Description
Cowboys in North Idaho are represented in this musical story depicting a fictitious posse of local concerned citizens deputized by the sheriff Galloping Over The Hills in a mythical rendition of the search for the Henry Plummer Gang, a notorious group of murderous bandits who frequently robbed stages and killed passengers and crew along the highway now known as Highway 95, from the Coeur d’Alene to the Boise areas. When the posse catches up with the Plummer Gang in January, 1863 there is a Shoot out with Outlaws represented by a chaotic rhythm of syncopation and an almost modern melody, intended to represent the confusion and clamor of the shootout. The members of the gang are killed and the piece ends with the good guys Galloping Home. The dominant rhythm of the beginning and ending movements is the clip-clopping of the horse’s hooves. Arranged for brass quintet, string orchestra, string quintet and full orchestra versions.