Product Description
Theme from the Paramount Television Series
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
for Flex Band & Strings
Music by Alexander Courage, Gene Roddenberry, Jerry Goldsmith
Arranged by L.M. van Burken
This arrangement is designed for maximum flexibility. It can be performed by:
- A combined flex band and string ensemble
- Band only
- Strings only
- With or without percussion
The arrangement is built around four core parts, each with an optional simplified version for beginning players. Simplified parts feature on-the-beat supportive rhythms and do not carry the melody. (Timpani, Bass Drum, and Suspended Cymbal do not have simplified versions.)
Most of the arrangement falls at a comfortable Grade 2 level. Some optional octave extensions and higher-range moments in Part 1, and a few Part 3 brass parts, reach Grade 2.53 and can be included, omitted, or modified depending on your ensemble.
The introduction is in 4/4, transitioning into a 6/8 section driven largely by unison rhythms. A few duplets in 6/8 offer an opportunity to introduce or reinforce this rhythmic concept.
An optional narrator may speak Captain Jean-Luc Picards legendary opening monologue during the introduction, adding a dramatic touch to the performance.
String NotesAll string parts include suggested bowings. Simplified parts mirror the bowings of the regular lines for visual consistency within the section; directors may adjust as needed.
A Personal NoteI grew up watching Star Trek, and later The Next Generation, and the series filled my childhood with adventure, optimism, and the belief in a brighter future. After 30 years of teaching and directing young musicians, I still carry that sense of discovery into every ensemble I work with.
This arrangement was created for Muzicool!, the childrens band in my villages of Halfweg & Zwanenburg, Netherlands; twelve enthusiastic young musicians who inspired me to craft something both iconic and attainable for a small, flexible ensemble. I hope your students enjoy this music and that it brings excitement and imagination to your next performance.
Available Scores - Full Score: all instruments in transposed keys; no simplified parts
- Condensed Score: Parts 14 in concert C; no simplified parts
- Strings & Simplified Condensed Score: strings and simplified parts in concert C
Instrumentation
Part 1Violin (upper & lower octave)
Flute (upper & lower)
Oboe
Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
French Horn
Trumpet
Part 2Violin
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
French Horn
Trumpet
Part 3Viola
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bassoon
French Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Baritone (T.C. & B.C.)
Part 4Cello
Bass
Bass Clarinet
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Baritone (T.C. & B.C.)
Bassoon
Trombone
Tuba
PercussionTimpani, Mallets, Snare Drum
Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal
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