"Skyrockets" from 'The Blue and The Gray' (1982) - Brass Band Scene

The Blue and The Gray (1982)
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, Gregory Peck
Producers Hugh Benson, Harry Thomason
Original Network: CBS
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On-Screen appearance by currently unknown band / Music performed by an unknown group, likely studio musicians
Skyrockets (1860)
By Claudio S. Grafulla (1812 - 1880) [3rd NH “Port Royal Band Books]
From Olde Towne Brass Website:
Originally written for the band of the 7th Regt. New York State Militia, the chart found its way into the books of the 3rd New Hampshire. It was later published as a piano solo (1860) and again for brass band under the title Skyrockets! Since Olde Towne Brass hails from the “Rocket City,” (Huntsville, AL) we’ve kept that title. This arrangement uses the 3rd NH version with embellishment from the published sources.
Grafulla was a tremendously talented and prolific composer and the foremost arranger for bands. Even today, modern wind bands continue to play his compositions, especially his march/quickstep Washington Grays. Nearly every surviving Civil War band book, Union and Confederate, contains Grafulla originals or his arrangements. It was said that a band wanted a potpourri of Wm. H. Fry’s new opera Leonore, and called on Grafulla. The bandleader whistled some of the opera’s melodies while Grafulla transcribed. A few hours later, he returned with a completed arrangement, and with only minor corrections, the selection was performed that night.
From Wikipedia:
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television. A novel of the same name by John Leekley was published as a companion to the series in 1982, based on a story by John Leekley and Bruce Catton and the teleplay by Ian McLellan Hunter. The title refers to the colors of the uniforms worn by United States Army and Confederate States Army soldiers respectively.
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