Maecenas Wind Bands & Ensembles

Shaftoe's Hoedown
for Beginner Wind Band

Here the man from the sea dates the girl from the country in a brilliantly ingenious piece of rambunctious hokum. Nothing square about this dance! Binney’s masterly scoring allows directors to combine upper middle, tenor and bottom-end instrumental voices from almost any available assortment of players and achieve a rewarding, effective performance. Everything is covered and everyone has something worth playing, often in a choice of clef. AB grade 2