 1





   

      

Tbn. 2/3

 











 





  







PE

Tuba





Trgl.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.



Mrb.











  

      

   

  

     



   

             

20



                   

   





























    









   



 Snare Drum

        

  

  



          

22

        

         

      

23

 

3

      

      





              3 3                   

   









   









21









  







         









                                  3 3 3                        

19 CB0038-01

le

Cym.

   



ui re

 



eq

Tbn. 1

Euph.

R ga U lu se S r A



  





        



3

B  Tpt. 2/3

  

L

Hn. 1/2

 

              

C pu rc O ha P se Y

B  Cl. 2/3



s

B  Cl. 1

             

24

ASTORTANGO

5

25 Fl.

















Ob.

















B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.



Bsn.

 

A. Sx.



T. Sx.



B. Sx.







                                      

     





          





          

   

   

 



               

 



           

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 













         





         











            





           

  









Hn. 3/4









B  Tpt. 1







B  Tpt. 2/3



 

     

Trgl.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.



Mrb.





  

























               

    

  

 







  

 



    









  



        

  





  

     

                       

    



   

         

 

       























   



   



   



                       

25 CB0038-01



 

  

to Cymbals

 



           

  

  

           





        

le

S.Dr.

 







 



  

    



 

 



PE

Tuba







  

   

 

             

                  



     

   

ui re

Euph.



 





eq

Tbn. 2/3

 





R ga U lu se S r A

Tbn. 1

 



L

Hn. 1/2



 



C pu rc O ha P se Y



s

B  Cl. 1









           

 









  



26

  

27

     











 



28











                         

29

 

30

6

ASTORTANGO 33



B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.

Bsn.







T. Sx.



B. Sx.

















     



  







   





   











      

    

          







B  Tpt. 1





           

    

Tbn. 2/3

              

Euph.

      

  



  



   

PE

   











  



          























  







    

 

  

  



                        



R ga U lu se S r A

tutti





    















  





























  























         





      

       







  

  

                               

      













 





            







  







                                                                                     



Trgl.



Cab.





Cast.







  

le

S.Dr.

 

    

   







Cymbals

  



  

             

31 CB0038-01



             



Mrb.





Hn. 3/4











B. Dr.

 





Tuba



 



Tbn. 1











      

Hn. 1/2

B  Tpt. 2/3



    

   

A. Sx.











C pu rc O ha P se Y

B  Cl. 1



s





L

Ob.



Fl.

ui re





eq

31

32





to Cabasa









   



   



               

33



 

       

34







           





  

35









        

 

36

ASTORTANGO

Ob.



     



  











B  Cl. 1





     



B  Cl. 2/3





     



B. Cl.



  











A. Sx.



T. Sx.



B. Sx.



Hn. 1/2









 

Hn. 3/4

 

B  Tpt. 1







     





  





















    

 3

        

B  Tpt. 2/3

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

Euph.

 

  

     

      

3

       3                

               



  



  

     

 

  

                                                   

         

       





    







     











Cym.



Cast.



B. Dr.



  

le





                

 

                              

37

38













   42                                                                                                        

  









                    

39

  

    

       

40

         

                

        







      

      



Trgl.

  

    

    



          

CB0038-01







Mrb.

  



S.Dr.





          

        

PE

Tuba



  

R ga U lu se S r A

3



   

ui re

  

eq

Bsn.



     



L



                                                              

C pu rc O ha P se Y

Fl.





s

37

7                       



          

     



              



                                  Cabasa     3                                                                   

41

42

   



8

ASTORTANGO 43

Fl.



Ob.



B  Cl. 1



B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.







 



   

 





 



       

   



       

  

  

 

  





     





      

       

      

  



 



       

  





       

  

   

       

  





       

  





      

   

       

  

  

      



  





    

       

  





      

B. Sx.



 





    

  





 

       

  















Hn. 3/4









B  Tpt. 1







B  Tpt. 2/3



Euph.

 

Tuba

  

Trgl.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.























































































le

S.Dr.

   





eq

  

  



R ga U lu se S r A

Tbn. 2/3

   



PE

 

  



L

Hn. 1/2

Tbn. 1

C pu rc O ha P se Y





s

T. Sx.

 



   

     



                                               3 3 3 3                               





   

    

  



 

   

       

  





43 CB0038-01

  



A. Sx.

Mrb.

  

ui re

Bsn.

  

44

         

                            3 3                  





  



 

    

       

  





      

45

46









  

47

   

48

ASTORTANGO 

 

       

  

  

 

       

 





 

       

  

  

 

       







 

       

  

  

 

       

 

  

     

  



B  Cl. 1





B  Cl. 2/3





B. Cl.



  

     



     

     



Bsn.

A. Sx.



T. Sx.



B. Sx.









    

     

 

 

  



 



     



  





     

      



             



  





     

 

       



  





     



Hn. 1/2







Hn. 3/4







B  Tpt. 1





B  Tpt. 2/3





  

Euph.

 

Tuba

 

 



harmon mute





Trgl.



Cab.



 



  





    

 



  







        

B. Dr.





         

49













  

  

 

       

       

  

  

 

       































           

     













Cast.

CB0038-01

 

       

 

  







     



  





3

Mrb.

 

 





le

S.Dr.







eq

Tbn. 2/3



 



R ga U lu se S r A

 

 

PE

Tbn. 1

harmon mute





C pu rc O ha P se Y



s

Ob.



50 

L

Fl.

  

ui re

49

9



        3           

      



 

 





  

3



     



  

        3        





  



     

50

  



       





 

     

  



 

 

 



  



 



    

 



  





52

 

3



51

  

      

53

10

ASTORTANGO  

Fl.

Ob.

       

  

  

 

    

  

 

       

  

  

 

  

 

       

  

  

 

B  Cl. 1



  

B  Cl. 2/3



 

  





 

 



B. Cl.





  





   

 



   

  





   

 



Bsn.

 

  

       

A. Sx.



  

T. Sx.





  





 

 



B. Sx.



 

  





   

 









Hn. 3/4







B  Tpt. 1



  

B  Tpt. 2/3



  

Euph.

 

Tuba

  

Trgl.







  



  

  







 











 





  

3

     

  



 

            3

        



  



 

 

 

 

   

  





   

 



55

      

          

3

           3         



 





 

   





  

  

  

       

 







  



   

54















B. Dr.









CB0038-01

  













Cast.

Mrb.

   





           3         

Cab.

       

le

S.Dr.

 

 



ui re

  

  

eq

Tbn. 2/3

  

R ga U lu se S r A

 

       

 

  

PE

Tbn. 1

 

  



           



                                                                            

  

L

Hn. 1/2

   

58    

C pu rc O ha P se Y

  

s

    

54

    

    

56

     

57

                3                            

58

   

  

ASTORTANGO 

  



Ob.

  



  





B. Cl.



Bsn.

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

                             

 

  

    

Hn. 3/4







B  Tpt. 1







B  Tpt. 2/3



Tuba

  

Trgl.



Cab.





B. Dr.

Mrb.

                 

















                                   







     3                          

60

   

  

 

 

  





 

                        





                  

     

    

                       

 

 

 

 









                  

  3                                        3 3                                                         

61

 

               









          





                               





 





3

  

                         







 

     





59 CB0038-01

    



3

Cast.

 

                  



le

S.Dr.



eq

 

  



PE

Euph.



R ga U lu se S r A



  

   

                                   



Tbn. 2/3

 



 



 



                                      

Hn. 1/2

Tbn. 1

  

s

B  Cl. 2/3

                        



L



   

ui re

B  Cl. 1

 

C pu rc O ha P se Y

Fl.

  

59

11

62

     

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

 

       

 

   

 

   

 

      



   

  

3



  

                            

63

12

ASTORTANGO

B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.



Bsn.

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

                  

                



Hn. 3/4

 



B  Tpt. 1



B  Tpt. 2/3



 

Trgl.



Cab.



        



  

B. Dr.



 

       

 

 



 





 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

     

 

 

open        open                              

 

65





  





  



              

  

    

66

 

 





 

 

 







                                       

     

                



 





 





    

     

 

               

      

  

    

 

                           

 

                  

   

         

      

        

          

        

 

    

     

 

        

     3                                              3 3                                                                             

64



 

                      



    

 

Cast.

CB0038-01

     

3

3

Mrb.

 

 



 

le





 

                                      





3    3    3   

3

S.Dr.

               



   





 

PE

Tuba







R ga U lu se S r A

Euph.



      



    

 



        



  

                              

                    

 

Tbn. 2/3





Hn. 1/2

Tbn. 1

 



C pu rc O ha P se Y



 



66   

s

B  Cl. 1



 

ui re

Ob.

  



 

eq

Fl.

  

L

64

 

       

 

   

 

3

















3 3

     3 3

     3

  

 

3

3

     3



                              



        3 3                                                                

67

68



      



  

  

3

                   

  

69

     

ASTORTANGO

B  Cl. 1



    

B  Cl. 2/3



     

B. Cl.





Bsn.

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

 

    

Hn. 3/4

    

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

Euph.

   

 

   

 

3



      



        

        



 



             

 

3

 

   

3

 

   

     

3

 

3

   

   

   

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 





        





        



Trgl.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.

 

Mrb.



  

70 CB0038-01









         

     



























   



                          

                                         



                      

 

to Cymbals



     





      



     





le



                   3                               



    





 

        











        







        









3

S.Dr.





       



 







         

        



 

      









 







 





                       

 

PE

Tuba

3

 

R ga U lu se S r A

B  Tpt. 2/3

 



                    

Hn. 1/2

B  Tpt. 1

  

                            

                      

 



          

C pu rc O ha P se Y



  

s

  

 

ui re

Ob.



eq

Fl.

  

L

70

13



























































                         

                       



   



     





3

Cymbals



        

 3

     3

                             













   











    

  

















 

  

  

3

                     

71



72

73

           

        









74

 





75

14

ASTORTANGO

Bsn.

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

Hn. 1/2

Hn. 3/4

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2/3

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

Euph.



    





   

    

        

 

 

       

          





  









  





                  



 





   



  







Cym.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.



Mrb.

    







    







         

 

 

    







             

 

 

 





  









  





             

          

          3     

  

 

 

    

3

                  3                

               

76 CB0038-01



    

      stick on bell          3            

         



    





  







    

 

 

 

        







  



  



3

  

77



  

 





  





   

 





                



 

  



 

 

  



    



 

  

    







    

 

 

 

      

3



 

   

 

 

 

        

 

 





  









  







  









  



             

          

          3     

  

 

 



3

                 3            



  



    

3

 

78

 

   



             





 

          3  

             

 



    

   

  

                



3

 

  



                    



le





    







3

S.Dr.



3



                                                 

   3



PE

Tuba

    

 

C pu rc O ha P se Y

B. Cl.



   



s

B  Cl. 2/3



L

B  Cl. 1

            

    

ui re

Ob.



R ga U lu se S r A

Fl.

 

eq

76

79

    

3

                

                 3            

             

          

             

 

 



  







80

81

ASTORTANGO

B. Cl.

Bsn.

 

A. Sx.



T. Sx.



B. Sx.









 

 

    



 

   

  

 

     









 







           

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2/3

Tbn. 1



   

   

                     

Tbn. 2/3

    

Euph.

  

Tuba

 

       

        



   





 





             

Cym.



Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.



                 

     Mrb.

   





    



   

     



    

          

3



  

  





                



 





   



  









 



 

    

 





  



 

 



  





                   



  



  



 

   





  



      





    

 

      





    

     





   

     



    

      

    



3



    







 

            

 

 

 

  





  









  





             

          

          3     

  

 

 



 

3



   

 

 





  







  



             

          







   

 

3

3

                                3                          

         

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 

         

     

le



           3     

  

3

         

   

 

3

S.Dr.





PE





R ga U lu se S r A

Hn. 3/4



  



 Hn. 1/2

      

 

 











   



3



   

 



C pu rc O ha P se Y

B  Cl. 2/3

                

    



s

B  Cl. 1

 

 

ui re

Ob.

 



eq

Fl.

           

L

82

15

     stick on bell           3             

              

83

    

3

                 3               

              

84

3

    

85

3

                

                 3            

            

 



  





86

87

  

16

ASTORTANGO 

  

Ob.



  

B  Cl. 1



B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.







B. Sx.





    

    





 



 

              











  





  





   

 



 



  





              

   

 

    





  





   

 

Hn. 3/4

  





   

 

B  Tpt. 1



B  Tpt. 2/3





   

Tbn. 2/3

   

Euph.

   

Tuba

 



 

    

Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.



Mrb.

 

    

   













 

  





















 

 

       





  

          



















 

       

          

           3     

3





                 

3

                 3                

90

 

   







  





  

89

   



  













  



        

 

        



 

 







 

        





            





  

             

                     

 

    

3







                 3            







                

   





 

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

 

            3       

        

              

 

le





       

3

Cym.

 

                   

 

PE



    





                       

 

R ga U lu se S r A

 

Tbn. 1







Hn. 1/2

S.Dr.









C pu rc O ha P se Y

T. Sx.



  





s



   





   

A. Sx.



92     

L

Bsn.

    



ui re

Fl.



eq

88

  

     to Triangle

             3                                                                  

91

92

      

 

3

                 

         



93

  

ASTORTANGO 

















B  Cl. 1





         

       

B  Cl. 2/3





     

  

B. Cl.



  





  

    







Bsn.



   





          

  





      





         



















Hn. 1/2









Hn. 3/4









B  Tpt. 1







B  Tpt. 2/3



T. Sx.



B. Sx.



 

Tbn. 2/3

  

Euph.

 

Tuba

 

Cym.





Cast.



B. Dr.



CB0038-01



        

            





        

          

  





   

       





        





























































































































   

                         3 3 3 3                                                    

     

  





   Mrb.









Cab.



le

S.Dr.



    





PE

Tbn. 1





R ga U lu se S r A



  

    





L



A. Sx.

      





C pu rc O ha P se Y



s

Ob.



ui re

Fl.

              solo



eq

94

17

               

            

94

95



           

  





96

  

Triangle

 















     3               





               

97



 to Cymbals

98

         

99

   

  

             

100

18

ASTORTANGO 101

Fl.



















Ob.



















 





  





      

 

B  Cl. 1





         

       

       

B  Cl. 2/3





      

   

     

B. Cl.



           



          



       





       



     





B. Sx.



  













Hn. 1/2









Hn. 3/4









B  Tpt. 1









B  Tpt. 2/3

  

Tbn. 2/3

  

Euph.

 

Tuba

 

Trgl.

 

Cab.



Cast.



B. Dr.













































































































      



  

      

                                

102

                                                             

    





               3 3                              

             

103



   



           

   



104

                

105

          

                                                   

                      3 3                                        

            

106

108



Cymbals

       3 3 3                            

101 CB0038-01







   Mrb.





le

S.Dr.







PE

Tbn. 1





R ga U lu se S r A



  

C pu rc O ha P se Y

T. Sx.

 

           

s



   

ui re

A. Sx.

   

            

L

   

  

           

eq

Bsn.

  

      

                      

107

           

  