"Skip to My Lou", the second in a series of wind band settings of familiar melodies, opens with a short introduction utilizing the opening notes of the melody, proceeding to its first full statement in the upper woodwinds.
The second presentation features the trumpets and xylophone followed by a statement in the bass instruments while the melody "Long, Long Ago" appears in the upper voices. A contrasting legato section follows, succeeded by a more rhythmic statement in woodwinds and trumpets. The melody then appears in the alto saxophones with a contrasting idea in upper woodwinds.
A marcato statement of the melody appears as a three-bar phrase with a staccato accompaniment. The final section utilizes the style of the opening measures and is expanded to bring the work to a final climactic conclusion.
Included are:
- Score
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Clarinet 1
- B-flat Clarinet 2
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone 1
- E-flat Alto Saxophone 2
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet 1
- B-flat Trumpet 2
- F Horn
- Trombone / Baritone B.C. / Bassoon
- Baritone T.C.
- Tuba
- Mallets
- Percussion 1
- Percussion 2
- Timpani