Toccata "Atalanta" - Concert Band Grade 4

Woodwind and percussion players usually are unfamiliar with the antiphonal brass choir tradition. I made this modern, more easily readable version of Bonelli's classic 1600 Toccata for flexible wind ensemble with optional percussion, so that as few as 8 players up to full symphonic band could play in this style.

I've used it as a dramatic concert opener, with the second, smaller group positioned behind the audience.” Shelley Hanson. Recorded by the Eden Prairie (MN) High School Wind Ensemble - Dr. Elizabeth Jackson, conductor</i>