On Clowns and Carousels

$20.00

Featuring chaotic, fast paced, and delightful surprises at every turn, On Clowns and Carousels captures the raucous environment of a circus. Through direct quotation of Fučík’s March of the Gladiators, racing chromatic melodies, and dancing rhythms throughout, this piece engages every section of the Band. I know my bandroom sometimes feels like a circus, and now yours can too! All jokes aside (well, maybe not all of them), the goal of this piece is for the performers to have fun and be a little clown-ish themselves on stage. I hope this piece brings smiles to your students and laughter (the good kind!) from your audience. May no one ever again tell you to “stop clowning around!”


Featuring chaotic, fast paced, and delightful surprises at every turn, On Clowns and Carousels captures the raucous environment of a circus. Through direct quotation of Fučík’s March of the Gladiators, racing chromatic melodies, and dancing rhythms throughout, this piece engages every section of the Band. I know my bandroom sometimes feels like a circus, and now yours can too! All jokes aside (well, maybe not all of them), the goal of this piece is for the performers to have fun and be a little clown-ish themselves on stage. I hope this piece brings smiles to your students and laughter (the good kind!) from your audience. May no one ever again tell you to “stop clowning around!”


Score Video

On Clowns and Carousels is a Grade 2.5 work for Concert Band. Featuring a chaotic, fast paced, and delightful surprises at every turn, your students will love this high-energy piece!

Performance & Copying Permissions

Arrangeable? YES 🗸

Ensemble Copies? YES 🗸

Festival/Contest Copies? YES 🗸

Record & Share Performances? YES 🗸

These permissions are subject to the Performance & Copying License accepted at purchase.